Women with Disabilities ACT

04/12/2025

Free Workshop: Surviving the Holidays- Your Way

The holiday season can be challenging and isolating for many with disabilities.

Join us with author and advocate Yenn Purkis to share and discuss tips and tricks to survive and thrive.

This engaging workshop will include:

Celebrating with low spoons
Traditions
Spending time with chosen family
Coping with family conflict
Boundaries
Managing sensory overload
Survival strategies

Attendees will receive a free booklet with information from the session.

Tuesday 9 December 11am-1pm IN PERSON
at Ainslie Arts Centre
Free registration: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/1968892327954?aff=oddtdtcreator

Wednesday 19 December 6-7.30pm ONLINE
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/1968892206591?aff=oddtdtcreator

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27/11/2025

I-Day 2025 is coming up soon - on December 3! We've partnered with for Inclusion - Incorporating People With Disabilities ACT to bring you this year's online showcase event, Halting Hate, Finding Kindness: Rebooting Diversity, Disability Inclusion and Equity in the 2020s. This event brings together international experts, local leaders, and Canberrans with disability for a thoughtful discussion on the effects of harmful speech, misinformation and disinformation – and the practical steps communities can take to counter it.

You can read about it in the Canberra Daily (link in comments)!

26/11/2025

SURVEY DEADLINE EXTENDED

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 the comments or by emailing us.
The survey is currently open, and closes 13th December.

24/11/2025

Celebrate the Festive season at the Our Autonomy’ Projects upcoming Christmas Craft Peer Event!
Open to women and gender diverse people with disabilities in our community, this is a chance to relax and craft and connect.
🗓 Date: Monday 8th December
🕒 Time: 2pm to 4pm
📍 Location: Youth Coalition ACT
RSVP today! Register using the LINK https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/christmas-crafting-tickets-1831772975279?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl


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Slide 1: "WWDACT Christmas Craft, 2-4pm, Monday 8th December, Youth Coalition ACT, free registration link in bio"
Slide 2: "Welcome to another peer event from WWDACT’s ‘Our Autonomy’ Project! Join our community facilitators Remi and Leigh in creating your very own Christmas card or tree decoration! No need to bring your own supplies, we’ll have card, collage supplies, felt and ribbon, anything you need even idea prompts so you can jump right into creating your own design! So come along, and bring your friends too, we are keen to meet you all 😊"

23/11/2025

The University of Melbourne are running a focus group to learn about how people with disability want to be involved in health education programs. They'll use this information to understand how these programs can be run well, so that they help people learn about and get a cervical screening test.

If you're interested, the focus group is online on Tuesday 9 December at 2pm AEDT. It's open to women or people with a cervix who:
- have a disability
- live in Australia
- are aged 24-74.

People can email to express their interest at madeleine.clarke.1@unimelb.edu.au.

20/11/2025

Free workshop- "Surviving the Holidays- Your Way'

The holiday season can be challenging and isolating for many with disabilities.

Join us with author and advocate Yenn Purkis to share and discuss tips and tricks to survive, in your way.

This engaging workshop will include:

Coping with family conflict
Spending time with chosen family
Boundaries
Celebrating with low spoons
Traditions
Managing sensory overload
Survival strategies

Attendees will receive a free booklet with information from the session.

IN PERSON
Tuesday 9 December 11am-1pm (lunch provided)
Ainslie Arts Centre, 30 Elouera Street, Braddon
Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/1968892327954?aff=oddtdtcreator
Repeated-

ONLINE
Wednesday 10 December 6-7.30pm
Online via zoom
Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/1968892206591?aff=oddtdtcreator

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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