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Learn about how you have the same human rights as everyone else

Our Site is for women, girls and gender diverse people with disability. This part of the website talks about rights and the law.
Who is it for?
People with intellectual disability
What is it about?
Health rights
Who made it?
Women With Disabilities Australia
When was it made?
It was created
6 years ago
. It was shared here .
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Why do we trust it?

Because it was made with people with intellectual disability.

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Your human rights

A young girl with blonde hair. She is smiling.

People with disability have the same rights as everyone else.  

Our Site is a website for women and girls with disability. 

Our Site has information about human rights. 

These are the basic rights that all people have. 

Our Site also has information about 

  • discrimination 
  • the United Nations 
  • laws in Australia 
  • police, courts and prisons 
  • how to make a complaint. 

You can learn about your rights.  

People with disability have the same rights as everyone else. 

Our Site is a website for women, girls and people with disability.

The Our Site website has a section about:

  • or the basic rights that all people have
  • the United Nations
  • laws in Australia
  • police, courts and prisons
  • how to make a .

You can know your rights. You can protect your rights. Your rights can make things more fair for you.

We trust this resource

We trust this resource because it is:

  • Made with people with intellectual disability
  • Made to help, not for profit
  • Made by people who know a lot about the topic
  • Made in Australia

We've checked this resource, and you can follow our guide to know if health information is true and right for you.

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Women With Disabilities Australia

Women With Disabilities Australia (WWDA) is the national Disabled People’s Organisation (DPO) and National Women’s Alliance (NWA) for women, girls, and -diverse people with disabilities in Australia.