News
WWDA Release New Human Rights Toolkit for Women and Girls with Disability
On the eve of International Human Rights Day, 10th December, WWDA is excited to release our Human Rights Toolkit for...
- Date 9 December 16
WWDA Annual Report 2015-2016
WWDA are pleased to release our Annual Report for the 2015-2016 financial year. This Annual Report provides a summary snapshot of...
- Date 1 December 16
Report on CRPD 10 Years Conference, Seoul, Korea
WWDA has an international reputation as a leader in the promotion of human rights for women and girls with disability....
- Category Human Rights
- Category Leadership and Participation
- Date 25 November 16
Media Release: Action urgently needed to stop violence against women with disability
Violence against women with disability occurs at alarming levels in Australia: at least twice the rate of other women. Today,...
- Category Violence and Safety
- Date 25 November 16
International Day to End Violence Against Women 2016
According to the UN Women, one in three women around the world experience violence in their lifetime, often at the...
- Category Violence and Safety
- Date 25 November 16
WWDA Presenting Paper at International Conference Commemorating 10 Years of the CRPD
This week WWDA Board Member Karin Swift will be presenting at the Disability Arts and Cultural Network International (WWDACN) Conference in...
- Category Human Rights
- Category Leadership and Participation
- Date 19 October 16
WWDA News October 2016
WWDA Submission to UN Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) WWDA recently made a...
- Date 13 October 16
Media Release: WWDA funding boost to mark International Day of the Girl Child
WWDA is excited to announce that Federal Minister for Women, Senator the Hon Michaelia Cash, has today announced a additional...
- Date 11 October 16
Making 1800RESPECT More Accessible for Women and Girls with Disability
Between January and August 2016 Women with Disabilities Australia (WWDA) conducted a six-month project to assess the adequacy and accessibility...
- Category Violence and Safety
- Date 21 September 16
UN Committee on the CRPD Release General Comment on Article 6: Women With Disability
The United Nations Committee on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) have released a draft General...
- Category Human Rights
- Date 30 August 16
Opinion: Unfettered Ability – Cheryl McDonnell
Written by Cheryl McDonnell 22 June 2016 (c) 2016 Cheryl McDonnell Download: Unfettered Ability [PDF] Unfettered Ability [DOC] Unfettered Ability...
- Category Leadership and Participation
- Date 26 July 16
WWDA Attending Women’s Human Rights Education Institute Intensive Program, Toronto, Canada, August 2016
WWDA’s Youth Network Manager Cashelle Dunn has been accepted into the prestigious Women’s Human Rights Education Institute (WHRI) Intensive three-part...
- Category Human Rights
- Category Leadership and Participation
- Date 26 July 16
Opinion: Bonsai Babies – Cheryl McDonnell
Written by Cheryl McDonnell 22 June 2016 (c) 2016 Cheryl McDonnell In June 2016, SBS Television aired a program which...
- Category Leadership and Participation
- Date 14 July 16
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...
- Category Human Rights
- Category LEAD
- Category Youth Network
- Date 24 June 16
WWDA News 26th May 2016
In This Edition: WWDA members participate in roundtable on violence against women with disability Cheryl McDonnell: The violence continues but...
- Date 26 May 16
Cheryl McDonnell: The Violence Continues But Is Anyone Listening?
…yet violence against women and girls with disabilities, particularly those who live in institutions, remains largely outside the increasing public...
- Category Violence and Safety
- Date 26 May 16
WWDA News 27th April 2016
Women With Disabilities Australia (WWDA) represents more than two-million disabled women and girls in Australia. We are run by and...
- Date 29 April 16
WWDA News 1st March 2016
WWDA News Tuesday 1st March 2016 In This Edition: Submission to CRPD Committee 14th Session on Rights of Persons with...
- Date 1 March 16
WWDA Annual Report 2014-2015 is now available
Women With Disabilities Australia (WWDA) is pleased to present you with our 2014-2015 Annual Report on Key International and National Projects, Activities and...
- Date 3 February 16
WWDA News
In This Edition Australian Cross Disability Alliance Calls for Investment in Australians with Disability For Future Prosperity National Disability Strategy...
- Date 2 February 16
WWDA Feature: Senate Inquiry into Disability Abuse
WWDA has just sent out our latest bulletin to our subscribers. This special feature edition collects several articles and and...
- Category Government Laws and Policy
- Category Violence and Safety
- Date 10 December 15
WWDA Speaks to Radio Atticus about Calls for Royal Commission into Disability Abuse
On International Day of People with Disability, 3rd December 2015, WWDA CEO Carolyn Frohmader was interviewed by Annemarie Reyes, producer of...
- Category Violence and Safety
- Date 9 December 15
MEDIA RELEASE: Australian Cross Disability Alliance Applauds Senate’s call for Royal Commission into Violence Against People with Disability
The Australian Cross Disability Alliance (ACDA) welcomes the Senate Community Affairs Committee’s report and recommendations following its ‘Inquiry into Violence...
- Category Government Laws and Policy
- Category Violence and Safety
- Date 26 November 15
WWDA News 25th November 2015
In This Edition WWDA Quarterly Progress Report Released WWDA AGM Thursday Revised and Updated: Preventing Violence against Women and Girls...
- Date 25 November 15
MEDIA RELEASE: White Flower Memorial: Remembering People with Disability Who Have Died as a Result of Violence, Abuse or Neglect
On 25 November 2015, the Australian Cross Disability Alliance (ACDA) is acknowledging International Day for the Elimination of Violence against...
- Category Violence and Safety
- Date 24 November 15