Women with Disabilities

WWDA News Issue 2, 2009

The quarterly Newsletter from Women With Disabilities Australia (WWDA) is now available. WWDA News Issue 2, 2009 can be accessed via the WWDA website in Word and PDF versions.

Please download WWDA News Issue 2 in Word Document from : http://www.wwda.org.au/wwdanews0209.doc

Please download WWDA News Issue 2 in PDF file from : http://www.wwda.org.au/wwdanews0209.pdf

The Contents of WWDA News Issue 2, 2009 include:

1. WWDA Submission to the National Human Rights Consultation

2. WWDA Policy Paper: โ€˜Parenting Issues for Women with Disabilities in Australiaโ€™

3. WWDA Submission to the Study into an Independent Disability Equipment Program

4. WWDA Submission to the National Broadband Network Discussion Paper

5. WWDA Submission to the Review of Consumer-related Industry Code Processes

6. Violence Prevention Update

  1. National Plan to Reduce Violence against Women and their Children
  2. United Nations database on violence against women
  3. National Standards for the Primary Prevention of Sexual Assault through Education
  4. New Book: โ€˜Sticks and Stones: Disabled Peopleโ€™s Stories of Abuse, Defiance and Resilienceโ€™
  5. New UK Report: 'Disabled people's experiences of targeted violence and hostility'
  6. New Report: โ€˜15 Years of the United Nations Special Rappporteur on Violence Against Womenโ€™
  7. Journal Article: โ€˜Intimate Partner Violence, Health Status, and Health Care Access Among Women With Disabilities'
  8. Report: โ€˜Intimate Partner Violence: High Costs to Households and Communities'
  9. Journal Article: Women living with disabilities and their experiences and issues related to the context and complexities of leaving abusive situations
  10. New inquiry into the impact of violence on young Australians
  11. Breaking the Links Between Poverty and Violence Against Women: A Resource Guide

7. WWDA provides evidence at the Pay Equity Inquiry Hearings

8. The National Womenโ€™s Health Policy

9. Report on Draft Premises Standards Released

10. Harmonisation of Disability Parking Permit Schemes in Australia

11. Global Assistive Reporting Initiative (GARI) launched

12. Christopher Newell Memorial Prize launched

13. Advances in disability and human rights legislation welcomed

14. WWDA Article: 'Brave New World?

15. Australian Disability & Indigenous Peoples' Education Fund (ADIPEF) launched

16. Family Picnic โ€“ By Peggy Bogar

17. Migrants with Disability and the 10 Year Qualifying Residence Period

18. The Spiritus Alina Program

19. The Victorian Women and Mental Health Network

20. Concluding Observations of the Committee on Economic, Social & Cultural Rights

21. Resources โ€“ Books, Reports, Websites, Lists

22. New on the WWDA Website

23. News Wanted for WWDA-News!

24. Join WWDA!

By: Women With Disabilities Australia (WWDA)
When: 7/2/2014

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