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Heidi La Paglia wins the Disability Sector Award at Tasmanian Young Achiever Awards Night!
At the Tasmanian Young Achiever Awards tonight, WWDA Policy and Projects Officer, Heidi La Paglia, took out the TADPAC Print...
- Category Leadership and Participation
- Date 1 October 20
COVID-19 Hospital Communication Passport Launch Event
What is it? The COVID-19 Hospital Communication Passport has been developed by the Commonwealth Children and Youth Disability Network (CCYDN) to support...
- Category Youth Network
- Date 1 October 20
DRC Debrief – with WWDA CEO Carolyn Frohmader
WWDA CEO, Carolyn Frohmader will join Senator Jordon Steele-John, Paula McGowan, Dr. Linda Steele, and Therese Sands to discuss last...
- Category Government Laws and Policy
- Category Human Rights
- Category Violence and Safety
- Date 30 September 20
Heidi La Paglia’s presentation at the recent NDS webinar
Last Thursday, 24 September 2020, The Australian Human Rights Commission and the Centre of Research Excellence in Disability and Health...
Jody Barney – speaker at the upcoming Rural Women with Disability COVID-19 Webinar
Today, the 23 September is International Day of Sign Languages, and to celebrate we are introducing our first panellist who...
- Date 23 September 20
WWDA’s top tips for interacting with others on social media
Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and other social media platforms are now being used by people from all over the world. There...
- Category Violence and Safety
- Date 22 September 20
Meet new WWDA member – Jude Marshall
This week WWDA caught up with one of our new members, Jude Marshall, to shine a light on her experience...
- Date 20 September 20
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...
- Category LEAD
- Category Youth Network
- Date 18 September 20
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...
- Category LEAD
- Category Youth Network
- Date 15 September 20
The Rural Women with Disabilities COVID-19 Webinar
The experiences of women with disability living in rural, regional or remote areas of Australia during COVID-19.
- Date 10 September 20
Open letter to the Attorney-General The Hon. Christian Porter MP
We call upon the Attorney-General to introduce legislation into the Australian Parliament to protect the confidentiality of information given to...
- Category Government Laws and Policy
- Category Violence and Safety
- Date 10 September 20
Media Release: WWDA urges the NDIA to halt independent assessments
On 28th August 2020, the Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), Hon Stuart Robert announced the “most substantial”...
- Category Government Laws and Policy
- Category Human Rights
- Date 6 September 20
CCYDN Event: Taking Charge of Our Future
The Commonwealth Children and Youth Disability Network executive is holding a number of events between October and December for young people with...
- Category Youth Network
- Date 1 September 20
Disability Royal Commission: WWDA’s Response to Employment Issues Paper
In 2020 the Disability Royal Commission released an issues paper on Employment. The issues paper asked 9 questions about why...
- Category Employment and Education
- Category Violence and Safety
- Date 24 August 20
A report on the Our Site website project is now available!
The Our Site report provides a comprehensive overview of how the Our Site website was developed with the input of...
- Category Human Rights
- Category Leadership and Participation
- Date 21 August 20
WWDA attends forum to help boost women with disability workforce participation
WWDA’s Director of Policy and Programs, Dr Trish Mitra-Kahn attended the Women’s Job Creation Forum to represent the needs of...
- Date 11 August 20
Stage 2 of the National Disability Strategy Consultations
Today, the Department of Social Services (DSS) launched the second stage of consultations on the National Disability Strategy. If you...
- Category Government Laws and Policy
- Date 29 July 20
Easy Read version of Our Site for women and girls with disability leading the way for accessible websites
Women With Disabilities Australia (WWDA) are again leading the way in advancing the rights of all women with disability through...
COVID-19 Children and Young People with Disabilities Global Statement and Recommendations
Over the last few weeks, WWDA staff member and a young woman with disability, Heidi La Paglia, has been working with the Commonwealth Children and Youth Disability Network (CCYDN) and the UK based organisation, Include Me...
- Category Human Rights
- Category Youth Network
- Date 22 July 20
Vale Sue Salthouse
Written by: Carolyn Frohmader, WWDA CEO, and Christina Ryan, CEO, Disability Leadership Institute, for and on behalf of Women with...
- Category Leadership and Participation
- Date 21 July 20
WWDA’s response to the Disability Royal Commission’s Group Homes issue paper
In 2020 the Disability Royal Commission released an issues paper on group homes. The issues paper asked 10 questions based...
- Category Human Rights
- Category Violence and Safety
- Date 10 July 20
WWDA is hiring a Senior Project Officer
Senior Project Officer - Flexible Location
- Category Employment and Education
- Date 6 July 20
WWDA President, Tricia Malowney OAM has been appointed by the NDIS Minister to the NDIS Expert Advisory Council
Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), Stuart Robert, today announced the new and returning members of the Independent...
- Category Government Laws and Policy
- Category Human Rights
- Date 2 July 20
WWDA Board Member, Jody Barney appointed to The First Nations Peoples Strategic Advisory Group
WWDA would like to congratulate WWDA Board Member, Jody Barney on being appointed to The First Nations Peoples Strategic Advisory Group (FNPSAG)...