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WWDA welcomes the opportunity to make this Submission in response to the Royal Commission’s Safeguards & Quality Issues Paper (the Issues Paper). WWDA does so in the recognition that, despite various legislation, policies and systems for ‘safeguarding people with disability from violence and abuse’, current laws, policies and systems have to date, had little, to…

Women With Disabilities Australia (‘WWDA’) submits that the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability (‘Royal Commission’) must address the specific forms of violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation experienced by young women and girls with disability, as separate, but inextricably linked with the ableism, structural inequality and discrimination which underpins…

Online co-design workshops completed In July and August, the Our Site Team proudly organised a series of six engaging online workshops. These sessions were dedicated to fostering insightful conversations with women, feminine identifying and gender-diverse people with disabilities, as well as with parents, caregivers, and sector representatives. The invaluable feedback and information generously shared with…

We have submitted our response to the draft General recommendation No. 37 (2023) on Racial discrimination in the enjoyment of the right to health. Our response draws attention to the issues relevant to women and girls with disability in interpreting key sections of the draft. There is strong evidence that women with disabilities from cultural,…

WWDA thanks the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination for the opportunity to comment on draft General recommendation No. 37 (2023) on Racial discrimination in the enjoyment of the right to health (General Recommendation). Our response draws attention to the issues relevant to women and girls with disability in interpreting key sections of the…

In December 2022, WWDA submitted a response on guardianship and financial management to the Disability Royal Commission (DRC). Our response focuses on the equality and autonomy of women with disability. The response includes seventeen broad recommendations, which are prefaced by a clear call to action for the DRC:

People with disability have the right to make choices about their bodies, including about sex! You are invited to an online interactive forum about the NDIS and sex. We want to hear your ideas for how the NDIS can support you in meeting your reproductive and sexual health needs. We will talk about assistive technology…

Across Australia this week, we stand in solidarity with our First Nations Members and community to celebrate NAIDOC week. This year NAIDOC week will be held between the 2-9 July, with the 2023 theme ‘For Our Elders’ as our focus.   Our Elders… “guide our generations and pave the way for us to take the paths…

The Our Site team today launched their national online ‘Have Your Say’ Survey. The survey continues the co-design approach as a new ground-breaking website is created. The website will focus on awareness, reduction, and prevention of violence against women, girls, feminine identifying, and non-binary people with disability. The aim is for members, friends, parents and…

This survey has now closed. Thank you for your interest. WWDA is currently developing an expansion of the Our Site website. It will focus on awareness, reduction, and prevention of violence against women, girls, feminine identifying, and non-binary people with disability. Our co-design approach means we want to hear from as many people as possible.…