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The Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability is calling on all Australian governments to ensure that responses to COVID-19 include dedicated strategies and take all necessary measures to protect and support people with disability. The Royal Commission has issued a Statement of Concern about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic…
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The Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with disability.
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The Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability has suspended public hearings, due to concerns about the spread of COVID-19 coronavirus.
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The beginning of Women With Disabilities Australia dates back to the International Year of the Disabled Person in 1981 when Disabled People’s International (DPI) held its first World Assembly in Singapore. After participating in this assembly, thirteen Australians returned to Australia to set up an Australian branch of DPI. Two years later, DPI Australia (DPIA)…
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Women With Disabilities Australia Inc. ABN 23 627 650 121 We are a registered charity. Email: officeadmin@wwda.org.au Phone: 0438 535 123 Address PO Box 407 Lenah Valley TAS 7008 AUSTRALIA Office Hours Mon – Fri 9am – 4pm Advocacy As a systemic advocacy organisation WWDA cannot provide employment support, individual advocacy or personalised assistance. To find…
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Women With Disabilities Australia (WWDA) represents and advocates for women, girls, feminine identifying and non-binary people living with disabilities across Australia. WWDA’s work involves a broad range of activities and projects that aim to promote human rights and end all forms of discrimination and violence on the basis of disability and gender. In this section…
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About us Fact Sheet Date Published 8 September 2021 Accessible Word Document PDF Document Women with Disabilities Australia (WWDA) is the award winning, national Disabled People’s Organisation (DPO) and National Women’s Alliance (NWA) for women, girls, feminine identifying and non-binary people with disabilities in Australia. Feminine Identifying is a term that refers to a gender…
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The Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability has suspended public hearings, due to concerns about the spread of COVID-19 coronavirus.The Chair Ronald Sackville AO QC said after careful consideration, the Commission has postponed the following hearings; -Education scheduled for next week in Brisbane, Queensland, -Justice scheduled for April in…
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(previously called Our Place) Over 100 women and girls with disability across Australia helped to create ‘Our Site’, a new and innovative website full of important and accessible information for women and girls with disability. There are currently over 2 million women and girls with disability in Australia and they represent one of the most…
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Can you help to promote our new website for women and girls with disability, Our Site? Women With Disabilities Australia has recently launched a new website, created by and for women and girls with disability. To help bring awareness to Our Site for women with disability, we would love for you to start spreading the…