Topic: News

Representation Activities (July 2015)

July 2015 Date Activity Detail 07/07/15 The 13th AWID International Forum on Women’s Rights and Development: Feminist Futures: Building Collective Power for Rights and Justice, May 5-8, 2016 Salvador, Brazil Submitted written Application for the ACDA to present a Conference session on ‘Building Alliances to Address and Prevent Gendered Disability Violence’. WWDA coordinating this initiative…

Representation Activities (June 2015)

June 2015 Date Activity Detail 4/06/15 Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) Disability Advisory Committee NEDA and WWDA attended the annual forum of the AEC Disability Advisory Committee. 06/15 Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman (TIO) Advisory Group PWDA represents ACDA on the National Reference Group. 11/06/15 Senate Standing Committee on Finance and Public Administration: ‘Inquiry into Domestic Violence in…

Representation Activities (May 2015)

May 2015 Date Activity Detail 05/15 Australian Human Rights Commission: National Reference Group, Willing to Work Inquiry PWDA represents ACDA on the National Reference Group.

Representation Activities (April 2015)

April 2015 Date Activity Detail 07/04/15 ACDA Media Release: Immigration Department of Immigration to review decision relating to child with Down syndrome. 21/04/15 Senate Community Affairs References Committee: Inquiry into the impact on service quality, efficiency and sustainability of recent Commonwealth community service tendering processes by the Department of Social Services WWDA and PWDA gave…

Representation Activities (March 2015)

March 2015 Date Activity Detail 08/03/15 UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) 59th Session WWDA and PWDA represented both member organisations, and the ACDA, at the 59th session of CSW in New York.

Representation Activities (February 2015)

February 2015 Date Activity Detail 06/02/15 ACDA Media Release Welcoming funding of ACDA and announcing broad role of ACDA. ACDA member organisations interviewed by media. 11/02/15 National Press Conference: Senate Inquiry into Violence and Abuse Against People with Disability in Institutional and Residential Settings. Current ACDA member organisations assisted organisation of Press Conference, were represented…