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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...
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...
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.
November newsletter from WWDA
Yesterday we sent out a WWDA Newsletter to our members and subscribers with updates from the team and the industry....
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....
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...
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Translated Resources
WWDA has produced an Easy English ‘What is Coronavirus‘ document to explain some key facts about COVID-19 in a simple...
- Category Sexuality and Health
- Date 31 March 20
Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Easy Read update 16 March 2020
Women With Disabilities Australia have produced an Easy English document on the current CoronaVirus (COVID-19) for women and girls with...
- Category Sexuality and Health
- Date 22 March 20
Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Easy Read update 16 March 2020
Women With Disabilities Australia have produced an Easy English document on the current CoronaVirus (COVID-19) for women and girls with...
- Category Sexuality and Health
- Date 16 March 20
Opinion: The Sterilisation of Girls with Disability: The State Responsibility to Protect Human Rights
‘The Sterilisation of Girls with Disability: The State Responsibility to Protect Human Rights’ provides an in-depth ethical and legal examination...
- Category Sexuality and Health
- Date 14 September 18
UN Calls on Australia to End Forced Sterilisation
WWDA welcomes UN calls for Australia to abolish forced and coerced sterilisation of women and girls with disability, and people...
- Category Sexuality and Health
- Category Violence and Safety
- Date 25 July 18
WWDA Meets with Researcher To Talk Sexual Citizenship and Disability
Last week, founding WWDA member Helen Meekosha met with Dr Julia Bahner, a researcher from the Centre for Disability Studies...
- Category Sexuality and Health
- Date 9 April 18
WWDA Survey: Access to Healthcare: Summary Report
In March 2018, WWDA conducted a short survey to ask our members and friends about healthcare accessibility. We’ve compiled a...
- Category Sexuality and Health
- Date 3 April 18
WWDA Survey: The Right to Health
What’s your experience of accessing healthcare? We would like to hear from our members and friends about the healthcare accessibility...
- Category Sexuality and Health
- Date 13 February 18
The Guardian: UN Examines Australia’s Forced Sterilisation of Women with Disabilities
WWDA Executive Director, Carolyn Frohmader was recently interviewed by Bridie Jabour from the Guardian Australia during the Untied Nations Australia Universal Periodic Review. An...
- Category Human Rights
- Category Sexuality and Health
- Category Violence and Safety
- Date 11 November 15
PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES FIGHT TO KEEP THEIR CHILDREN
“In 2007, Alice Goltz gave birth to a baby girl. But before she left the hospital, she says two men...
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...
- Category Sexuality and Health
- Category Violence and Safety
- Date 12 March 14