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Leadership and Participation
Peer Networking April 2023

April 5, 2023

7. [Image: Dark purple background with a black image faded in the background of an illustration with a hand holding a phone connecting to different types of social media. Text at the top reads ‘Do you want to connect with other disabled women? The LEAD logo is in the bottom right corner and text reads ‘LEAD, Women With Disabilities Australia (WWDA)’, the illustration in the centre of the image is of five women with different disabilities representing different cultures. Text at the bottom reads ‘Join us for Peer Networking in three weeks! Last Wednesday of every month, 12-1.30 pm AEST.]
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WWDA’s new President – Karin Swift

March 23, 2023

Photo of Karin Swift who has short black/ red hair and is wearing glasses with a black red floral top on. She is sitting in her wheelchair which trees in the background.
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Human Rights
Leadership and Participation
In-Person Event – Using technology to Advance our Sexual and Reproductive Rights – Recording now available!

March 16, 2023

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Human Rights
Leadership and Participation
CSW67/ Our Site: a website made by and for women with disabilities – Recording now available!  

March 16, 2023

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National Autism Strategy

March 16, 2023

Dark purple background with white text that reads National Autism Strategy, Expressions of interest now open, for oversight council and working group members
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Image descriptions – What are they and why are they important?

March 16, 2023

[Image: Light purple background with a dark purple shadow, the photo has a black border, the LEAD logo is in the left-hand corner and text says ‘LEAD Women With Disabilities Australia (WWDA), the photo is of a young woman with disability, she has long brown hair, wearing a blue and purple shiny top and is smiling.]
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Human Rights
Leadership and Participation
CSW67/ WWDA LEAD: Empowering Women with Disability in the Digital Age – Recording now available!  

March 8, 2023

light purple background with text that reads missed our first CSW67 side event? Recording now available: with an imahe underneath of the presentation slide from the event and a youtube red play button. LEAD logo and WWDA/ CSW67 logo at the bottom
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Vale the world renowned disability activist, Judy Huemann

March 7, 2023

A collage of two photos of Judy Heumann. To the left; A black and white photo of Judy Heumann at the 504 protests in the 70s. Judy is a white woman with short brown hair who uses a wheelchair. She is wearing glasses and a jacket with a pin that says “Sign 504 Now” She is passionately speaking at a microphone. To the right; A headshot of Judy Heumann, a white woman with shoulder-length brown hair wearing red glasses, a blue v-neck shirt, and a gold necklace. She is smiling warmly.
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Human Rights
Sexuality and Health
WWDA at Senate Public Hearing on ‘Universal access to reproductive healthcare’

February 27, 2023

Purple background with photo of Carolyn Frohmader in the bottom left hand corner. Carolyn has curly blue hair, is wearing blue rimmed glasses and a blue top with a green cardigan. Text reads: 'WWDA Executive Director, Carolyn Frohmader speaking at the Senate Inquriy Public Hearing on Universal Access to Public Healthcare. 28 February 2023.' In the bottom right hand corner is the Women With DIsabilities Australia in white.
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Human Rights
Media Release: Smartphones need to be easy for people with disabilities to use, and UN has a role to play

February 23, 2023

Media Release: Smartphones need to be easy for people with disabilities to use, and UN has a role to play
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Leadership and Participation
Peer Networking March 2023

February 23, 2023

7. [Image: Dark purple background with a black image faded in the background of an illustration with a hand holding a phone connecting to different types of social media. Text at the top reads ‘Do you want to connect with other disabled women? The LEAD logo is in the bottom right corner and text reads ‘LEAD, Women With Disabilities Australia (WWDA)’, the illustration in the centre of the image is of five women with different disabilities representing different cultures. Text at the bottom reads ‘Join us for Peer Networking in three weeks! Last Wednesday of every month, 12-1.30 pm AEDT.]
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Leadership and Participation
WWDA LEAD Mentoring Program – What’s next?

February 22, 2023

light green background with three darker green stripes in the bottom left corner, the LEAD logo sits on top of these stripes and text reads ‘LEAD Women With Disabilities Australia (WWDA)’, there is black text on the top of the image that reads ‘WWDA LEAD’ and green text below this that reads ‘Mentoring Program’, the graphic is of six women and girls with different disabilities, cultures, sizes, and skin colours.
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Human Rights
Our Site’s third-year anniversary event – Storytelling workshop

February 21, 2023

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Human Rights
Leadership and Participation
WWDA at Indigenous Wellbeing Conference 

February 16, 2023

Purple/ pink background. A photo in the middle of Lily hodgson and an aboriginal elder dressed in traditional aboriginal marking and clothings. white text reads Indigenous wellbeing conference
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WWDA online events at CSW67!

February 14, 2023

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WWDA at this years 67th session of CSW!

February 9, 2023

Black text on a white background says ' Women With Disabilities Australia will be attending the 67th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women. There is a purple box with ' Learn More' below. To the right of the image are three hexagons structured together. The middle one is teal, the other two are blue. The middle one has the white WWDA logo in the middle of it. The NGO CSW67 Forum banner is at the bottom of the page.
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Human Rights
Webinar: Empowering women with disability in a digital world

February 3, 2023

Banner image split into two halves. On the left is a green background with purple text reading: ‘EMPOWERING WOMEN WITH DISABILITY IN A DIGITAL WORLD THURS 9 FEB 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM and on the right is a purple background with green text reading: ‘ONLINE PANEL DISCUSSION ON THE CSW67 PRIORITY THEME PRESENTED BY EQUALITY RIGHTS ALLIANCE & WOMEN WITH DISABILITY AUSTRALIA.’
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Leadership and Participation
Peer Networking February 2023

January 25, 2023

7. [Image: Dark purple background with a black image faded in the background of an illustration with a hand holding a phone connecting to different types of social media. Text at the top reads ‘Do you want to connect with other disabled women? The LEAD logo is in the bottom right corner and text reads ‘LEAD, Women With Disabilities Australia (WWDA)’, the illustration in the centre of the image is of five women with different disabilities representing different cultures. Text at the bottom reads ‘Join us for Peer Networking in three weeks! Last Wednesday of every month, 12-1.30 pm AEDT.]
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Peer Networking for 2023

January 5, 2023

[Image: Dark purple background with a black image faded in the background of an illustration with a hand holding a phone connecting to different types of social media. Text at the top reads ‘WWDA LEAD Peer Networking’. The LEAD logo is in the bottom right corner and text reads ‘LEAD, Women With Disabilities Australia (WWDA)’, the illustration in the centre of the image is of five women with different disabilities representing different cultures.]
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Human Rights
Sexuality and Health
Sexual and Reproductive Rights Webinar – Recording now available!

December 21, 2022

Bright blue background with white text that reads Sexual and Reproductive Rights for People with disability, Supporting each other, to support ourselves
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