Women with disabilities Australia

In April 2006, Women With Disabilities Australia (WWDA) received funding from the Commonwealth Office for Women (OFW), under the Domestic and Family Violence and Sexual Assault Funding Program, to develop a ‘Resource Manual on Violence Against Women With Disabilities’. The Project commenced on April 1, 2006.

Women With Disabilities Australia (WWDA) is the peak organisation for women with all types of disabilities in Australia. The aim of WWDA is to be a national voice for the needs and rights of women with disabilities and a national force to improve the lives and life chances of women with disabilities. WWDA is the major coordinating point for the provision of information to, and about, women with disabilities in Australia. WWDA’s work in the area of violence against women with disabilities is recognised internationally and has received critical acclaim via a number of Awards, including the Australian Violence Prevention Award in 1999 and the Australian Human Rights Award in 2001. More information about WWDA can be found at the organisation’s extensive website at: www.wwda.org.au