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23 February 2023 Smartphones and other information computer systems are notoriously hard to use if you have a disability and the United Nations has a global role to play setting better standards for accessibility, says disability and gender equality advocates in Australia. Claire Bertholli, a member of the Women with a Disabilities Australia (WWDA) Youth Advisory…
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“Sometimes I feel like everybody is a sexy baby And I’m a monster on the hill; Too big to hang out Slowly lurching toward your favourite city Pierced through the heart But never killed.” (Anti-Hero, T Swift, 2022) It’s me, hi. I’m the problem – it’s me. These words from Taylor Swift’s song ‘Anti-Hero’ were…
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Helpline numbers in Australia. If you, or someone you are with, are in danger or it is an emergency, call 000 immediately. National 1800 RESPECT is the national domestic, family and sexual violence counselling, information and support service. Call 1800 737 732 or reach out via the online chat on this website. 13 YARN is…
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Promoting the status of women and girls with disabilities in all our diversity. Women with Disabilities Australia (WWDA) recognises the diversity in our community and values the lived experiences of all women, girls, feminine identifying and nonbinary people with disability (WGwD). WWDA promotes that WGwD have insight to offer different industries by participating in the…
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On 23 August 2022, WWDA CEO Carolyn Frohmader sent a letter to the SPT Subcommittee Members ahead of their upcoming visit to Australia. The letter outlines our concerns that the Australian Government’s National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) excludes places and settings that impact people with disability. The letter also outlines our concerns that the Australian State…
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Leadership that creates space for others to join, feel and be heard too. Women with Disabilities Australia’s (WWDA) first leadership principle challenges traditional dynamics of leadership and the power imbalances that come with it by creating a space for everyone to be heard, valued, and want to contribute their skills and talents. The Lead, Engage,…
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Women with Disabilities Australia (WWDA) is a Disabled People’s Organisation for women, girls, feminine identifying people, and nonbinary folk with all types of disability in Australia. WWDA is dedicated to promoting and advancing the human rights, including the right to work, of all women and girls with disabilities. Part of this mission is enabling all…
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In July 2022, we announced WWDA’s newest project, Our Site 2.0. The project will increase the accessibility and usability of oursite.wwda.org.au and develop a newly expanded section focusing on sex, relationships, relationship education and address the multiple forms of violence and abuse that women, girls and non-binary people with disabilities experience. Recently we called for applications from our members and supporters…
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WWDA’s Our Site Project was one of 319 nominations from 78 countries for #ZeroCall23! ** Update as of 13 August 2022 – Our Site has been Shortlisted! The Our Site Project In 2020, with over 100 women with disability, we developed Our Site, a website created by and for women and girls with disability. An…
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Between 2018 and 2020, WWDA developed a virtual centre for women, girls, feminine identifying, and non-binary people called Our Site ( Link to Our site ), a website developed in co-design with over 100 women and girls with disabilities across Australia. WWDA is pleased to announce that we have received funds from the Department of Social Services,…