People with Disability Australia (PWDA) is excited to offer a free program for domestic and family violence (DFV) services in NSW to improve accessibility and inclusion for women and children with disability.
Category: Events
NAIDOC Week 2025: “The Next Generation: Strength, Vision & Legacy”
The 2025 theme, “The Next Generation: Strength, Vision & Legacy”, invites us to reflect on the resilience of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and to look forward with hope and determination.
National Redress Scheme Information Webinar for People with Disability
PWDA is hosting this webinar about the National Redress Scheme for people who have experienced institutional child sexual abuse on behalf of the Department of Social Services (DSS) with support from Fenton Communications.
National Reconciliation Week 2025: Bridging Now to Next
Tuesday 27 May National Reconciliation Week (NRW) — Tuesday 27 May–3 June — is a time for reflection, truth-telling, and collective action. The dates mark the significant milestones in Australia’s journey towards reconciliation: the 1967 Referendum and the 1992 Mabo…
Participant Safeguarding Co-Design Story Workshops
PWDA is assisting NDIS with recruitment for Participant Safeguarding Co-Design Story Workshops to help guide Safeguarding Policy Principles.
PWDA advocates for full inclusion of women with disability at CSW69
President Trinity Ford represented PWDA at the United Nations sixty-ninth session of the Commission on the Status of Women at UN Headquarters.
How to access photo identification in Australian States and Territories
We’ve outlined how to obtain photo identification in each state of Australia, with links to the pages and requirements for accessing the cards
International Women’s Day 2025: What does it mean to women and girls with disability?
PWDA looks at the 2025 theme for International Women’s Day and asks. Is it really for all women and girls if women with disability keep getting left behind?
The 2025 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras allowed PWDA members to be ‘Proud and Free to be Me’
On Wednesday 19 February, PWDA held an online Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras side event celebrating LGBTQIA+ disability pride – ‘Free to be Proud’.
Why PWDA member Caitlin is ‘Proud and Free to be Me’
PWDA member Caitlin tells us what being ‘Proud and Free to be Me’ means as a person with disability and member of PWDA during Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras 2025