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Read more: Strong Women Great City: A snapshot of findings from a survey of ACT women with disabilities
This report presents a snapshot of findings from a survey conducted in early 2012 of women with disabilities who live in the ACT by Women With Disabilities ACT (WWDACT) and the Women’s Centre for Health Matters (WCHM). The survey was undertaken with two aims in mind: firstly, to complement existing disability data, and secondly, to…
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Read more: Strong Women Great City: A snapshot of findings from a survey of ACT women with disabilities
This report presents a snapshot of findings from a survey conducted in early 2012 ofwomen with disabilities who live in the ACT by Women With Disabilities ACT (WWDACT)and the Women’s Centre for Health Matters (WCHM). The survey was undertaken with two aims in mind: firstly, to complement existing disability data, and secondly, to highlight areas…
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Read more: Submission on the Draft NDIS Eligibility and Reasonable and Necessary Support Criteria
Women with Disabilities ACT (WWDACT) is grateful for the opportunity to provide feedback on the draft eligibility criteria and the draft reasonable and necessary supports criteria for clients under the NDIS. These draft criteria were adopted at the July meeting of the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) this year. WWDACT is cognisant that there are…
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Read more: Position Paper: ACT Official Visitor Scheme
You can read our position paper below.
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Read more: WWDA-WWDACT Response to Anti-Discrimination Law Consolidation Project
WWDA and WWDACT urge the Attorney-General and the Minister for Finance and deregulation tospecifically include a regulatory impact statement (RIS) analysis of the express inclusion of multiplediscrimination in the proposed consolidated Act. WWDA and WWDACT believe that such an analysiswill demonstrate that the express proscription of multiple discrimination will have a positive impact andresult in…
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Read more: Submission to Australian Law Reform Commission Inquiry on Family Violence – Commonwealth Laws
We have chosen to respond to this ALRC Inquiry into Family Violence and Commonwealth Laws because the United Nations Committee on theElimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) has urged Australia to address, as a matter of priority, the abuse and violence experienced by women with disabilities living in institutions or supported accommodation. Institutions and supported…
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Read more: Submission to Draft Charter of Rights for Mental Health Consumers
The Charter, as it stands, is easily understandable and is set out in a logical format.Women With Disabilities ACT believes that this Charter will play a pivotal role in thelives of women with disabilities in the ACT. While the charter will be of benefit to all people in regards to mental health, it will beof…
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Read more: Submission to the proposed ACT Carers Charter
Women with disabilities who take part in the caring profession are more often susceptible to remain unacknowledged and unappreciated for their contributions; therefore we need to ensure that the ACT Carers Charter does not create this unintended outcome. While WWDACT welcomes and endorses this much required—and long overdue—move, we feel that a more inclusive Charter…
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Read more: Joint submission to the ACT Budget Consultation 2011/12
You can read this submission, co-authored with Women’s Centre for Health Matters, below.
