The Respite Effect and Recovery Grants (the Grants), funded under the COVID-19 Disability Strategy, provide financial support to relieve pressures experienced in the home environments of people with disability and their families during the COVID-19 health emergency. If you’re a person with disability, or a carer or family member, you may be eligible to
Women With Disabilities ACT (WWDACT) would like to thank the ACT Office for Women and Minister Yvette Berry for awarding former Board Chair Sue Salthouse a Special Posthumous Commendation at last night’s ACT Women’s Awards. “Sue was a powerful advocate, whose work affected thousands of women and girls across the nation. Her commendation tonight was
The WWDACT E-Bulletin, February Issue is out now. View this e-Bulletin in your browser here. Fill out the form here to subscribe. Message from the Chair Dear Members and Colleagues, What a difficult month it has been. My thoughts are with all of our members who have been affected by the allegations of sexual assault in our
The WWDACT E-Bulletin, February Issue is out now. View this e-Bulletin in your browser here. Fill out the form here to subscribe. Message from the Chair Dear Members and colleagues, I hope you had an enjoyable Christmas break and 2021 is going well for you so far. We have been busy here at WWDACT,
WWDACT is looking for a short-term project officer to help us with our communications, consultation and advocacy during COVID-19. We are looking for someone who has experience in community surveys and analysis, social media, outreach and systemic advocacy. This position will be working from home using Microsoft Office 365 and other cloud based software, so
The WWDACT E-Bulletin, Issue 17 is out now. View this e-Bulletin in your browser here. Fill out the form here to subscribe. Message from the Acting Chair Dear Members and colleagues Welcome to our final newsletter for 2020. It has been a long, difficult, heart breaking year for many of us, and I’m sure I’m not alone
The Women with Disabilities ACT (WWDACT) ABN 74 908 530 982 Annual General Meeting will be held on Tuesday 22 December from 5.30-7pm, via Zoom in recognition of the ongoing pandemic. Auslan interpretation will be available, and WWDACT asks attendees to please advise of other accessibility requirements by 7 December 2020 COB. Board nominations have
Women with Disabilities ACT (WWDACT) is looking for an enthusiastic Chief Executive Officer to join our team. About WWDACT: Women With Disabilities ACT (WWDACT) is a systemic advocacy and peer support organisation for women, girls, non-binary and feminine identifying people with disabilities in the ACT and region. WWDACT follows a human rights philosophy, based
The WWDACT E-Bulletin, Issue 16/20 is out now. View this e-Bulletin in your browser here. Fill out the form here to subscribe. Message from the Acting Chair Dear Members and Colleagues, It seems it is a season of farewells for us here at WWDACT with us now saying goodbye to another person we would rather not
The WWDACT E-Bulletin, Issue 15/20 is out now. View this e-Bulletin in your browser here. Fill out the form here to subscribe. Message from the Acting Chair Dear Members and Colleagues Last week we bade a very fond farewell to our friend and colleague Sue Salthouse at a State Memorial Service held at the National Gallery of
