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The Women with Disabilities Australia (WWDA), formerly known as the Women with Disabilities Feminist Collective (WDFC), is an Australian social support organization representing women, girls, feminine identifying, and non-binary people with disabilities, which first engaged in feminist political action in the 1980s. [1] [2]
Lesley Maria Hall OAM (27 November 1954 – 19 October 2013) was a disability advocate, arts administrator, writer and activist. [1] She was one of the founders of the Women with Disabilities Feminist Collective (WDFC), now known as Women with Disabilities Australia (WWDA), [2] and Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Federation of Disability Organisations (AFDO). [3]
Since 1997, Frohmader has been Chief Executive Officer of Women With Disabilities Australia (WWDA). Under her leadership, WWDA received a number of awards, including the National Violence Prevention Award (1999), National Human Rights Award (2001), and the Tasmanian Women's Safety Award (2008).
The 2024 Australia Day Honours are appointments to various orders and honours to recognise and reward good works ... For service to people with disability, and to women.
The 2010 Australia Day Honours are appointments to various orders and honours to recognise and reward good works by Australian citizens. The list was announced on 26 January 2010 by the Governor General of Australia , Quentin Bryce .
She used her prize money to set up the "Sporting Dreams Fund", which helps people with disabilities to develop their sporting talents. [23] In 2010, she was named the Sporting Wheelie of the Year by the Sporting Wheelies and Disabled Association. [17] In 2011, she was an Australia Day Ambassador. [24]
That’s why many of Australia’s Indigenous peoples, and an increasing number of the non-Indigenous or “settler” population, have long dubbed the national holiday “Invasion Day” or ...
The 2005 Australia Day Honours are appointments to various orders and honours to recognise and reward good works by Australian citizens. The list was announced on 26 January 2005 by the Governor General of Australia , Michael Jeffrey .