Women with Disabilities ACT

04/03/2026

One week to go!

WWDACT is looking for 5 women and gender diverse people with disabilities to join a new Lived Experience Panel. The Panel is part of a new project WWDACT is doing with Women's Health Matters to scope sexual health, information and education services available to women with disabilities in the ACT.
The panel is open to women, non-binary and gender diverse people in the ACT (including trans women), who are 18 years or older.
More information and application form available through the link in bio.
Applications close 11 March!

01/03/2026

We are launching a pilot of Silver Collage Online! Register NOW through the link in our bio for the first online session.
Silver Collage Club is a group for senior women with disabilities and/or chronic conditions that is perfect for unwinding and getting creative. Each session includes a short presentation, time to make your own collages, and the chance to practice mindfulness, relax and unwind.
Silver Collage Club is facilitated by Robyn Davis and presented by Women with Disabilities ACT.
We have 2 new sessions that Robyn will be facilitating over Zoom. The dates are March 31st and April 28th. They will be run from 2pm - 3.30pm.
Materials can be delivered (within the Canberra area) before the sessions, so all you need is a computer or tablet that can join in a Zoom, and some scissors and glue.
More information through the link in our bio!

Come along to online Silver Collage - a monthly creative group for women and non-binary seniors with disabilities or chronic conditions.

27/02/2026

Join us for Zoom hangout!
Open to women, non-binary and gender diverse people with disabilities in the ACT and surrounding region, for a zoom hang out where we will play the card game we are not all strangers!

🗓 Date: Thursday 26th of March
🕒 Time: 6pm - 8pm
📍 Location: Zoom

RSVP today! Register using the link here: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/zoom-hangout-speed-friending-tickets-1982643051739?aff=oddtdtcreator



Slide 1
Image text: WWDACT Zoom Hangout, we are not really strangers card game. Online, Thurs 26th March 6pm-8PM. Free registration link in bio.
Image description: tiles of Zoom hang out with subtitle of card game on top, faceless person sitting at a desk with four people on their laptop screen with a small shelf above and a large plant on the right. "Online" in all caps is slanted on the bottom left of the image highlighted in orange. The dates and times are at the bottom of the page.

Slide 2:
Image text: What to expect:
Welcome to another peer event from WWDACT’s ‘Our Autonomy’ Project!
Join our community facilitators over Zoom for an evening get to know you game of ‘we’re not really strangers’. To connect and share, so come along, and bring your friends too, we are keen to meet you all 😊[smiling emoji]
To RSVP click the event link available in bio
Image description: "what to expect" highlighted in bright green with a thin purple line bordering around the body text with "To RSVP click the event link available in bio" highlighted in purple.

26/02/2026

Join us for Pizza and Picnic!
Open to women, non-binary and gender diverse people with disabilities in the ACT and surrounding region for pizza and a hang out.

🗓 Date: 13th of March
🕒 Time: 4pm - 6pm
📍 Location: Diddams Close on Lake Ginninderra

RSVP today! Register using the link here: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/pizza-and-picnic-tickets-1982646680593?aff=oddtdtcreator



Slide 1
Image text: WWDACT Pizza and Picnic Peer event. 4pm - 6pm, Fri, 13th March, at Lake Ginninderra. Free registration link in bio
Image description: Title of event at the top, 3 people on a stripped picnic blanket eating sandwiches in the middles, dates on times at the bottom left and right of the image and location at the bottom.

Slide 2
Image text: What to expect:
Welcome to another peer event from WWDACT’s ‘Our Autonomy’ Project!
Join our community facilitators for some pizza in the park. The event will be held at the Diddams Close public park on Lake Ginninderra. Pizza and soda will be provided by us!
To see more information about the event and register go to our Eventbrite.
We’re excited to see you there😊[smiling emoji]
To RSVP click the event link available in bio
Image description: "what to expect" highlighted in bright green with a thin purple line bordering around the body text with "To RSVP click the event link available in bio" highlighted in purple.

26/02/2026

Learn about disability justice and Palestinian liberation at this introductory workshop. This free workshop for women, non-binary and gender diverse people will;

- Provide an accessible introduction to the disability justice model

- Explains how disability justice differs from disability rights or inclusion models

- Explores how war, settler colonialism, and borders produce disability

- Examines Palestine as a central disability justice issue, not a side example

- Connects disability justice to collective care, survival, and resistance

- Relevant for activists, students, educators, and community organisers

Tuesday 17 March- 6-7.30pm. Online via Zoom
Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/1983737880401?aff=oddtdtcreator

Wednesday 18 March- 11am-1pm (includes a light lunch), Ainslie Arts Centre, Braddon.
Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/1982647272363?aff=oddtdtcreator

The artwork on slide 1 is inspired by and is a reference to the art of Micah Bazant & Sins Invalid.

Slide 1 Image description:
The background colour of the slide is light purple. Bold black text states "Disability Justice and Palestinian Liberation: An Introduction", which is followed by white text on dark purple background; "Presented by Dr Lina Koleilat." In the center there are two white circles side by side each with different text. The left circle text states "Online: tuesday 17 March 6pm - 7:30pm. Online via Zoom." The right circle text states "In person: Wednesday 18 March 11am - 1pm. Ainslie Arts centre, Elouera st, Braddon." At the bottom of the slide is a line drawing of a person using a wheelchair reaching out to hold the outstretched hand of a woman wearing a hijab with two bandaged amputated limbs. The texture of a black and white Palestinian Keffiyeh forms a textural overlay on the line drawing.

Slide 2 Image description:
The background of this slide is light purple. At the top center of the slide is white text on a dark purple background that states; "What to expect." The center of the slide is a large white box with black writing inside that states; "An accessible introduction to the disability justice model. Explains how disability justice differs from disability rights or inclusion models. Explores how war, settler colonialism, and borders produce disability. Examines Palestine as a central disability justice issue, not a side example. Connects disability justice to collective care, survival, and resistance. Relevant for activists, students, educators, and community organisers. WWDACT is excited to get to work with Dr Lina Koleilat to put on this workshop." In the bottom right corner of the slide is a partial photograph of a black and white Palestinian Keffiyeh.

25/02/2026

WWDACT is looking for 5 women and gender diverse people with disabilities to join a new Lived Experience Panel. The Panel is part of a new project WWDACT is doing with Women's Health Matters to scope sexual health, information and education services available to women with disabilities in the ACT.
The panel is open to women, non-binary and gender diverse people in the ACT (including trans women), who are 18 years or older.
More information and application form available through the link in bio.
Applications close 11 March!

24/02/2026

Come along to this online session about legislation reforms to criminialise coercive control in the ACT.

There will be an opportunity to ask questions to government representatives from the Justice and Community Safety Directorate and to give feedback.

Come to this event to:
- Learn about the proposed law reforms
- Hear the different options of legislation
- Learn about legislation in other states that has been recently introduced
- Ask questions about the proposed reforms
- Give feedback directly to government

The event will be held on Zoom on Thursday 5th March from 5.30-6.30pm. RSVP via Eventbrite to get access to the Zoom link and more materials. https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/discussion-coercive-control-legislation-reform-online-tickets-1983494600745?aff=oddtdtcreator

If you have any questions, or if you can’t make the event but would still like to be involved in consultation, please email policy@wwdact.org.au.

23/02/2026

Complete the survey to tell us what events you want WWDACT to run this year!

The 'Our Autonomy' Project has been going for more than a year now. The Engagement Team at WWDACT have been working hard to put on the events that you want to see and we want to continue to put on events that you can get excited about.

Find the survey here https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Z2PC9FY or go to our website www.wwdact.org.au and search "survey" to find more information.

If you would like to fill out this survey through alternative methods (phone call, paper copy, in a meeting), email community@wwdact.org.au and we will work with you to fill it out. Please be aware, we are a part-time office of varying capacity so it can take some time for us to get back to you.

Image description: White text inside black rectangles that reads "Inform 2026's WWDACT events. Complete the 2026 'Our Autonomy' Survey. We want to put on events you can get excited about. What Peer Events and Workshop do you want to be a part of?" There is then black text inside white rectangles that reads "To find the survey - clck the link in our Instagram bio". The rectangles are placed over a faded background image of people at a past WWDACT coffee catch-up event, laughing and talking over cups of coffee and tea.

23/02/2026

We are launching a pilot of Silver Collage Online! Registrations close soon. Register NOW through the link in our bio for the first online session.

Silver Collage Club is a group for senior women with disabilities and/or chronic conditions that is perfect for unwinding and getting creative. Each session includes a short presentation, time to make your own collages, and the chance to practice mindfulness, relax and unwind.
Silver Collage Club is facilitated by Robyn Davis and presented by Women with Disabilities ACT.

We have 2 new sessions that Robyn will be facilitating over Zoom. The dates are March 31st and April 28th. They will be run from 2pm - 3.30pm
Materials can be delivered (within the Canberra area) before the sessions, so all you need is a computer or tablet that can join in a Zoom, and some scissors and glue.

More information through the link in our bio!

19/02/2026

Recruitment is now underway for two new positions at WWDACT. With lots of exciting projects and opportunities happening in 2026 and 2027, we are excited to get to fill these identified positions.

Positions:
- Neurodivergent Parent Group Facilitator (Identified Position): 6hrs/week
- Policy and Project Officer (Identified Position): 14hrs/week

If you are interested, please visit the link or head to https://www.ethicaljobs.com.au/jobs-at-women-with-disabilities-act to find out more.

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16/02/2026

Our CEO Kat Reed is speaking at Women Unlimited Leadership Summit is tomorrow (18th Feb) - joining a list of speakers that includes Kamala Harris and Leigh Sales! The theme this year is Redefining Possibilities; women, non binary & gender diverse people in leadership are being challenged to expand their vision & explore new ways of thinking about leadership in a world where boundaries are constantly shifting.

Kat has been advocating for the rights of people of colour, q***r people, and people with disability since they were 17 years old, holding several leadership positions culminating in their position here at WWDACT. They are speaking on a panel with other ACT leaders about leading with an intersectional lens, exploring embracing intersectionality in gender equity efforts, lived experience, inclusion, and the power of representation in workplace cultures.

More information is available here: https://womenunlimited.co/location/canberra/

13/02/2026

** Now with Canberra Community Law to talk about their role in appeals for the DSP application process.**

A free practical workshop for people with a range of disabilities.

ACTDSID Staff Angela and Gemma will be speaking about the Disability Support Pension and how working can affect it.

Come along to learn about:
What is the Disability Support Pension (DSP)
How much money people can get on the DSP
Pension changes when you get money from a job
Reporting to Centrelink.

Ask any questions you may have.

To register:

In person- Wednesday 18 February 11am-1pm at Communities at Work, Denman Prospect
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/1981653508990?aff=oddtdtcreator

Online- Thursday 19 February 6-7.30pm- Zoom
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/1981655348492?aff=oddtdtcreator

Systemic advocacy and peer support organisation based in ACT region, Australia.