Thursday 27 August 2015 Violence against people with disability is a national shame Call to action Today, the Australian Cross Disability Alliance (ACDA) will appear before the Senate Committee inquiring into violence, abuse and neglect against people with disability in institutional and residential settings. The Senate Inquiry process has already revealed many hundreds of horrific…
Media Release: Call for Urgent Action: End Violence Against People with Disability The Australian Cross Disability Alliance (ACDA) calls on the Australian Government to act swiftly to address the epidemic of violence against children and adults with disability in residential and institutional settings throughout Australia. This week the Victorian Commissioner for Children and Young People,…
Today, 9th of August, is the International Day of World’s Indigenous Peoples 2015. The WWDA Youth Network would like to focus on the issue highlighted by young Indigenous peoples at the 2015 UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues – Self-Harm and Suicide.“Across Australia, young Indigenous Australians up to 24 years old are 5.2 times more likely…
On Thursday 30th July the Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Women, Senator the Hon. Michaelia Cash in conjunction with WWDA officially launched the WWDA Youth Network at the Australian Human Rights Commission in Sydney. WWDA’s Youth Network has been created by and for girls with disability in Australia in recognition of the need for a…