A recent forum saw women with disabilities ask the three major parties contesting the Victorian State Election in November to answer questions around healthcare, equal access and violence against women.
Women with Disabilities Victoria (WDV) has long been at the forefront of Systemic advocacy, ensuring that the voices of Victorian women with disabilities continue to be the primary informants on issues which impact on our capacity to be equal citizens.
This week they again showed that they are a force to be reckoned with, by convening a forum where women with disabilities ask the three major parties to answer questions relating to the Women with Disabilities Victoria 2014 Election Statement
Andrea Coote, the Parliamentary Secretary for Community Services represented the Liberal Party, Danielle Greene, who is the Labor Party spokesperson on Reducing Family Violence, and Colleen Hartland, with portfolio responsibility for women, disability and family violence, represented the Greens.
Read the full story... (off-site)- Topics:
- Gender, Health, violence, Abuse and Neglect
- Author:
- Tricia Malowney.
- Source:
- Pro Bono News
- Date published:
- Thu 2nd Oct, 2014