Women and girls with disabilities are twice as likely to experience violence as those without disabilities.
This training a series of three (3) online workshops, for social service professionals, to learn about how gender and disability inequality drives violence, and how you can prevent it. See below for session details.
This is the registration page to register for all three sessions.
If you prefer to sign up for one or two sessions, individual registration pages can be found at the links below:
Session 2: Gender and Disability Drivers of Violence
Details
Session 1: Wednesday 29 March, 10:30am–1:30pm
Session 2: Wednesday 5 April, 10:30am–1:30pm
Session 3: Wednesday 12 April, 10:30am–1:30pm
Location: Online via Zoom (details will be provided upon registration)
Register by: Wednesday 22 March 2023.
Dates subject to change.
What you will learn
Session 1: Introduction to Prevention of Violence against Women with Disabilities (Prerequisite for Sessions 2 and 3)
How gender and disability inequality intersect to create disadvantage for women with disabilities
Impacts of violence against women with disabilities
New models of understanding disability and addressing ableism
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
Session 3: Prevention in Action
How to implement the Principles of Prevention in Practice
Referral services which can assist in responding to women with disabilities who experience violence.
The training is co-facilitated with a woman with a lived experience of disabilities and centres the voices of lived experience. It is evidence-based, aligning with the latest research on disability, Our Watch’s Changing the Landscape, and the Preventing Family Violence & Violence against Women Capability Framework.
For more information contact Tathra Street on (03) 9286 7818 or tathra.street@wdv.org.au.
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