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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...
- Category Government Laws and Policy
- Date 8 January 21
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...
- Category Government Laws and Policy
- Date 4 January 21
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...
- Category LEAD
- Category Leadership and Participation
- Date 10 December 20
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...
- Category Human Rights
- Date 9 December 20
On IDPwD we are excited to announce our new Project Steering Committee for WWDA LEAD
International Day of People with Disability
- Category LEAD
- Date 2 December 20
16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence
Orange the World: Fund, Respond, Prevent, Collect!
- Category Human Rights
- Date 24 November 20
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
- Category Leadership and Participation
- Date 18 November 20
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...
- Category Violence and Safety
- Date 1 November 20
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...
- Category LEAD
- Category Leadership and Participation
- Date 28 October 20
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...
- Category Human Rights
- Date 5 December 19
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...
- Category Violence and Safety
- Date 21 September 16