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Marie Claire
Thursday 7th March, 2024

Disability is almost always the forgotten aspect of diversity. Very rarely is disability considered or mentioned in conversations about women or broader diversity. Yet disabled women are disproportionately economically disadvantaged…

Women with Disabilities Australia
Tuesday 6th February, 2024

Fill in our 2024 survey now to share your experiences of International Women’s Day! In 2024, we want to help create an International Women’s Day that has greater intersectional representation…

The Conversation
Wednesday 31st January, 2024

The review of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) released last month included welcome recommendations to better support First Nations people, understand culturally diverse concepts of disability and care, and…

Canberra Times
Saturday 25th November, 2023

Women living with disabilities are almost twice as likely to experience domestic violence than those without, but most will not seek help.

Mirage News
Friday 24th November, 2023

A new report from People with Disability Australia (PWDA) has revealed the significant barriers women and children with disability face when accessing domestic and family violence services. The report, produced…

DARU
Friday 24th November, 2023

Disability Advocates are highly likely to identify family violence or receive disclosures of experiences of violence in their work. Rates of violence against people with disabilities are around twice as…

Disability Support Guide
Friday 8th September, 2023

From the Outskirts host Liz Wright sat down with Talking Disability journalist David McManus Jr to share more about the upcoming podcast launch Key points From the Outskirts has a planned…

Mirage News
Friday 28th July, 2023
The Andrews Labor Government is supporting women with disabilities to secure work in the health, social and disability service sectors, recognising the wealth of lived experience women with disabilities can
Senate Community Affairs References Committee
Wednesday 31st May, 2023
Under Australia's Disability Strategy 2021–2031, federal, state, and territory governments have committed to improving health services to create better health outcomes for people with disability.  Notwithstanding this, it was brought
Elizabeth Kendall and Kelsey Chapman
The Conversation
Friday 2nd June, 2023
Sexual and reproductive rights are inherent entitlements of every being, regardless of gender or disability. However, the right to parenthood is particularly precarious for people with disability in Australia.
Nas Campanella
ABC
Saturday 20th May, 2023
My midwife Cherie Desreaux and her team had decades of midwifery experience but they'd never cared for a mum with disability. They didn't know how to navigate this journey but
Mirage News
Tuesday 10th May, 2022

Workers in the family violence prevention and disability sectors will be better equipped with the skills to prevent violence against women with disabilities thanks to a funding boost to Women…