Information about workforce training and workshops

Posted on January 13, 2022April 4, 2022 by WDV

Information about workforce training and workshops

Digital drawing of six women using various mobility aids

Women with disabilities experience multiple barriers to accessing the health services we need.

The Experts in Our Health sessions for women with disabilities and workforces are co-designed and delivered by a lived-experience team.

These sessions are about upholding rights, supporting access, speaking up and finding what is needed in the health system.

The sessions include content from the upcoming Experts in Our Health Resources, including the resource ‘Inclusive Co-Design in Practice’.

Download a Word document with information about the workshop for women with disabilities.

Download a Word document with information about the training for workforces.

A Right to Respect: Prevention of Violence Against Women with Disabilities Training

Posted on November 4, 2021March 10, 2022 by WDV

A Right to Respect: Prevention of Violence Against Women with Disabilities Training

Simple illustration of four women, one with long dark hair and a short skirt holding a rainbow, one with pink hair using a manual wheelchair, one with yellow pants and flowy pink hair holding a baby, and one wearing a long skirt and a hijab.

Women and girls with disabilities are twice as likely to experience violence as those without disabilities.

These online workshops, aimed towards disability and social services workforces, will show:

How gender and disability inequality drives violence, and
How you can prevent it.

The training will be delivered over three sessions:

“Eye opening and important”

– Training participant

Location:

Online via Zoom (we will send you the details after you have registered).

How to Register:

You can register for any individual session, or for all three at once, using the links below.

Register for session 1: Introduction to Prevention of Violence against Women with Disabilities.

Register for session 2: Drivers of Violence and Essential Actions.

Register for session 3: Prevention in Action.

Pricing (per person, including GST)

Organisation (cost per person) – $85 per session
Individual/sole trader/student – $65 per session

What you will learn:

Session 1: Introduction to Prevention of Violence against Women with Disabilities

How gender and disability inequality intersect to create disadvantage for women with disabilities
Impacts of violence against women with disabilities
Why gender inequity is a key driver of violence against women with disabilities

Session 2: Drivers of Violence and Essential Actions

How our everyday actions and practice can contribute to violence against women with disabilities
How gender and disability equitable practice can create change to end violence
Strategies and tools to prevent violence against women with disabilities

Session 3: Prevention in Action

How we can be active bystanders to prevent violence against women with disabilities
How primary prevention can inform the safe management of disclosures of violence against women with disabilities
Referral services which can assist in responding to women with disabilities who experience violence

The training is co-facilitated with an expert in violence prevention, and a woman with a lived experience of disabilities. It is evidence-based, aligning with the latest research on disability, Our Watch’s Change the Story, and the Preventing Family Violence & Violence against Women Capability Framework.

For more information:

Call: (03) 9286 7818
Email: [email protected]

“I feel like I can make a real difference now”

– Training participant

WDV’s AGM and Brenda Gabe Award presentation is coming soon!

Posted on September 30, 2021October 4, 2021 by WDV

Women with Disabilities Victoria 2021 AGM

WDV’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held on Wednesday 27 October from 12:00 to 2:30pm, as an online meeting via Zoom.

This year the meeting will include the presentation of the Brenda Gabe Leadership Award, and we’re thrilled to announce Jacinta Parsons as the independent judge for the award. Jacinta is a broadcaster, radio maker, writer, and public speaker. She currently hosts Afternoons on ABC Melbourne delivering a popular mix of art, culture and ideas.

For more information about the AGM, how to attend, and how to nominate for a position on the Board of WDV, please go to our AGM page.

Taxi Services Survey

Posted on August 30, 2021November 4, 2021 by WDV

Your Experience Using Taxi Services Survey

WDV is interested in hearing from you about your experience in using taxi services. Availability, waiting time, call center experience, driver behavior and more.

This survey is for all members who wish to participate.

The survey has been developed by Barwon Hub members over growing concerns that maxi taxi availability is limited, that sedans are sent instead of a wheelchair accessible vehicle, and that people are being left for long periods of time waiting to be picked up creating anxiety and placing women and gender diverse people with disability at risk.

Please take the time to fill out the survey if you have experiences of your own that you would like to share with WDV to assist in gathering information to create change.

To complete the survey, please click the link:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/9B27M7R

To ask any questions or for help with the survey please call WDV on (03) 9286 7800 or email [email protected]

Gender and Disability Coordinator Part-time (0.8 FTE)

Posted on August 26, 2021November 4, 2021 by WDV

Gender and Disability Coordinator (0.8FTE)

The Gender and Disability Coordinator is a position within the Gender and Disability Workforce Development Program.

This position is responsible for:

Implementing the Gender and Disability Workforce Development Program training and workforce deliverables over the next phase of funding.
Building and maintaining effective relationships with key stakeholders, to support Program delivery.
Contributing knowledge and expertise in prevention of violence against women with disabilities (PVAWD), gender and disability equity for the broader strategic positioning of women with disabilities in primary prevention.
Contributing to a strong and respectful team culture grounded in feminist and co-design principles

Position Description PDF version

Position Description Microsoft Word version

Applications close 5pm Monday September 6, 2021.

*Please note, only applicants who have addressed the Key Selection Criteria will be considered for this role.

Gender and Disability Manager Part-time (0.8 FTE)

Posted on August 16, 2021November 4, 2021 by WDV

Gender and Disability Manager Part-time (0.8 FTE)

The Gender and Disability Manager is a position within the Workforce Development program team, this position is responsible for:

Leading the Gender and Disability Workforce Development Program and achieving the Program’s aims and violence prevention workforce development deliverables over the next phase of funding.
Building and maintaining effective relationships with Program funders, partners, and key stakeholders, to support Program delivery and expansion.
Contributing knowledge and expertise in prevention of violence against women with disabilities (PVAWD), gender and disability equity for the achievement of WDV’s strategic objectives and broader strategic positioning of women with disabilities in primary prevention.
Developing a strong and respectful team culture grounded in feminist and co-design principles
Participating in the effective management of WDV as a member of the senior management team.

Position Description PDF version

Position Description Microsoft Word version

Applications close 5pm Tuesday September 14, 2021.

*Please note, only applicants who have addressed the Key Selection Criteria will be considered for this role.

We are Hiring!

Posted on August 10, 2021 by WDV

Membership Engagement and Communications Officer (0.9 FTE)

The Membership Engagement and Communications Officer is a position within the Operations team.

This position is responsible for:

Building and strengthening WDV’s Membership base and the engagement and participation of Members in WDV’s programs and activities.
Communicating with all WDV Members, women with disabilities, key stakeholders and the wider public in promotion of WDV activities.

Position Description PDF version

Position Description Microsoft Word version

Applications close 5pm Monday August 23, 2021.

Marketing and Communications Coordinator (0.6 FTE)

The Marketing and Communications Coordinator is a position within our Operations team, this position is responsible for:

Promoting the goals and priorities of WDV by ensuring accessible, relevant, timely and effective marketing and communications of WDV to its members, stakeholders and the wider community.
Supporting the WDV Strategic Plan by pursuing marketing and communication initiatives and tools that inform and influence community attitudes, including the disability and related sectors, our members, government and key stakeholders.

Position Description PDF version

Position Description Microsoft Word version

Applications close 5pm Monday August 23, 2021.

Prevention of Violence Against Women with Disabilities Micro-webinar Series and Understanding Disability animated video

Posted on July 28, 2021July 28, 2021 by WDV

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Prevention of Violence Against Women with Disabilities Micro-webinar Series and Understanding Disability animated video

Women with disabilities experience considerable discrimination and violence based on gender inequality and disability inequality.

To combat this, Women with Disabilities Victoria have developed new resources to increase awareness and build the capacity of disability, health service, social service and prevention workforces to deliver gender and disability equitable, responsive and inclusive services.

Resources to be launched are:

• 1 animated video on Understanding Disability – introducing viewers to 6 keystones for how we understand disability and how we want others to understand disability- to build an equitable and safe future.

• Micro-webinar series

WDV would like to introduce our new pilot online awareness raising micro courses. These courses explore violence against women with disabilities. The first course increases awareness of the impact of violence against women with disabilities and the second course introduces prevention of violence against women with disabilities. Both courses have a short online assessment and feedback form – once complete participants will receive a certificate of completion.

These resources are part of a larger resource suite designed to promote prevention of violence against women with disabilities.

The Gender and Disability Workforce Development Program is supported by the Victorian Government.

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