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New National Resource on the Prevention of Violence Against Women and Girls with Disabilities

Today, Our Watch and Women With Disabilities Victoria have launched a new national, evidence-based resource to guide the prevention of...

Category Violence and Safety
Date 9 February 22

Apply to join our WWDA LEAD National Summit Codesign Committee!

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

Disability Sector Slams National Cabinet’s Omicron Response

Australia’s peak disability representative organisations have written to National Cabinet to detail the unacceptable risks to the lives and health...

Category Government Laws and Policy
Date 25 January 22

WWDA Annual Report 2020-2021

WWDA’s Annual Report for 2020-2021 is now available! This Annual Report provides a summary snapshot of just some of WWDA’s...

Date 18 January 22

WWDA LEAD Scholarships Round Two – Open Soon

The WWDA LEAD scholarships offer all existing and new WWDA members an opportunity to apply for a range of leadership...

Our Disability Royal Commission video now in Auslan!

Our Disability Royal Commission video is now available to view in Auslan. You can find it on our YouTube channel...

Category Disability Royal Commission
Date 17 January 22

Videos and transcripts for Public Hearing 20 now available!

Disability Royal Commission public hearing 20 transcripts and video available online. Public hearing 20 was held online in early December...

Have your say in the National Plan to End Violence against Women and Children!

The Australian Government is developing the National Plan to End Violence against Women and Children 2022-2032 (National Plan) to replace...

Category Violence and Safety
Date 14 January 22

WWDA Youth Podcast with Margherita Dall’Occo-Vaccaro, Youth Advocate – Now available!

For our sixth episode, WWDA Youth Advisory Group member Jade Taylor interviews Margherita Dall’Occo-Vaccaro, youth activist and WWDA’s new Youth Development...

Category Youth Network
Date 10 January 22

Join our WWDA LEAD LGBTIQA+ and Disability #2, Peer Networking- Jan 19

Do you want to connect with other disabled women? Join our LEAD virtual peer networking event. Chat to other women,...

WWDA’s Response to the Religious Discrimination Bill 2021 and related amendments

In December 2021, WWDA wrote to the Attorney General, Senator the Hon Michaelia Cash and responded to the Australian Government...

#SmashTheAbleism and End Violence Against Women With Disabilities

This year, WWDA has used the annual #16DaysOfActivism campaign as an opportunity to highlight the specific and unique forms of...

Category National Women's Alliance
Date 8 December 21

Media Release: New Australian Disability Strategy Welcomed By Leading Disability Representative Organisations

Australia’s peak disability representative organisations have lent their support to the new Australia’s Disability Strategy 2021 – 2031 (the strategy)...

Category Government Laws and Policy
Date 3 December 21

Launch of Australia’s Disability Strategy

On International Day of People with Disability (IDPWD) tomorrow, 3 December, the Australian Government is launching Australia’s Disability Strategy 2021-2031,...

Category Government Laws and Policy
Date 2 December 21

Apply to join our new Policy Advisory Group (PAG)

In 2021 Women With Disabilities Australia (WWDA) received funding for the first time from the Australian Federal Government’s Office for...

Category National Women's Alliance
Date 1 December 21

WWDA Youth Podcast with Carly Findlay Now available!

For our fifth episode, WWDA Youth Advisory Group member Jade Taylor interviews Carly Findlay, a prominent disabled activist and writer...

Webinar Recording: Understanding economic and financial abuse

Last week, Director of Policy and Programs, Heidi La Paglia represented WWDA on an ANROWS webinar about financial abuse. Heidi raised a...

Category Violence and Safety
Date 24 November 21

WWDA LEAD Welcomes New Toolkit Codesign Committee

WWDA LEAD is proud to announce that we have a new WWDA LEAD Co-Design Committee: Janel Manns, Hayley Clapham, Amay...

Join our WWDA LEAD LGBTIQA+ and Disability, Peer Networking- December 15