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 […]
Neve Website – Women With Disability Australia (WWDA)
Neve Website – Women With Disability Australia (WWDA) Neve is a safe, accessible space. It is by and for women, girls, feminine identifying and non-binary people with disabilities. You can learn about Wellbeing, Support, Staying Safe, Families and a page For Professionals. Neve is about supporting our community to live safe and fulfilled lives. Neve is here […]
Consent, Contraception, Pregnancy, and Reproductive Coercion Booklets and Videos
Consent, Contraception, Pregnancy Options, Reproductive Coercion Easy English Information These booklets and videos were developed by WWILD and Children by Choice and co-designed by women with intellectual and learning disabilities. These resources are free to download and use by anyone. Please click on the topic below to open and download the resource or view the […]
Sexual assault reports in Australia hit all-time high. What’s driving the increase? – ABC News
Sexual assault reports in Australia hit all-time high. What’s driving the increase? PM – By Nassim Khadem Posted 29.7.2022 New data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics this week shows the number of sexual assaults reported around Australia has risen to an all-time high. Key points: There were a record 31,000 sexual assaults reported […]
Report on Young Women and Non-Binary People’s Experiences of Gender-Based Violence across Australia – WWDA & NATSIWA
Report on Young Women and Non-Binary People’s Experiences of Gender-Based Violence across Australia – WWDA and NATSIWA The Australian Women Against Violence Alliance’s much-awaited Report on Young Women and Non-Binary People’s Experiences of Gender-Based Violence across Australia was launched at 1pm today (17.2.2022) at an online event run in collaboration with Women With Disabilities Australia […]
Technology increasingly used to ‘victimise and control’ women with intellectual disability – ABC News
Technology increasingly used to ‘victimise and control’ women with intellectual disability – ABC News By disability affairs reporter Nas Campanella and the Specialist Reporting Team’s Celina Edmonds 1/09/2021 Excerpt of article: Women with cognitive and intellectual disability are increasingly being abused through technology, with perpetrators monitoring their behaviour, tracking their movements and encouraging them to share naked images, […]