Women with Disabilities ACT

20/11/2025

November 20th - today - is Trans Remembrance Day. As WWDACT's membership and advocacy includes all women, whether cis or trans, and gender diverse people, we would like to acknowledge, honour, and remember all the trans lives affected by violence.

As per ACON's words below, far too many trans people have and continue to be subjected to trans misogyny and transphobia. This is often compounded for trans individuals with disabilities, who face even more barriers accessing healthcare and disability support. For those people, Transhub - which has recently gone national - is a fantastic resource for finding transgender-related medical and other supports.

Today, and every day, we value, support, and welcome our trans community members.

19/11/2025

Have you tried to access public healthcare in the ACT? Have you waited months or even years for a specialist appointment? Is it difficult to find the wait times for accessing healthcare?

WWDACT is preparing a submission to the Inquiry into ACT Health data, demands and processes. We want to capture your experiences and push for more accessible healthcare.

You can fill out our survey through the link in bio or by emailing us - survey closes 26th November.

18/11/2025

Our CEO, Kat Reed, is speaking at Out for Australia's Out for Connections at Questacon next week!

Out for Connections is an evening of q***r achievement, storytelling and joy where you can connect with LGBTQIA+ community groups and services. You can meet interesting new people & enjoy drinks and snacks whilst geeking out at Questacon!

Tickets are available here: https://events.humanitix.com/2025-out-for-connections

17/11/2025

Join WWDACT and Care Financial for a free lunch and workshop.

This empowering and practical workshop will help people identify their existing skills to assist with budgeting for life.

This workshop will include:

Feelings around finances and budgeting
How to track income and expenses
Budgeting apps
Essential budgeting skills
Share neuro-affirming success tips

When: 1pm lunch, 1.30-3.00pm workshop
Wednesday 19 November

Where: Ainslie Arts Centre, 30 Elouera St, Braddon

Who: Women, non-binary and gender diverse people with disabilities/ chronic illness (self-identified). Support workers, friends, and assistance animals all very welcome.

Please RSVP with accessibility and dietary requirements:
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/1958540610689?aff=oddtdtcreator

17/11/2025

WWDACT is thrilled to announce that our Policy Advisory Committee (PAC) has been nominated for a Chief Minister’s Inclusion Award – Excellence in Collaborating with People with Disability. You can read more about the PAC’s work on our website – link in bio.
A special mention to PAC member Robyn Davis who has worked with WWDACT to design and implement ‘Silver Collage Club’ addressing isolation of older women with disabilities. Robyn has been nominated for a ‘Leader in Inclusion’ award for her work. PAC member Taryn Lee has also been nominated for a ‘Leader in Inclusion’ award for their leadership in the disability community.
Congratulations to the PAC for this recognition, and we look forward to celebrating their nomination at the Inclusion Awards on the 10th December.

10/11/2025

Budgeting 101 with Disability Workshop

Living with disabilities can create extra financial challenges.

This empowering workshop will help people identify their existing skills to assist with budgeting for life.

This workshop by Care Financial will include:

Feelings around finances and budgeting
How to track income and expenses
Budgeting apps
Essential budgeting skills
Share neuro-affirming success tips

The workshop will be held:

Online via zoom Monday 17 November 6-7.30pm
Free registration- https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/1958653388009?aff=oddtdtcreator

Then repeated:

Wednesday 19 November with a light lunch at 1pm followed by the workshop from 1.30-3.30pm.
Free registration- https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/1958540610689?aff=oddtdtcreator

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10/11/2025

We would love to hear more from our membership and get your input into the policy and advocacy work we are doing. We are experimenting with different ways of doing this, including a new WWDACT Policy Network Slack Page.

This survey is for you if you are:
💜A woman, non-binary or gender diverse person
💚Living or working in the ACT
💜Interested in policy and advocacy

We would LOVE you to fill out this short survey to tell us how you’d like to be involved!

The survey link is here: https://forms.gle/KGDVikrh1v5VVGbr6

02/11/2025

The Office of LGBTIQA+ Affairs has launched the 2025 ACT LGBTIQA+ Communities Survey!

They want to hear from LGBTIQA+ people about what life is like for LGBTIQA+ people in Canberra. If you're 16 or older and live in or around Canberra, we invite you to take part. Young people aged 12–15 can participate with support from a parent or guardian. Your insights will help us measure progress toward equality and identify what still needs to be done to support LGBTIQA+ people in our community.

Take the survey now here: https://nousgroupau.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2mmbR42vzktzP5c
Survey closes 7 December.

31/10/2025

We're out and about at sunny the Springout Pride Festival - Canberra today! Come by and say hi if you're around 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈

31/10/2025

Intersex Awareness Day may be over, but the work continues. Keep learning. Keep sharing. Keep advocating. Intersex people deserve visibility, inclusion, rights, and respect—every day of the year.
We are proud to be an ally and to stand in solidarity with our intersex friends.
If you haven’t signed the Darlington Statement yet, visit www.darlington.org.au.
Would you like to learn more about intersex issues? Visit our friends at InterAction for Health and Human Rights at www.interaction.org.au.
Would you like to understand about intersex variations or seek support? Visit the InterLink Resource Hub to Resource Hub – INTERLINK.
Are you a member of the intersex community and seeking to connect with others? Visit Intersex Peer Support Australia at www.isupport.org.au.
Are you a business, institution or organisation and seeking training for your team about intersex inclusion? Visit Yellow Tick – A project of the Darlington Consortium

30/10/2025

Want to support intersex people?
Learn and listen
Challenge stigma
Share intersex content
Support intersex-led organisations
Advocate for rights and recognition
“Solidarity involves commitment and work, as well as the recognition that even if we do not have the same lives, we do live on common ground.” -Sara Ahmed
If you haven’t signed the Darlington Statement yet, visit www.darlington.org.au.
Would you like to learn more about intersex issues? Visit our friends at InterAction for Health and Human Rights at www.interaction.org.au.
Would you like to understand about intersex variations or seek support? Visit the InterLink Resource Hub to Resource Hub – INTERLINK.
Are you a member of the intersex community and seeking to connect with others? Visit Intersex Peer Support Australia at www.isupport.org.au.
Are you a business, institution or organisation and seeking training for your team about intersex inclusion? Visit Yellow Tick – A project of the Darlington Consortium

30/10/2025

Come see us this weekend at Springout Pride Festival - Canberra's Fair Day at Glebe Park! SpringOUT have a full 6 hours of entertainment running from 11am to 5pm this Saturday 1st November, including live acts on the park stage, rainbow families & sports zone including face painting, food stalls, and market stalls - which includes WWDACT!

Please note that we have unfortunately been placed in a stall near the middle of the grass - please see the provided map. Our apologies for this - we attempted to gain a stall in an accessible location near the paths, however this was not granted.