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Holiday Period Closures

Christmas Holiday Closures WWILD will be closed from Friday 22nd December 5pm till Tuesday 2nd January 2024. If you need any extra support during this time, please click on this LINK to find the correct crisis support phone number. Please note that WWILD is not a crisis support service. We will let all our group […]

Treatment of man with disability referred to QLD’s human rights watchdog – ABC News

Treatment of man at Brisbane’s Forensic Disability Service referred to Queensland’s human rights watchdog – ABC News State political reporters Kate McKenna, Rachel Riga and Alexandra Blucher, ABC Investigations; Posted Tue 17 Oct 2023 at 5:47am, updated Tue 17 Oct 2023 at 2:20pm   A complaint has labelled the treatment of the man with an intellectual disability as “cruel, inhuman and […]

The disability royal commission is about to report. Here’s a recap of the past four-and-a-half years – ABC News

The disability royal commission is about to report. Here’s a recap of the past four-and-a-half years ABC News  By the Specialist Reporting Team’s Evan Young and Celina Edmonds Posted 27/9/23   After four-and-a-half years of work, the disability royal commission’s final report and recommendations look set to become public this week. Advocates say we can’t afford to take the […]

Video shows boy with autism unlawfully pinned to the ground facedown by adults in ‘abusive’ NDIS-funded therapy – ABC News

Video shows boy with autism unlawfully pinned to the ground facedown by adults in ‘abusive’ NDIS-funded therapy ABC News Four Corners / By Anne Connolly, Amy Donaldson and Jessica Longbottom; Posted 25/9/23, updated 26/9/23 Please note this article and accompanying videos are very distressing. Please do not read further if you have experienced any kind of abuse or violence, […]

Disability royal commission finds Queensland government ‘could and should’ have done more to prevent abuse of brothers with autism – ABC News

Disability royal commission finds Queensland government ‘could and should’ have done more to prevent abuse of brothers with autism – ABC News By Janelle Miles and Kate McKenna Posted Tue 5 Sep 2023 at 8:07amTuesday 5 Sep 2023 at 8:07am, updated Tue 5 Sep 2023 at 3:22pm.   The Queensland Government should consider compensating two young men with autism found in […]

Now Available: Easy English client documents for all services in violence prevention and support sectors

WWILD has created easy english client documents for all services in violence prevention and support sectors Easy English resources like these, assist people with low literacy and intellectual disability to make informed decisions and provide informed consent in relation to accessing support services. These Easy English documents were developed by WWILD Sexual Violence Prevention Association […]