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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...

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...

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...

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...

WWDA supports a ‘yes’ vote in the Voice to Parliament Referendum

Women With Disabilities Australia stands in solidarity with First Nations communities and First Peoples Disability Network Australia (FPDN), in calling...

Recording: Sex and the NDIS

On Saturday, 19 August 2023, WWDA held a forum as part of the NDIS Review to discuss what improvements could...

NDIS Review: The ‘What we have heard’ Report

The NDIS Review Panel have heard lots of stories from people with disability. They have learned about the challenges that...

Sex and the NDIS – WWDA Forum

People with disability have the right to make choices about their bodies, including about sex! You are invited to an...

WWDA at COSP16

In June 2023, WWDA delegates and members attended The 16th Session of the Conference of States Parties (COSP) to the...

Oceanic Pacific Regional Convening of the Women Deliver 2023 Conference

Last week, WWDA Staff member Sophie Cusworth attended the Oceanic Pacific Regional Convening of the Women Deliver 2023 Conference. The event was a...

2023 CEO Update

The CEO of WWDA has been on a whirlwind of activity this month, engaging in her representative work across various...

Disability Royal Commission: WWDA’s Submission on Sexual and Reproductive Rights

This Submission from Women With Disabilities Australia (WWDA) introduces into the Royal Commission discussion of sexual and reproductive violence against...

WWDA’s post-event wrap up of CSW67

In early March 2023, Women With Disabilities Australia (WWDA) staff member, and youth delegate, Margherita Dall’Occo-Vaccaro and WWDA Member Kelly...

In-Person Event – Using technology to Advance our Sexual and Reproductive Rights – Recording now available!

WWDA held an in-person event in New York on Wednesday, March 8th, 2023. Our International and Australian speakers spoke about how...

CSW67/ Our Site: a website made by and for women with disabilities – Recording now available!  

On Thursday, 9th March 2023, WWDA’s staff members Zoe Houstein, Tanya Sinclair, and Cat Standley presented at CSW67!  Watch the replay...

CSW67/ WWDA LEAD: Empowering Women with Disability in the Digital Age – Recording now available!  

On the 7th of March 2021, WWDA staff member Saphia Grant presented at CSW67! The event showed how the WWDA LEAD...