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Have your say on NDIS Independent Assessments.

In mid 2021, the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) will be introducing compulsory Independent Assessments for all NDIS participants. In...

NDIS is calling on people with a disability to have your say.

The National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) is calling on people with a disability, participants, their families and carers and the wider disability...

Annual Report 2019-20

WWDA have now finalised the 2019-2020 Annual Report.

WWDA LEAD Introduction Survey

Over the next two years the WWDA LEAD program will deliver a range of leadership and peer networking opportunities and...

WWDA joins 42 disability rights and advocacy organisations to call for an end to segregation of people with disability

With the release of a new paper, 42 disability rights and advocacy organisation are calling upon the Royal Commission into...

On IDPwD we are excited to announce our new Project Steering Committee for WWDA LEAD

International Day of People with Disability

16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence

Orange the World: Fund, Respond, Prevent, Collect!

November newsletter from WWDA

Yesterday we sent out a WWDA Newsletter to our members and subscribers with updates from the team and the industry....

International Day of People with Disability

Celebrate community diversity on International Day of People with Disability

WWDA’s Response to the NDS Position Paper

The National Disability Strategy (NDS) 2010–2020 is a plan to make the lives of people with disability better. The NDS...

AWAVA Webinar on freedom from sexual and gender-based violence

On 20 October 2020, WWDA’s Project and Policy Officer, Heidi La Paglia, spoke at a webinar hosted by the Australian...

October newsletter from WWDA

Today we sent out a WWDA Newsletter to our members and subscribers with updates from the team and the industry....

WWDA new project: LEAD- Lead, Engage, Activate and Drive

We are so excited to introduce our new NDIA ILC grant funded  project WWDA LEAD- Lead, Engage, Activate and Drive. Over...

Position paper: The Status of Women and Girls with Disability in Australia

In 1995, the United Nations in Beijing, China held the Fourth World Conference on Women where all attending nations agreed...

Making 1800RESPECT More Accessible for Women and Girls with Disability

Between January and August 2016 Women with Disabilities Australia (WWDA) conducted a six-month project to assess the adequacy and accessibility...