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Government Laws, Policy and Advocacy
Supported decision-making and guardianship: proposals for reform

May 26, 2022

Dark teal background, with white text that reads Royal Commission into the Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability. Supported decision-making and guardianship: proposals for reform.
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Violence and Safety
Public hearing 23 running 16-20th May

May 17, 2022

The white logo of the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People With Disability. A white heading in larger print underneath, ‘Public Hearing 23 Preventing and responding to violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation in disability services (a case study) . The logo for Women With Disabilities Australia is in the bottom right corner. There are half-circles of various colours around the edges of the square.]
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Violence and Safety
WWDA joins Triple J Hack to discuss Royal Commission Hearing on Women and Girls With Disability

March 29, 2022

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Violence and Safety
Disability Royal Commission public hearing 17 (part 2) starts on Monday 28th March.

March 26, 2022

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MEDIA RELEASE: Four Corners Guardianship Expose Reveals the Stark Reality of Many Women With Disabilities

March 15, 2022

On a dark purple background, a lilac heading reads "Abolish Violent Guardianship Law." Beneath this heading in smaller font is text that reads "Guardianship law enables disability-specific lawful violence against women with disabilities." At the bottom of the image, on top of a lilac semi-circle, is the illustration of a disabled woman using a red wheelchair and protesting. She has Brown skin, shoulder-length navy hair, and is wearing a yellow shirt with blue waves, a red skirts with yellow waves, and yellow shoes. She is holding a red megaphone with one hand and raising her first with the other. In the bottom left-hand corner of the image is the purple WWDA logo.
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Violence and Safety
Change starts with your story

March 3, 2022

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Our Disability Royal Commission video now in Auslan!

January 17, 2022

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Violence and Safety
Videos and transcripts for Public Hearing 20 now available!

January 17, 2022

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