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Letter To WWILD’s Supporters WWILD would like to acknowledge and respond to the callous indifference and lack of humanity that led to the deaths of four year old Willow Dunn in Brisbane and Ann Marie Smith recently, and the two teenage boys who were recently found in squalid conditions of neglect. Unfortunately these experiences are…
DetailsOpen letter to QDN members and supporters Like all of you, QDN directors, members and staff are deeply saddened and frustrated by the deaths of Willow Dunn and Ann Marie Smith and the discovery of two disabled teens locked in a squalid Brisbane bedroom. We know this is a difficult time for the disability community.…
Details‘Urgent action’ needed over high proportion of Indigenous women in prison, report says By Philippa McDonald Posted, updated 31 March 2020 Link to article The number of Indigenous women in custody has been called “one of the most challenging human rights issues facing Australia”. Key points: Research shows a “disturbing over-representation” of Indigenous prisoners Poverty, family violence, abuse and trauma…
DetailsAdelaide woman’s ‘degrading’ death shows community’s ‘devaluation’ of people with disabilities – ABC News By Eugene Boisvert and Daniel Keane Posted 16 May 2020 Click here for link to article The case of an Adelaide woman who died after being left by carers in a cane chair 24-hours-a-day for a year shows the community still does not value people with disabilities…
DetailsOnly Human Radio Show – Stay Sane in this Mad World Advocacy Journalism in action! Social Justice, Disability Rights, Community Events and Solidarity Only Human airs on Brisbane Community Radio 4ZZZ on MONDAYS 12 noon on 102.1fm and Zed Digital DAB+ TUESDAYS 6pm. It is produced by a diverse team of journos and guests…
DetailsNow is the time to act on pandemic measures for people with disability APRIL 3, 2020 / UNCATEGORIZED People with disability, and their organisations, across Australia are calling for urgent action, again, to keep us safe during the current COVID-19 pandemic. Over 70 national, state and territory disability organisations have come together to urge the…
DetailsWWILD’s Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability Project is now open to referrals WWILD is being funded by the Commonwealth Department of Social Services, through by Micah Projects, to offer counselling and case management support to people who want to talk about the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect…
DetailsCOVID 19 Update – WWILD Services WWILD is open and working. With the lifting of restrictions and trying to be COVID safe, there will be some changes to how we work. We will let current WWILD women know when we can begin the Womens group again utilising Covid-19 safety guidelines. Our Counselling, Victim of crime…
DetailsInternational Women’s Day lifts the lid on human rights for women and girls with disability – Women with Disabilities Australia Women With Disabilities Australia (WWDA) has launched a new website, Our Place, just in time for International Women’s Day. The ‘Our Place’ website has been developed to support women and girls with disability to…
DetailsResearch: Causes and contributors to deaths of people with disability in Australia – NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission report Excerpt: The research In early 2019, to further inform our work in this area, we engaged Professor Julian Trollor, Chair, Intellectual Disability Mental Health, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Developmental Disability Neuropsychiatry at the University of…
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