Women with Disabilities ACT

14/01/2026

Silver Collage Club is back for 2026! Robyn will be facilitating fortnightly collage sessions from Feb 11th till April 22nd at the Pearce Community Centre - they'll be the same times as last year, every 2nd Wednesday afternoon from 1:30pm to 4pm.

Silver Collage Club is a fortnightly creative group for senior women with disabilities 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.

You can sign up via Eventbrite here - https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/1980436555048

Check out our website here if you'd like more info - https://wwdact.org.au/scc/

17/12/2025

Congratulations to the WWDACT Policy Advisory Committee (PAC) on their nomination for a Chief Minister’s Inclusion Award - Excellence in Collaborating with People with Disability.

Members of the PAC, WWDACT Staff members and Board attended the Chief Minister’s Inclusion Awards on the 10th December to celebrate their nomination and the wonderful achievements of the last 3 years.

The PAC has been involved in all elements of WWDACT’s advocacy and are a key part of the organisation. They have been instrumental in our advocacy successes over the past few years, including the passage of the Disability Inclusion Act, the scoping of a Perinatal Mental Health Centre, increased awareness around the reproductive rights of people with disabilities, and community engagement of older women with disabilities - just to name a few.

We were delighted to have the opportunity to celebrate the achievements of the PAC and wish to thank the Inclusion Awards team for supporting our attendance at the awards.

A special congratulations to WWDACT member, workshop facilitator extraordinaire and friend of WWDACT Ebe Ganon, who received the Sue Salthouse Award for Championing Human Rights and Equality on the night. Well deserved!

Congratulations to all winners and nominees!

Photo 1 (left to right): Pippa Newman (WWDACT Staff), Tabitha Sinclair (PAC member), Suzanne Gearing (WWDACT Board Chair), Sarah Fisher (PAC member), Andrew Barr MLA (ACT Chief Minister), Taryn Lee (PAC member), Alex Naunton (PAC member), Kat Reed (WWDACT Staff)

Sending special love and appreciation to PAC members Robyn Davis and Lauren Cannell who were unable to make it on the night.

16/12/2025

WWDACT is closing for the holidays on the 19th December. We'll be back in January, on Monday the 12th. We hope all our members and supporters have a safe and happy holiday season, and look forward to seeing you all in 2026!

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