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Upcoming Webinar: Disability and Identity

Disability and Identity Webinar On October 11, International Day of the Girl, the WWDA Youth Network are bringing a webinar...

Apply for our WWDA LEAD Toolkit Co-Design Committee

In 2020 WWDA received funding from the National Disability Insurance Scheme’s Information, Linkages and Capacity Building (ILC) Program to deliver...

WWDA Youth Podcast Episode #2: Interview with Chloe Hayden!

Episode #2 of the WWDA Youth Network Podcast: We Can All Be Leaders is now available! For our second episode,...

August 2021 Newsletter from WWDA

Our August Newsletter was sent out to our members and subscribers. If you would like to receive these emails you...

Thank You to WWDA’s President, Tricia Malowney OAM

Tricia Malowney WWDA President, Tricia Malowney has decided to step down as WWDA President, to focus on new challenges, including...

July 2021 Newsletter from WWDA

Our July Newsletter was sent out to our members and subscribers. If you would like to receive these emails you...

DRC: WWDA’s Response to Rights and Attitudes Issues Paper

By Carolyn Frohmader, Therese Sands and Rosemary Kayess

June 2021 Newsletter from WWDA

Our June Newsletter was sent out to our members and subscribers. If you would like to receive these emails you...

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...

May 2021 Newsletter from WWDA

Our May Newsletter was sent out to our members and subscribers. If you would like to receive these emails you...

Disability Royal Commission Issues Papers Announced

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

Share your story with the DRC

A Royal Commission is a way the Australian Government can look into a big problem. In 2019, the Australian Government...

Terms of engagement for NDIS Minister Reynolds from the disability community

Disability advocates today delivered new NDIS Minister Linda Reynolds a formal ‘terms of engagement’ in a bid to reset relations...

April 2021 Newsletter from WWDA

Our April Newsletter was sent out to our members and subscribers. If you would like to receive these emails you...

March 2021 Newsletter from WWDA

Our March Newsletter was sent out to our members and subscribers. If you would like to receive these emails you...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

October newsletter from WWDA

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