Intellectual Disability and Domestic and Family Violence Webinar – posted 21st May 2020
Intellectual Disability and Domestic and Family Violence Webinar Date recorded: 21st May 2020 Presented by Jane Barrett and Siobhan Gibbs This webinar focuses on the intersection of intellectual disability and domestic and family violence. In particular on some key aspects of working with people who have an intellectual disability including: Identifying intellectual disability, cognitive and […]
Child Safety and Wellbeing Policy Review
Child Safety and Wellbeing Policy Review WWILD has completed a review of its Child Safety and Wellbeing Policy and developed two new supporting resources: the Guidelines for Supervision of Children and Young People at WWILD and the Guide to Identifying and Managing Online Risks. Key updates to the policy include: Introduction of a National Police Checks policy and procedure for staff. Improving […]
WWILD’s Loud and Proud Project
WWILD’s Loud and Proud Project – 2024-2026 WWILD worked alongside women and non-binary people with intellectual disability on an exciting 2-year violence prevention project called the Loud and Proud Project. The project participants had experienced either domestic and family violence, or sexual violence, or both. Women and non-binary people with intellectual disability were included at all levels of the project. The aim of the project was to […]
NSW Health Education Centre Against Violence – Easy read resources available!
NSW Health Education Centre Against Violence – Easy read resources available! People with disability co-designed and co-produced these resources with NSW Health and includes: 13 Easy Read Guides for people who have been sexually assaulted; 5 Plain English sexual assault booklets for people who have been recently sexually assaulted; Informational videos in Easy Read These resources […]
Speak Up and Be Safe from Abuse – Communication Toolkit and Resources
Speak Up and Be Safe from Abuse – Communication Toolkit and Resources Abuse is not ok. Everyone has the right to speak up. Scope was supported by the Victorian Government to produce a communication toolkit and resources for people with communication difficulties, to assist individuals to identify and report abuse. Click on Speak Up and […]
Little has changed since disability royal commission exposed deep institutional failings – ABC News
Little has changed since disability royal commission exposed deep institutional failings ABC News – By the Specialist Reporting Team’s Evan Young “Devastated.” “An insult.” “A failure of leadership.” That’s what the disability community said a year ago when the federal government released its initial response to the $600 million Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect […]
Blurred Borders Queensland Resource Kits
Blurred Borders Queensland Blurred Borders Queensland project provides a set of accessible plain English resources designed to help people understand the law and their legal rights, and was adapted for Queensland by Legal Aid QLD. The resource kits have been designed for use by a wide range of service providers across the legal, education, health, public […]
2026 Workshop at WWILD: Trauma Counselling for Supporting People with Intellectual Disabilities
2026 – Workshop at WWILD: Trauma Counselling for Supporting People with Intellectual Disabilities Please email or phone to put your name on a waitlist. We will be releasing a date in early 2026. WWILD provides trauma counselling to people with intellectual disabilities who have experienced sexual, domestic and family violence and other types of abuse […]
Health outcomes for people with intellectual disability remain ‘comparable to third world countries’ – ABC News
Health outcomes for people with intellectual disability remain ‘comparable to third world countries’ – ABC News By national disability affairs reporter Nas Campanella and the Specialist Reporting Team’s Evan Young Australians with intellectual disability continue to experience unconscious bias in the medical system and much poorer health outcomes than people without disability. On average, they die 27 […]
Easy Guide – Tips for Identifying if Someone May Have an Intellectual or Learning Disabilities
Tips for Observing or Noticing if Someone may have an Intellectual or Learning Disabilities It can be difficult to know if someone is presenting at your service may have an intellectual or learning disability. Some people do not feel comfortable sharing that as they may have had bad experiences of discrimination in the past and […]