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What you told us you wanted from WWDA LEAD

Survey results released!

We Can All Be Leaders Webinar

WWDA LEAD Webinar Series

WWDA Youth Hangout – Meet the Youth Advisory Group!

Peer Networking

WWDA’s first Newsletter for 2021

We are sorry, we sent the wrong link! If you were looking for the May Newsletter go here: https://wwda.org.au/2021/05/may-2021-newsletter-from-wwda/ Our...

COVID-19 Hospital Communication Passport Now Available!

In 2020 WWDA worked with the Commonwealth Children and Youth Disability Network (CCYDN) to develop a COVID-19 Hospital Communication Passport to support children, young people...

LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES WITH UN WOMEN

UN Women and UN Volunteers (UNV) have launched a new Young Women Leaders Initiative to create professional opportunities for young leaders. As part...

December newsletter from WWDA

Our last newsletter of the year was sent out to our members and subscribers just before the WWDA office finished...

WWDA LEAD Introduction Survey

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

On IDPwD 2020 we announced our Project Steering Committee for WWDA LEAD

International Day of People with Disability

Lottie Frohmader talks about the importance of including young people with disability

On 26 November 2020, WWDA youth representative and young woman with disability, Lottie Frohmader took part in a radio interview...

National Youth Disability Leadership Program

Children and Young People with Disability Australia (CYDA) last week launched the first National Youth Disability Leadership Program! This program is...

INCLUSION, DISABILITY, EQUALITY, ACTION AND SUPPORT (IDEAS) Capacity Building Program!

Over the next two months, the Commonwealth Children and Youth Disability Network (CCYDN) is hosting a program of webinars for young people...

October newsletter from WWDA

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

Meet the artist behind the LEAD artwork – Ailie Banks

We are really fortunate to have Ailie Banks, an amazing illustrator and artist from NSW design our new WWDA LEAD...

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...

Apply to join the WWDA Youth Advisory Group!

The WWDA Youth Network is seeking expressions of interest from young people with disability who identify as women or non-binary...

NATIONAL YOUTH DISABILITY SUMMIT (NYDS)

Between Tuesday 29 September to Saturday 3 October, 2020, Children and Young People With Disability Australia (CYDA) are hosting a National Youth Disability Summit...

LET’S LOOK TO THE FUTURE! #COSP9

A delegation representing the Australian Cross Disability Alliance (ACDA) attended the 9th Session of the Conference of States Parties (COSP) to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). #COSP9 ran from 14th to 16th June 2016 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. It was a significant year, as 2016 will mark ten years since the United Nations’ adoption of the CRPD. The...