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25.01.2022 Introducing the 11th member of our WWDA Youth Advisory Group (WYAG) - Amy Marks. Amy Marks (she/her) is a 24-year-old digital media creative and disability activist. Amy works with a specialised focus on making media and spaces accessible for young people with disability. She has previously worked for the Youth Disability Advocacy Service (YDAS) and currently works at Children and Young People with Disability Australia (CYDA). ... Amy’s passion lies in media creation and production, and she uses her skill set to amplify the voices of disabled people in the media. Amy is passionate about making sure disability activism is intersectional and representative. Read more about the WYAG members at: http://youth.wwda.org.au/about/wwda-youth-advisory-group/ [Image: Purple and green social media tile with heading text: 'Amy Marks' and a photo of Amy inside a circle. Amy is a young woman with shoulder length brown hair and glasses. She is wearing a black top and smiling ecstatically].

25.01.2022 THIS WEDNESDAY This Wednesday, the 7th of October at 7pm AEDT, the Commonwealth Children and Youth Disability Network (CCYDN) is hosting an event to launch their new COVID-19 Hospital Communication Passport for children and young people with disability. The session will include a discussion about the resource and how you can get involved with rolling it out in Australia. ... Find out more and register at: http://youth.wwda.org.au/ccydn-covid-19-hospital-communica/ [Image: CCYDN Hospital Communication Passport Flyer. Includes white heading text against blue background: 'COVID-19 Hospital Communication Passport Asia, Africa and Pacific Launch' and sub-text: 'The COVID-19 Hospital Communication Passport has been developed to support persons with disabilities' access, communication, sensory, physical and personal care needs, their rights, safety and dignity when receiving medical care]. .

21.01.2022 According to a report from Plan International in May, one in five girls and young women surveyed in the Pacific said prices had spiked during the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic has seen some women and girls resorting to socks and old newspapers when getting their periods as menstrual products become more expensive or harder to obtain. Read more at: https://www.abc.net.au//coronavirus-poses-period-/12700290... Has the COVID-19 pandemic impacted access to menstrual products for you? Please come along to the Commonwealth Children & Youth Disability Network - CCYDN webinar this evening from 8pm to discuss how COVID-19 has impacted you. You can join using the following link: https://buff.ly/2GueIhF Passcode: 635399 [Image: Photo of sanitary pads in packets on a supermarket shelf].

19.01.2022 LESS THAN A MONTH TO GO! Do you like to paint, draw, take photos, make collages, or any other kind of art form? Are you a woman, feminine identifying or non-binary person with disability?... Submit to our Art Prize! By making a submission, you will have your work shared in a public online gallery, and go into the running to win one of multiple prizes. Learn more and make a submission at: https://wwda.org.au/art-prize/ #ArtPrize #SubmitNow #WWDALEAD #GetCreative #DisabledWomen [Image: Purple, green and pink background, overlaid with text in white green and pink: 'WWDA LEAD Art Prize. Submissions Closing Soon. Enter by July 23 2021. At the bottom are the WWDA and WWDA LEAD logos].

18.01.2022 A reminder that the NUS Disabilities Department is hosting its second ever Disability and Accessibility Conference this month. The conference is an event for university and TAFE students with disabilities and access needs to come together, organise, share skills and hear from speakers and panelists based on a range of issues relevant to them. The conference will take place on the 8th - 11th of October, via Zoom, and is free to attend. ... If you are student with disability, find out more at register at: https://buff.ly/2Fk6M1X

18.01.2022 Tonight the Australian Government is releasing its Federal Budget for 2020-2021. The budget can be pretty boring stuff, but it has a huge impact on young people. Check out this video made by Equality Rights Alliance and YWCA Australia about what the Budget is all about and why it is important for young women. #FederalBudget #BanBlokeBasedBudgets

17.01.2022 Yesterday evening, WWDA staff member Heidi joined and presented at the Commonwealth Children and Youth Disability Network (CCYDN) global event: 'Taking Charge of Our Future.' The event included a discussion with young people with disability from across the world about emerging issues in a COVID19 era. Over the coming weeks, CCYDN will be holding more events in attempt to engage more young people with disability in the discussion. ... Stay tuned for details!

17.01.2022 "Some days Erika England can move houses, other days she can't move from the couch. She writes about how she lives with her fluctuating conditions." Read more at: https://www.abc.net.au//what-it-means-to-have-flu/12871698 [Image: Photo of Erica - a young woman with short blonde hair and green ends. Behind her is a red brick wall]

16.01.2022 TONIGHT! A reminder that the the Commonwealth Children and Youth Disability Network (CCYDN) is hosting a webinar tonight at 8pm AEST for young people between 13 and 30. The event will give young people with disability a chance to to meet the CCYDN executive and learn about opportunities to get involved in disability rights in the commonwealth.... Learn more about the CCYDN and sign up as a member at: https://includemetoo.org.uk/ccydn/

15.01.2022 TONIGHT Today, Thursday 26 November at 8:30pm AEDT, the Commonwealth Children & Youth Disability Network - CCYDN is hosting an online webinar on how to use and roll out their new #COVID19 Hospital Communication Passport to support the communication & health needs of children and young people with disability. Learn more and register at: http://youth.wwda.org.au/training-workshop-ccydn-hospital-/... #CCYDNetwork #DisabilityRights #COVID19 #AccessibleHealthcare

15.01.2022 This afternoon, Women With Disabilities Australia (WWDA) staff member, Heidi spoke at the CYDA National Youth Disability Summit (NYDS) about the barriers that women and girls face to accessing the NDIS National Disability Insurance Scheme. "When you ask the NDIA why it is the case (that there are so few women and girls represented among NDIS participants); the answer consistently refers to the large number of boys with Autism... As a young Autistic woman, i find this almost insulting." [Image: Screenshot of Twitter post from @CydaAu with text: '@heidilapaglia our first speaker explaining her experience with gender and the NDIS. #OurVoicesOurVisions']

14.01.2022 We will soon be sending out our first newsletter for the reinvigorated WWDA Youth Network. You can sign up to our mailing list using the bar at the footer of our website at: http://youth.wwda.org.au/ [Image: Purple and green social media tile with white circle in the middle and text: 'WWDA Youth Network Newsletter']

12.01.2022 This is the last post in our campaign series encouraging you to take part in the Disability Royal Commission. Telling your story helps the Australian Government understand our experiences and make changes to improve our safety and rights. If you have experienced any form of violence, abuse, exploitation or neglect, your story can make a difference! ... Find out how to tell your story to the DRC on the WWDA website at: https://wwda.org.au/our-disability-royal-commission/ 1800RESPECT If you are affected by violence you can contact 1800RESPECT for counselling, support and referral. Call 1800 737 732. If you are in immediate danger, call 000. #DisabilityRoyalCommission #EnoughIsEnough #TellYourStory #YourVoiceMatters [Image: Photo of a woman putting her hand up in a stop motion, overlaid with translucent shapes in pink and green. The image is overlaid with a white speech bubble and black text: ‘Tell Your Story.’ In the bottom right hand corner is the WWDA Youth Network logo].

10.01.2022 Today marks the first of 17 Days of Activism for the Empowerment of Rural Women Leaders and their Communities. To celebrate the campaign, WWDA will making soci...al media posts throughout the 17 days to promote the webinar we are co-hosting with the National Rural Women's Coalition and Network, 'The Rural Women with Disability COVID-19 Webinar' on 14 October 2020. To learn about the webinar and register, go to: https://events.humanitix.com/rural-women-disability-covid19 You can also learn more about the 17 days of activism and get involved at: https://www.woman.ch/campaign-17-days/ #17daysWWSF #RuralWomen

08.01.2022 This is a great article on the problem with calling people brave for talking about psychosocial disability. "I think the assumption behind brave is that, to write about mental illness, I am ignoring the shame I’m presumed to be feeling. (Sara Ahmed calls this the cost of not following the scripts of normative existence)." "I go to a new GP to renew my antidepressant prescription and she tells me not to be ashamed. I never mentioned shame I asked for a medication I have b...een taking for years. As she continues to speak, I notice the discomfort of the thin foam atop the hard-plastic chair. I shift, looking to the blood pressure monitor on her desk. In a strange but not uncommon turn, I am shamed for not feeling ashamed." Read the full article at: https://www.theguardian.com//dont-call-me-brave-for-living [Image: A young woman typing on a laptop].

06.01.2022 Our second WWDA LEAD Peer Networking session is TONIGHT! With guest co-host and WWDA member Sarah Heald. Register here: https://events.humanitix.com/wwda-lead-p...eer-networking-june Sarah Heald (she/her) lives and works in Tasmania with extensive experience in both community development, as well as the arts and cultural sectors. She also has several years experience as an Electorate Officer for two Senators, with a strong emphasis on constituent advocacy (particularly Centrelink and NDIS) as well as refugee casework. She has a particular interest in the complexities surrounding the visibility and representation of individual disabilities including mental health, acquired brain injury, and the obstacles for people affected by ongoing chronic illness. [Image: Light purple backrgound with purple text reading: 'Do you want to connect with other disabled women?' blue text reads Join us for WWDA LEAD virtual peer networking. Guest Co-Host: Sarah Heald. Black text reads Tonight! with an illustration of a woman talking to people virtually.]

04.01.2022 The NDIS National Disability Insurance Scheme has recently released its first report which dives deep into the experiences of young people in the NDIS. The report summarises available information on: 1. Participants characteristics of young people in the NDIS (e.g. disability group, gender, background). 2. Participant experience operational information such as waiting times, eligibility rates, exits, plan management and complaints.... 3. Committed supports and payments the amount of supports committed in plans, the amount of payments made for supports received and the amount of the plan budget utilised. 4. Participant outcomes and satisfaction participant baseline and longitudinal outcome measures for participants and family/carers, as well as results from the participant satisfaction survey. Read and download the report at: https://data.ndis.gov.au//participant-gr/young-people-ndis

04.01.2022 Introducing another member of our WWDA Youth Advisory Group (WYAG) - Anu Francis. Anu is an elite para-athlete, proud gay woman, and a secondary and special education student at Flinders University, on Kaurna land in Adelaide, South Australia. She lives with Cerebral Palsy, Ehlers Danlos Syndrome and Auditory Processing Disorder. Anu has been involved in disability and queer advocacy and activism for a number of years, most recently as the Flinders University Student Associ...ation's Disabilities Officer and through numerous projects with Julia Farr Association Purple Orange. Anu is extremely passionate about utilising her experiences as a young, queer, disabled woman from a low-income family to help others with disabilities live a life that is as ordinary or extraordinary as they desire! Read more about the WYAG members at: http://youth.wwda.org.au/about/wwda-youth-advisory-group/ [Image: Purple and green social media tile with heading text: 'Anu Francis' and a photo of Anu inside a circle. Anu is a young woman with long blonde hair who uses a wheelchair. She is wearing denim jeans and a light green t-shirt. There is a grassy slope and path in the background behind her]

03.01.2022 Have you seen #CripCamp yet? Crip Camp is a ground breaking documentary following some of the earliest activists in the disability rights movement - a group of teenagers. Join our watch party next month and watch the film with us!... All young women, feminine identifying and non-binary young people with disability are welcome! Learn more and register at: https://www.facebook.com/events/168549448566199?ref=newsfeed #WWDALEAD #CripCamp #WatchParty #MovieNight [Image: Greyscale photo of woman with disability, overlaid with white text. Heading text highlighted in purple reads: 'WWDA YOUTH NETWORK WATCH PARTY.' Below is white text reading: 'WWDA Youth is inviting all young women, feminine identifying and non-binary people with disability to join our YouTube party!' Below this is a purple text box with white text: 'YouTube Party: 5pm Friday 23 July. Discussion: 12pm Saturday 24 July. Register: shorturl.at/otvS2. At the bottom in the middle is the WWDA Youth Network logo].

03.01.2022 Looking forward to this weeks Q+A panel discussions on disability, the NDIS and Autism. Submit a question to ask the panellists at: https://qandaquestions.abc.net.au/hc/en-au/requests/new and tune in to ABC TV + iview on Thursday at 8:30pm to watch the episode.

01.01.2022 The Australian Government’s 10-year National Disability Strategy (NDS) is coming to an end and work on the development of the next 10 year NDS has already begun.... Now more than ever we need to raise our voices and advocate for new strategies to combat violence against women and girls with disability. WWDA’s recent submission provides that voice. If you haven’t seen it yet take a look at our website and please share with your networks: https://wwda.org.au//wwdas-response-to-the-nds-position-p/ #OrangeTheWorld #16Days #Day3 #NDS #16DaysOfActivism [Image: light pink background, orange writing Raise your voice’. An illustration of a woman marching with a purple flag. Orange text at the bottom says #OrangeTheWorld above the WWDA logo.]

01.01.2022 Great budget analysis from our friends at Children and Young People with Disability Australia!

01.01.2022 COVID-19 Hospital Communication Passport Asia, Africa and Pacific Launch. The COVID-19 Hospital Communication Passport has been developed to support efforts for... a disability inclusive COVID-19 response to the health and medical needs of children, young people and adults with disabilities. Together with Include Me TOO the Commonwealth Children and Youth Disability Network committee have been working hard to make this resource available in their respective countries. This resource is a valuable tool in gathering vital information, ensuring an understanding of how to support persons with disabilities access, communication, sensory, physical and personal care needs whilst supporting their rights. safety and dignity. Join us if you are from Asia, Africa or Pacific or a NGO, DPO working in these regions if you want to find out how to get get involved and how to use the resource here is the link with further information and registration link https://includemetoo.org.uk/covid-19-hospital-communicatio/