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Join the WWDA Youth Advisory Group! 

We’re looking for young people with disabilities who identify as women, girls, feminine identifying or non-binary, aged 15-30, to join...

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...

WWDA at Senate Public Hearing on ‘Universal access to reproductive healthcare’

On the 28 February at 1:15pm, WWDA’s Executive Director, Carolyn Frohmader, will be speaking at the Senate Public Hearing on...

Media Release: Smartphones need to be easy for people with disabilities to use, and UN has a role to play

23 February 2023 Smartphones and other information computer systems are notoriously hard to use if you have a disability and...

Our Site’s third-year anniversary event – Storytelling workshop

This March is the third anniversary of the launch of Our Site! To celebrate the anniversary, Our Site will hold...

WWDA at Indigenous Wellbeing Conference 

This year, WWDA was able to send two attendees to the Indigenous Wellbeing Conference, Youth Network Member Lily Hodgson and...

WWDA at this years 67th session of CSW!

We are excited to announce that WWDA will be attending and hosting three parallel events at the 67th Session of...

Webinar: Empowering women with disability in a digital world

Online panel discussion on the Commission on the Status of Women 67th Session (CSW67) priority theme presented by Equality Rights...

Sexual and Reproductive Rights Webinar – Recording now available!

Thank you to everyone who was able to attend our webinar on the 13th of December 2022 on sexual and...

Former WWDA President, Karin Swift, left for hours on plane due to inaccessible airport infrastructure

 Karin Swift, prominent disability advocate, former WWDA president, and lifetime member, was forced to return to Melbourne Airport after sitting...