In November 2017, Ruby Grant attended the National Family and Domestic Violence Summit 2017 in Sydney, Australia, on behalf of Women with Disabilities Australia. In this opinion piece, Ruby provides an overview of the Summit’s central themes and critically reflects on the inclusion and coverage of diverse experiences of family and domestic violence. In particular, Ruby considers how issues facing women and girls with disability were represented throughout the Summit and what this suggests about the inclusivity and accessibility of mainstream FDV service provision in Australia.
Women with Disabilities Australia (WWDA): Contribution to the UN Secretary General Final Report ‘Situation of women and girls with disabilities and the Status of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the Optional Protocol thereto’ (July 2017) [DOC] [PDF]