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The Royal Commission into the Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability (the Royal Commission) is looking at the right to autonomy for people with disability, including how this applies in guardianship and decision-making arrangements. Our terms of reference direct the Royal Commission to inquire into: what should be done to promote a…

Media Release Monday, May 23 2022 National Women’s Alliances have congratulated the incoming ALP Government and all new members of the 47th federal parliament, while stressing the urgency of tackling structural change to advance the lives of women and girls across the country regardless of their background, ability or income. The Equality Rights Alliance (ERA),…

On 14 May 2022, Kristine Ziwica published an article on The Saturdays Paper website titled “New front in Coalition war on charities“. The article describes WWDA’s distressing experience defending its status as a public benevolent institution. “A public benevolent institution is a particular subtype of charity whose primary purpose is to relieve poverty, sickness, suffering…

‘What if you current productivity level represents the absolute maximum you are capable of? What if your motivation, focus and energy levels never increase beyond what they are right now?’ – Dr Devon Price Reading these words hit me like a sucker punch. Like they proppa took my breath away – in the bad way,…

Content warning: mentions abuse and violence towards people with disability. . . Public hearing 23 continues today. Public hearing 23 Preventing and responding to violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation in disability services (a case study) will run from 16 – 20 May. This hearing will feature evidence from case studies of people with disability who…

On May 17, International Day Against LGBTIQA+ Discrimination, WWDA LEAD is bringing a webinar to you about the intersection between LGBTIQA+ and Disability! The webinar will include our speakers below with different, intersecting identities about their experiences of being disabled and LGBTIQA+. The webinar will include captions and Auslan. Introducing our Host and Panel Members Akii Ngo…

In the lead up to the 2022 Federal Election, WWDA is calling on all major parties and candidates to commit to advancing the rights of women, girls, feminine identifying and non-binary people with disability. Compared to men and boys with disability and women and girls without disability, women and girls with disability have fewer opportunities,…

In the lead up to the 2022 Federal Election, WWDA worked with our National Policy Advisory Group (PAG) to identify the policy priorities of women, girls, feminine identifying and non-binary people with disability. WWDA’s Election Platform summarises key issues facing our community in 2022, and calls on major parties and political candidates to take action…

Content Note – post discusses violence against people with disability. . . Disability Royal Commission (DRC) public hearing 17 (part 2): The experience of women and girls with disability with a particular focus on family, domestic and sexual violence commences on Monday 28th March. This hearing will be held in Hobart in person at the…

Read by: Sainimili Tawake, Pacific Disability Forum Excellencies, delegates, warm Pacific greetings to you from Fiji. I represent the Pacific Disability Forum, a member of the International Disability Alliance, and also the Fiji Disabled Peoples Federation. The blue Pacific is home to about 1.7 million persons with disabilities. We are certainly at the forefront of…