WWDACT E-Bulletin No 13 – 1 August 2018

August 1, 2018

The WWDACT E-Bulletin, Issue 13/18 is out now. View this e-Bulletin in your browser here. Fill out the form here to subscribe. Message from the Chair Dear Members and Colleagues,   The beginning of August makes it easy to count how many days have passed since start of 2018. The answer is 211. I have just done this mundane

WWDACT E-Bulletin No 12 – 19 July 2018

July 19, 2018

The WWDACT E-Bulletin, Issue 12/18 is out now. View this e-Bulletin in your browser here. Fill out the form here to subscribe. Message from the Chair Dear Members and Colleagues,   WWDACT will be submitting input to a number of government policy papers over the next month, and we invite your feedback to help us in doing this.  

WWDACT Social Drop-In #2

July 16, 2018

Want to meet your community in a low stress, relaxed environment? Come along to one of WWDACT’s Social Drop-Ins to get to know other women with disability. This Drop-In is on Thursday August 23rd from 11am- 1pm at Interlude Espresso Bar on Marcus Clarke St. Feel free to invite your friends (disabled women, carers and

WWDACT E-Bulletin No 11 – 5 July 2018

July 5, 2018

The WWDACT E-Bulletin, Issue 11/18 is out now. View this e-Bulletin in your browser here. Fill out the form here to subscribe. Message from the Chair Dear Members and Colleagues   In early June, I presented the Lifeline 2-day DV-alert training course on Domestic and Family Violence (DFV) Disability Stream to workers from the Hobart Life Without Barriers (LWB)

WWDACT E-Bulletin No 10 – 25 June 2018

June 25, 2018

The WWDACT E-Bulletin, Issue 10/18 is out now. View this e-Bulletin in your browser here. Fill out the form here to subscribe. Message from the Chair Dear Members and Colleagues,   Good news to report! On June 14th at the United Nations 11th Conference of State Parties for the Convention on the Right of Persons with Disabilities (#COSP11), Australian Human

WWDACT Social Drop-in #1

June 18, 2018

Want to meet your community in a low stress, relaxed environment? Come along to one of WWDACT’s Social Drop-Ins to get to know other women with disability. Our first Drop-In is at the Canberra Museum and Gallery Cafe from 12:30pm to 2:30pm on Wednesday July 4th. The theme of this drop-in is “Strength In Numbers”

WWDACT E-Bulletin No 09 – 06 June 2018

June 6, 2018

The WWDACT E-Bulletin, Issue 09/18 is out now. View this e-Bulletin in your browser here. Fill out the form here to subscribe. Message from the Chair Dear Members and Colleagues, The ACT Budget for 2019-20 was handed down on Tuesday 5 June.  WWDACT CEO, Clare Moore, braved the budget lockup on our behalf, and has made a rapid summary

WWDACT E-Bulletin No 08 – 23 May 2018

May 23, 2018

The WWDACT E-Bulletin, Issue 08/18 is out now. View this e-Bulletin in your browser here. Fill out the form here to subscribe. Message from the Chair A closer look at the budget from 9 May shows that welfare recipients are the biggest losers. In the last e-bulletin, we had a moment of euphoria and relief that the NDIS funding

WWDACT E-Bulletin No 07 – 09 May 2018

May 10, 2018

The WWDACT E-Bulletin, Issue 07/18 is out now. View this e-Bulletin in your browser here. Fill out the form here to subscribe. Below is an updated Message from the Chair in light of Tuesday’s federal budget.   STOP PRESS! On a pre-budget Sunday, at the time of writing today’s e-Bulletin, I was reeling from the news

WWDACT E-Bulletin Issue No 06 – 24 April 2018

April 24, 2018

The WWDACT E-Bulletin, Issue 06/18 is out now. View this e-Bulletin in your browser here. Fill out the form here to subscribe. Message from the Chair Dear Members and Colleagues, During the past couple of weeks, WWDACT has taken part in a number of meetings.   On 11 April I participated in a consultation about the