Our aims and objectives

WWDACT is a systemic advocacy and peer support organisation run by women with disabilities for women with disabilities. WWDACT is an affiliate of Women With Disabilities Australia and as such supports and promotes their organisational aims and objectives.

AIMS

The aim of Women With Disabilities Australia (WWDA) is to be a national voice for the needs and rights of women with disabilities and a national force to improve the lives and life chances of women with disabilities.

OBJECTIVES

The objectives of Women With Disabilities Australia (WWDA) are:

• to actively promote the participation of women with disabilities in all aspects of social, economic, political and cultural life;
• to advocate on issues of concern to women with disabilities in Australia; and
• to seek to be the national representative organisation for women with disabilities in Australia by:
  • undertaking systemic advocacy;
  • providing policy advice;
  • undertaking research; and
  • providing information and education.