Changing the landscape is an evidence-based resource that shows that violence against women and girls with disabilities is preventable, not inevitable. It names ableism and gender inequality as the two consistent, intersecting drivers of violence against women and girls with disabilities, and sets out the actions needed to address these drivers and stop this violence before it starts.
Join MC,Our Watch Ambassador Drisana Levitzke-Gray, and Birri-Gubba/Urangan woman Jody Barne presenting the acknowledgement of country, along with speakers including:
- Patty Kinnersly, Our Watch CEO
- Nadia Mattiazzo, Women with Disabilities Victoria CEO
- Dr Ben Gauntlett, Disability Discrimination Commissioner, Australian Human Rights Commission
- Jen Hargrave, Women with Disabilities Victoria
- Heidi La Paglia, Women with Disabilities Australia
- Ellen Fraser-Barbour, Purple Orange
- Dr Marg Camilleri, Federation University
- Frances Quan Farrant, People with Disability Australia
- Aurore Delcourt, Multicultural Centre for Women’s Health
- Melissa O’Reilly, Our Watch