Women With Disabilities

Women with Disabilities Accessing Crisis Services in the ACT (2009)

Women with disabilities who experience violence have the same needs as other women, but they may also, in addition, have specific needs that are related to their disabilities. This report documents the findings from a project that aimed to explore current practices, raise awareness and assist domestic violence and crisis services in the ACT to become more accessible for women with disabilities. It also provides details of a set of good practice principles for improving access for women with disabilities to domestic violence and crisis services which were identified during the project.

Women with Disabilities Accessing Crisis Services in the ACT (214 KB)

Women with Disabilities Accessing Crisis Services in the ACT (4458 KB)

It goes with the Territory! The views of ACT Women with Disabilities about Health and Wellbeing Information (2011)

This companion report presents the findings and views of the women who reported having a disability or long-term or chronic health issue and who participated in WCHM’s health and wellbeing information research, and identifies the major themes and the barriers facing women with disabilities in accessing the health and wellbeing information they need.

The report It goes with the Territory! The views of ACT Women with Disabilities about Health and Wellbeing Information demonstrates that the greatest barrier for women with disabilities in accessing the health and wellbeing information they need is not being able to access a range of information in an appropriate format. Not being able to access a diverse spectrum of information in a variety of formats can limit the extent to which a woman with a disability can make informed decisions about her health. More than this, however, it entrenches disadvantage by enabling some women access to health and wellbeing information and not others. Ensuring that all women can access the health and wellbeing information they require in the format that is most suitable empowers women and enables them to fully engage with health decision-making. It extends the right to women with disabilities to be their own best guide on matters of health and wellbeing.

It goes with the Territory! The views of ACT women with Disabilities about Health and Wellbeing Info (302 KB)

It goes with the Territory! The views of ACT women with Disabilities about Health and Wellbeing Info (302 KB)