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Photo by Andy Moore shows a young white girl in a black baseball cap at an exhibition giving a thumbs up for the camera.

8 July 2026

Coventry teens with SEND share their lives with unique ‘Museums of Me’
Photo of the bottom half of two people using wheelchairs in a street. A red and white traffic cone has tape attached either side to hold the disabled people back behind the line. Credit: Coventry Youth Activists.

24 June 2026

Social media ban for under 16s will cause more harm than good for disabled people, say Coventry Youth Activists
A white female teenager who has Down's syndrome wears glasses with her brown hair and white flowery top as she fries chopped vegetables in a pan in a community kitchen.

10 February 2026

January on Teenvine Plus: Our highlights
A group of six, smiling young disabled people - two of them, wheelchair users - pose for a team photo outdoors in front of a multi-coloured mural of a face on a brick wall. They are members of Coventry Youth Activists.

7 July 2025

CYA Playbook launch event: Creating bold, joyful change with young disabled people
A red, white and black megaphone on a purple background next to a pink circle with white text inside that reads, "Welfare reforms. Have your say!"

21 May 2025

Our drop-in event helping people respond to consultation on disability benefits
CYA, a group of young disabled people, are superimposed in front of Coventry council house which is set up for the day as a polling station with signs outside.

30 April 2025

Let’s Get Voting! Young disabled activists want voting to be more accessible
Four white males pose for a photo in a colourfully lit bowling alley in front of the Teenvine Plus promotional pull up banner. Three are adults and one is a teenager in casual clothes.

30 October 2024

Teens with special educational needs and disabilities receive help and support thanks to Warwickshire Freemasons
Several black and white fists are raised in solidarity against a yellow background. Yellow is CYA's colour.

9 September 2024

Coventry Youth Activists call for allies new and old to join first online gathering
An evening at a summer festival shows young people and adults gathered beneath a white pagoda with fairy lights.

5 September 2024

A year on Teenvine gone in a flash… but with a lasting legacy for our young people

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