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  • Workshop: Meal Prep with Low Spoons

    Workshop: Meal Prep with Low Spoons

    A purple poster with text and a cartoon image of two spoons with smiling faces at the bottom. Heading text in a dark purple box reads 'Meal Prep with Low Spoons'. Two white are circles below with event info. The left circle has text reading 'ONLINE Thursday 20 August 6-7.30pm Online via Zoom. The right circle has text reading IN PERSON Friday 21 August 11am-1pm DKB Hall, next to Stepping Stone Cafte, Hawdon Place, Dickson'. A brown star on the top left of the In Person circle includes text 'Includes a free Lunch'. Text below the circles reads 'With Margo from Whole Body Nutrition'. Logo in bottom left corner: Whole Body Nutrition. All bodies and brains are worthy'.

    A neuro-affirming workshop for those experiencing low spoons (energy) and other challenges in the kitchen.

    An event for women, non-binary and gender diverse people with disabilities.

    Hear from Margo from Whole Body Nutrition about;

    • How nutrition can support executive function
    • Why nutritional needs look different for everyone
    • Learn how to compassionately feed yourself without judgement

    Also:

    • Meal ideas for low spoon days
    • Look at easy, nutritious budget-friendly recipes
    • Make a ‘meal in a jar’ to take home- just add water and cook
    • Ideas to throw in the air fryer for a quick and nutritious meal
    • Receive a booklet with recipes and tips

    Online
    Where:     Online via Zoom – RSVP via Eventbrite for the link
    When: Thursday 20 August, 6pm – 7:30pm

    In Person
    Where:     DKB Hall, Hawdon Place, Dickson (next to Cafe Stepping Stone)
    When: Friday 21 August, 11am – 1pm

    RSVP for Online
    RSVP for In Person

  • Workshop: Writing for Pride, Hope and Agency with Carly Findlay

    Workshop: Writing for Pride, Hope and Agency with Carly Findlay

    Cartoon notes tapes to an orange background. The note in the centre contains the text "Writing for Pride, Hope and Agency", followed by "A workshop with Carly Findlay OAM". A photo of Carly holding her book 'Say Hello' is to the right. The note to the left has text that reads "IN PERSON, 9 April, 11am-2pm. DKB Hall, next to Cafe Stepping Stone, Hawdon Place, Dickson". Another note below that says "ONLINE, 16 April, 6-8pm, Via Zoom".

    Join award winning writer and advocate Carly Findlay OAM for a special event. Whether you’re a novelist, blogger, write a journal, or simply interested in writing, you are warmly welcome to attend this workshop.

    We will look at;

    • Writing as connection with others with disabilities
    • Overcoming imposter syndrome as a writer and person with a disability/chronic illness
    • Writing for self-advocacy, for example a letter of complaint

    Carly is the author of ‘Say Hello’ and editor of ‘Growing up Disabled in Australia’. You can learn more about her at: carlyfindlay.com.au.

    If you have any specific dietary or accessibility needs to be catered for, please let us know ahead of time via the registration form or email us at community@wwdact.org.au and we can organise the event to be inclusive.

    In Person
    Where:     DKB Hall, Hawdon Place, Dickson (next to Cafe Stepping Stone)
    *Please note if navigating to the venue via online maps, use Google Maps for directions as other web maps have the incorrect location listed.
    When: Thursday 9th April, 11am to 2pm

    Online
    Where:     Online via Zoom (link provided after registration)
    When:     Thursday 16th April, 6pm to 8pm

    Register for In Person
    Register for Online

  • 2025 Annual General Meeting

    2025 Annual General Meeting

    The Women with Disabilities ACT (WWDACT) (ABN 74 908 530 982) Annual General Meeting for 2025 will be held on Thursday 6 November from 5:30pm-7pm, via Zoom. Please register for the AGM here. 

    AGM Documents
    The AGM agenda, financial statements & auditor’s report, proposed constitutional changes, and 2024 AGM minutes can all be downloaded via the Eventbrite event page after you register.

    Board Nominations and Elections
    We have received 2 nominations to fill 4 positions for the WWDACT Board to serve a 2 year term. Our nominations are:

    • Suzanne Gearing
    • Diana Malik

    This means we will have no contested elections this year and all nominees will be confirmed to the Board at the AGM. If you would like to know more about the nominees, they have provided some short bios that are included in the agenda document.

    Constitutional Changes
    This year we have a number of constitution changes to pass. These are to allow organisations to join and support WWDACT as organisational members, and to bring our meeting notice periods inline with the law. The specific details are included in the AGM documents; a summary of the changes and an explanation are in the Agenda, along with a copy of the complete revised constitution. If you would like to read the current constitution, it can be downloaded from our website at https://wwdact.org.au/constitution/.

    Membership
    You must be a member to vote at the AGM. New members are welcome to sign up here, now and on the night.

    We look forward to seeing you there on the 6th November!

    Register via Eventbrite

  • New ACT Disability Advisory Council (DAC)

    New ACT Disability Advisory Council (DAC)

    The Disability Advisory Council (DAC) is a ministerial council established by the Disability Inclusion Act 2024 (the Act).

    The Act commits the ACT Government to implementing a framework to drive disability inclusion outcomes across the ACT Community and ACT public service.

    The DAC will provide advice to the Minister about issues affecting people with disability. The DAC will also work to foster cooperative relationships between people with disability, their families, their carers, relevant organisations, government, and the community. Members of the DAC will draw on their own experience and their engagement with people with disability to provide that advice.

    The Office for Disability are seeking applications from people in the ACT disability community to join the DAC through an Expression of Interest (EOI) process. Following a merit-based selection process, the ACT Minister of Disability will appoint successful applicants to the DAC.

    WWDACT events

    You can find out more about the DAC at upcoming WWDACT Our Autonomy Events. To find out about each event, follow the links to our Eventbrite.

    15 May: Workshop on Disability Advocacy in Action (in-person, Ainslie Arts Centre)

    17 May: Workshop on Disability Advocacy in Action (online over Zoom)

    21 May: Peer event – Pre-movie canapes (in-person, National Film and Sound Archive)

    How to apply

    You can apply here through the ACT Diversity Register

    More information

    If you’d like to learn more, please read the documents below. They include Terms of Reference and an Expression of Interest, as well as Easy Read Translations.

    Expression of Interest – Disability Advisory CouncilDownload
    Expression of Interest – Disability Advisory Council – Easy EnglishDownload
    Terms of Reference – Disability Advisory CouncilDownload
    Terms of Reference – Disability Advisory Council – Easy English – Part 1Download
    Terms of Reference – Disability Advisory Council – Easy English – Part 2Download

  • Join us for our election event!

    Join us for our election event!

    Disability is shaping up as a major issue in the approaching ACT Election.

    In the lead up to the election Women with Disabilities ACT, in partnership with Advocacy for Inclusion, ACT Down Syndrome and Intellectual Disability, and the Mental Health Community Coalition ACT, is offering a town hall style event with a difference.

    Local candidates and voters are invited to hear about a range of disability priorities and issues across portfolios and affecting individual electorates. Our MC will be ABC journalist Emmy Groves.

    This is not a traditional election debate but more an opportunity to hear, learn and reflect. We are hoping you can join us to hear about the issues affecting Canberrans with disability, and for candidates to share with us their election priorities that support people with disability.

    When: Thursday 26 September 2024, 12pm – 2pm

    Register to attend here

    Authorised by Kat Reed for Women with Disabilities ACT

  • WWDACT Annual General Meeting Notice

    Dear WWDACT Members and Friends,

    The Women with Disabilities ACT (WWDACT) (ABN 74 908 530 982) Annual General Meeting will be held on Monday 6 December from 6:00pm-8:00pm, via Zoom in recognition of the ongoing pandemic. Please RSVP to the AGM here.

    Auslan interpretation will be available, and WWDACT asks attendees to please advise of other accessibility requirements by 29 November close of business.

    Board nominations
    Nominations are now open for the role of two director positions on the WWDACT board. These positions are:

    • 1 x Treasurer full-term position
    • 1 x Ordinary Director full-term position

    Board meetings are held once every 6 weeks and all positions are two-year terms.

    Nominations can be made by completing and emailing this form to ceo@wwdact.org.au by Friday 19 November COB. You must be a Full Member to nominate. You can sign up to be a member at anytime here.

    Board Information Session

    WWDACT is hosting an information session on the 15th November for anyone who might be interested in applying to be on WWDACT’s board this year or in future years.

    Bring your questions, your concerns & your enthusiasm. during this session our Board Chair, Kerry Marshall and members of the current Board will explain the key responsibilities, answer your questions and give you all the information you need to nominate.

    This meeting will be held on Zoom and will be auto-captioned. We are unable to provide Auslan interpreting for this event at this time. Please get in touch at info@wwdact.org.au if you have any access requirements for this meeting.

    RSVP to the Board Information Session here.

    Board candidate voting
    Online voting will be administered by ElectionBuddy, and will be open from 23 November until 7pm on the night of the AGM. Information about how to vote will be circulated to members before 23 November, which will also outline online proxy voting options.

    AGM Documents
    The Agenda of the 2021 AGM, and minutes of the 2020 AGM will be sent closer to the AGM.

    Membership
    New members are also welcome to sign up here, now and on the night.

  • WWDACT Annual General Meeting Notice

    The Women with Disabilities ACT (WWDACT) ABN 74 908 530 982 Annual General Meeting will be held on Tuesday 22 December from 5.30-7pm, via Zoom in recognition of the ongoing pandemic.

    Auslan interpretation will be available, and WWDACT asks attendees to please advise of other accessibility requirements by 7 December 2020 COB.

    Board nominations have been extended to COB Wednesday, 9 December. 

    Nominations are now open for the role of four director positions on the WWDACT board. These positions are:

    • 1 x chair full-term position
    • 2 x ordinary director full-term positions
    • 1 x casual vacancy ordinary director, with 1-2 years remaining (current board terms are for 2 years, however the constitutional changes propose moving to a 3 year term).

    Nominations can be made by completing this form: WWDACT Board Nomination Form 2020 and emailing it to ceo@wwdact.org.au by COB Wednesday 9 December.

    Board position voting
    Online voting will be administered by TrueVote, and will be open from 15 December until 6pm on the night of the AGM.

    Information about how to vote will be circulated to members before 15 December, which will also outline online proxy voting options.

    Constitution update
    The proposed amendments to the constitution (which have been provisionally approved by the current Board) are attached. Please find the Constitutional Changes for the WWDACT Constitution here.

    The vote on the proposed changes to the constitution will also be administered through TrueVote’s system.

    AGM Documents
    The Agenda of the 2020 AGM, and minutes of the 2019 AGM will be sent closer to the AGM.

    Membership
    New members are also welcome to sign up here, now and on the night.

  • Notice of WWDACT AGM – 29 November 2019

    30/10/19

    Dear WWDACT Members,

     

    Notice of Women with Disabilities ACT Annual General Meeting

     

    The Women with Disabilities ACT (WWDACT) ABN 74 908 530 982 Annual General Meeting will be held on Friday the 29th of November 2019 from 6:30pm to 7pm on level 4 of the Marie Reay Teaching Building, 155 University Ave, Canberra ACT 2601 (within Kambri at ANU).

    The AGM will be preceded from 5pm by a panel discussion on the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals and how they impact the lives of women and girls with disability in our region, hosted by WWDACT Chair, Sue Salthouse.

    All WWDACT members and community are welcome to attend to hear about the past year and vote on new directors. New members are also welcome to sign up now and on the night!

    Nominations are also open for the role of Treasurer and two general board director positions on the WWDACT board. Nominations can be made at wwdact.org.au using the attached form.

    Attached to this notice are the agenda of the 2019 AGM and minutes of the 2018 AGM.

     

    Regularly updated information about the AGM and event is available on the WWDACT website.

     

    Kind regards,

    C Moore

    WWDACT CEO.