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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...

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...

WWDA Webinar – Understanding Violence Against Women with Disabilities

On Thursday 1st October 2015 WWDA presented a webinar on the topic of violence against women with disabilities. The webinar was...

WWDA URGES GOVERNMENT TO INCLUDE WOMEN WITH DISABILITY IN DV FUNDING PACKAGE

Last week the Australian Government announced a $100 million package of measures to provide a safety net for women and children...

MEDIA RELEASE: VIOLENCE AGAINST PEOPLE WITH DISABILITY IS A NATIONAL SHAME

Thursday 27 August 2015 Violence against people with disability is a national shame Call to action Today, the Australian Cross...

Call for Urgent Action: End Violence Against People with Disability

Media Release: Call for Urgent Action: End Violence Against People with Disability The Australian Cross Disability Alliance (ACDA) calls on...

Feature: Addressing Violence Against Women With Disabilities

Contents WWDA project featured in The Guardian Carolyn Frohmader photographed for portrait project WWDA Publication: Preventing Violence Against Women New...

WWDA THINK-PIECE: ‘PREVENTING VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS WITH DISABILITIES: INTEGRATING A HUMAN RIGHTS PERSPECTIVE’

Women With Disabilities Australia: ‘Preventing Violence against Women and Girls with Disabilities: Integrating A Human Rights Perspective’. By Carolyn Frohmader...

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...

ABUSE, VIOLENCE AND NEGLECT OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITY IS A CRIME. SPEAK UP, SPEAK OUT

Speak out. Speak up. Please contribute to the Senate Inquiry into Violence and Abuse Against People with Disabilities in Institutional...

STOP THE VIOLENCE AGAINST ABORIGINAL WOMEN AND GIRLS

STOP THE VIOLENCE AGAINST ABORIGINAL WOMEN AND GIRLS. TAKE THE PLEDGE [Infographic] Image of young female Aboriginal child. Text reads...

I STAND FOR MERCY

[Infographic] Image of hand reaching through prison bars with text overlay which states: “no one shall be subjected to torture...

SPEAK OUT! SPEAK UP!

[Infographic] “Violence perpetrated against people with disability in institutional settings are NOT “service incidents”. They are CRIMES! Please contribute to...

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...

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...