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Have your say: sex and the NDIS survey!

Last year, Women With Disabilities Australia held a Forum about Sex and the NDIS. We heard how important it is...

NAIDOC Week 2024: Keep the fire burning with storytelling

It’s NAIDOC Week – the yearly celebration and acknowledgement of our Indigenous history, culture and peoples. Held in the week...
  • Date 7 July 24

Recording available for recent Neve virtual event!

In June 2024, the Neve team held a virtual side event at the 17th Session of the Conference of States...

WWDA’s representation at the global COSP17 event!

As the 17th Session of the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities...

WWDA Calls for Co-designed, Rights-based NDIS Provider Registration

Women With Disabilities Australia (WWDA) has submitted recommendations to the NDIS Provider and Worker Registration Taskforce, emphasising the need for...

Women With Disabilities Australia (WWDA) Responds to 2024-25 Federal Budget

17 May 2024, Hobart, TAS Women With Disabilities Australia (WWDA) acknowledges the 2024-25 Federal Budget but expresses concern over the...

WWDA Celebrates Launch of Groundbreaking Website, Neve

Women With Disabilities Australia (WWDA) was thrilled to officially launch Neve, a revolutionary website co-designed for women, girls, feminine-identifying, and...

Neve is Live. A new era of online accessibility and empowerment for our community

Today, Women With Disabilities Australia (WWDA) is thrilled to officially launch Neve, a ground-breaking website co-designed by and for women,...

Media Release: New resource to help prevent violence and abuse against women with disabilities

Women with disabilities have a new tool to improve their wellbeing and help them stay safe, filling a critical information...

Our newest co-designed community resource launches next week!

We are thrilled to announce that on Thursday, 16 May 2024, our community will come together to launch Neve, a...

Have your say – NDIS providers and worker registration

The Government wants to make sure NDIS providers and workers have to do certain checks before they can provide support...

JOINT MEDIA STATEMENT: Co-design and foundations essential to get NDIS right

A group of National Disability Representative Organisations (DROs) believe the changes announced in Federal Parliament to amend the National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013, can only work if people...

Join the WWDA Youth Advisory Group! 

**Application deadline has now been extended: Monday 17th June at 11pm AEST  We’re looking for young people with disabilities who...

CSW68 – Accessibility first approach presentation – recording now available!

On Wednesday, 20 March 2024, the Our Site team did a visual presentation at the 68th Session of the Commission...

WWDA’s update on the 68th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW68)

On the 10th of April 2024, WWDA’s Policy Officer, Clare Gibellini, arrived in New York to attend the 68th Session...

Join the Our Site team for their virtual presentation at NGO CSW68

Accessibility first approach: Women With Disability Australia (WWDA) website development When – Wednesday 20th March, 7:30am Sydney time / Tuesday...

Our Site is turning Four!  

Our Site was launched on International Women’s Day, 8th March 2020 as a virtual support centre for women, girls, feminine...

CALD and Multicultural organisations are invited to take part in our co-design opportunity

CALD and Multicultural organisations and workers are invited to join the co-design of a new online resource for women, girls...

WWDA Youth Advisory members were selected as finalists for Young Australian of the Year 2024!

We are excited to share that not one but two WWDA Youth Advisory members were selected as finalists for Young Australian of the Year 2024. Congratulations...

2022/23 WWDA Annual General Meeting Update

At the recent Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on Friday, December 15, 2023, we would like to thank President Karin...

Notice of Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2023

Women with Disabilities (Australia) Incorporated (the “Incorporated Association”) gives notice that the WWDA Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held...
  • Date 20 November 23

Peer Networking November 2023

Join us for Peer Networking in a few weeks! Click here or the button below to register now. Date: November...

Peer Networking Evaluation Briefing Session

Attention WWDA community! Have you attended one of our Peer Networking sessions over the last 3 years? We are hosting...
  • Date 12 October 23

Peer Networking October 2023

Join us for Peer Networking in a few weeks! Click here or the button below to register now. If you...

Introducing LEAD Public Decision-Making Workshops 

The WWDA LEAD team are excited to bring you a three-part series of workshops!