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#OurRoyalCommission Webinar Recording Available Now!

On Tuesday 13 April at 12pm, the WWDA team held a live information session about the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect...

Date 15 April 21

Our Disability Royal Commission Webinar

#OurDisabilityRoyalCommission

Disability Royal Commission: WWDA’s Response to Promoting Inclusion Issues Paper

March 2021

WWDA responds to the Inquiry into Independent Assessments

March 2021

Scholarships Information Session Recording Available Now!

Category LEAD
Date 24 March 21

Scholarships Information Session

We are excited to open the first round of WWDA LEAD scholarships. The WWDA LEAD scholarships will be open to...

Category LEAD
Date 16 March 21

‘We Can All Be Leaders’ Webinar Recording

'We Can All Be Leaders' Webinar Recording

Category LEAD
Date 15 March 21

Australian Government ‘Stop it at the Start’ website excludes women with disabilities

In response to the launch of the Australian Government’s Stop It At the Start campaign website in early 2021, WWDA sent a...

WWDA calls for urgent action on request to extend Disability Royal Commission

In March 2020, Women With Disabilities Australia (WWDA) contacted the acting Attorney-General, Senator the Hon Michaelia Cash to call for...

Disability Royal Commission Public Hearings

The Disability Royal Commission is holding a series of public hearings around the country to gather evidence about violence, neglect, abuse and...

We Can All Be Leaders Webinar

WWDA LEAD Webinar Series

Category LEAD
Date 17 February 21

Disability Royal Commission Issues Paper Announced

Issues papers are an important part of the Disability Royal Commission (DRC) and help our community provide feedback on specific...

WWDA Youth Hangout – Meet the Youth Advisory Group!

Peer Networking

Category LEAD
Date 9 February 21

WWDA calls on Minister to cease roll-out of Independent Assessments

In January 2021, WWDA sent a letter to the Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), Stuart Robert MP...

Category Government Laws and Policy
Date 31 January 21

WWDA CEO joins new committee to break down barriers into the workforce

The Morrison Government have announced a commitment and extra funding to address the barriers preventing people with mental illness and...

WWDA’s first Newsletter for 2021

Our first newsletter for 2021 was sent out to our members and subscribers. If you would like to receive these...

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

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....