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WWDA Submission to CRPD Committee on the Right to Education

In April 2015, the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities will meet for its 13th session. As part...

WWDA Establishes Youth Network

The WWDA Youth Network, has officially commenced today with the opening of the WWDA Youth Network Facebook Page. The WWDA Youth...

National Campaign to End Violence and Abuse against People with Disability in Residential and Institutional Settings

‘Letter to the Australian Prime Minister, Hon. Tony Abbott’ (January 2015) For more than a decade, Disabled Peoples Organisations (DPOs),...

Women With Disabilities Australia: Report from the United Nations Committee Against Torture (CAT) 53rd Session – Review of Australia (November 2014)

In October 2014, Women with Disabilities Australia (WWDA) successfully applied to the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) [Disability International Participation...

WWDA ANNUAL REPORT 2013 – 2014

This years Annual Report from Women With Disabilities Australia (WWDA) provides a summary snapshot of WWDA’s key projects and activities...
  • Date 13 November 14

SUBMISSION TO THE SENATE INQUIRY INTO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

This joint Submission to the ‘Senate Inquiry into Domestic Violence in Australia’, has been written by Carolyn Frohmader (Women With...

NEW REPORT: Torture in Healthcare Settings

‘Torture in Healthcare Settings: Reflections on the Special Rapporteur on Torture’s 2013 Thematic Report’ brings together contributions by more than...

New WWDA Paper for CSW58

The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is a functional commission of the United Nations Economic and Social Council...

WWDA PROGRESS REPORT ON EMPLOYMENT PROJECT

In July 2013, the then Minister for Employment Participation, Hon Kate Ellis, advised Women With Disabilities Australia (WWDA) that the...

WWDA ANNUAL REPORT 2012-2013

This Annual Report provides a Summary snapshot of WWDA’s Key Projects & Activities for the funding period July 2012 –...
  • Date 25 February 14