For our second last episode, Margherita, Youth Development Officer guest interviews WWDA Youth Advisory Group member and all round advocate Charlotte Young! Charlotte has worked hard to advocate for disability rights within schools and universities. They talk on the podcast to the importance of language and how it can differ across the disability community. Download…
For our eighth episode, WWDA Youth Advisory Group member Jade Taylor interviews Jan Qian Yee Sam! Jan is a passionate advocate on various issues, most notably Human Rights for refugees, migrants, and people with disability. Jan has been involved in a wide array of projects ranging from the Disability Justice Network to Democracy in Colour…
For our seventh episode and first episode of the year, WWDA Youth Advisory Group member Jade Taylor interviews Ana Pike! Ana and Jade talk about her advocacy in the disability community, specifically in Tasmania and, for movements including the Religious Discrimination Bill and the NDIS. In 2021, Ana was the recipient of the award for…
For our sixth episode, WWDA Youth Advisory Group member Jade Taylor interviews Margherita Dall’Occo-Vaccaro, youth activist and WWDA’s new Youth Development Officer. They have a chat about what it’s like to advocate throughout life, the challenges of being young people in the sector and plans for WWDA Youth in the new year! Download a copy of…
On 11th October, WWDA hosted our WWDA LEAD and WWDA Youth Network webinar ‘Disability and Identity,’ with a great panel of women and non-binary people with disability with a diverse range of experiences. The webinar was a fantastic turn out and we are very excited for our future WWDA LEAD activities. In case you missed…
Coming Soon! As part of the WWDA LEAD project, WWDA Youth is hosting a number of online networking sessions. This month, we will be holding a session for you to talk about your experiences with a guest speaker to be announced (TBA) soon. If you are a young woman, feminine identifying or non-binary young person with disability between…
Disability and Identity Webinar On October 11, International Day of the Girl, the WWDA Youth Network are bringing a webinar to you about Disability and Identity. The webinar will include four speakers with different, intersecting identities about their experiences of being disabled and identifying (or not) as a member of the disability community. The discussion…
WWDA and CYDA are collaborating to capture the experiences of young women, feminine-identifying and non-binary people aged between 15-30 years to provide feedback to the Disability Royal Commission. We want to hear your stories, experiences and ideas so we can share them with the Disability Royal Commission (DRC) to let them know what you think…
WWDA and CYDA are running focus groups for girls, young women, feminine-identifying and non-binary young people with disability aged between 15-30 years. We want to hear your stories, experiences and ideas so we can share them with the Disability Royal Commission (DRC) to let them know what you think could be done better for people…
As part of the WWDA LEAD project, WWDA Youth is hosting a number of online networking sessions. This month, we will be holding a session for you to talk about your experiences with the NDIS and share your ideas! If you are a young woman, feminine identifying or non-binary young person with disability between the ages of 15-30,…