Women With Disabilities Australia

Name

Women With Disabilities Australia

Legal name

Women With Disabilities Australia Inc

Website

https://wwda.org.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Disability Advocacy Services

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Digital Accessibility & Web/App Compliance (WCAG) (EDALAGAG)

Keywords

• Disability advocacy services
• Women's rights advocacy
• Human rights resources
• Accessible digital platforms
• Community advocacy network

Headquarters

HQ city

Hobart

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Australian Government Core Funding: WWDA received funding from the Australian Government to create and maintain its website and carry out its organisational activities. The organisation is funded as a national representative body for women with disabilities.
2. NDIA Information, Linkages and Capacity Building Program: The Our Site website was funded through a grant from the National Disability Insurance Agency's Information, Linkages and Capacity Building Program, supporting information and capacity-building resources for people with disabilities.
3. Project-Specific Government Grants: WWDA receives project-specific funding from government departments including the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet and the Australian Department of Social Services for activities such as the National Forum for Women and Girls with Disability.
4. Member Donations: WWDA offers a donation option on its website, allowing members and supporters to contribute financially to the organisation's work.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Women With Disabilities Australia (WWDA) is the national peak advocacy body for women, girls, and gender-diverse people with disabilities in Australia. It delivers accessible digital platforms (Neve, Our Site, the Sunny mobile app), leadership development programs (WWDA LEAD), a youth community network, and policy advocacy resources. All offerings are provided free of charge and co-designed with the disability community under a 'nothing about us without us' philosophy.

Product overview

Women With Disabilities Australia (WWDA) operates a multi-platform digital portfolio comprising a primary advocacy website (wwda.org.au), three purpose-built content platforms (Neve, Our Site, and the WWDA Youth Network), one mobile application (Sunny, co-designed with 1800RESPECT), and a leadership project (WWDA LEAD). These products collectively serve as advocacy tools, information hubs, community spaces, and support platforms for women, girls, and gender-diverse people with disabilities across Australia. Neve and Our Site are parallel information platforms providing accessible content on violence, safety, rights, health, and wellbeing; Sunny is a dedicated mobile app offering confidential support and educational resources on violence; the WWDA Youth Network provides a community space for younger members; and WWDA LEAD focuses on leadership development.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Neve: A safe and empowering online space for women, girls, feminine identifying and non-binary people with disabilities to connect, learn, and share their stories
• Our Site
• Sunny
• WWDA Youth Network
• WWDA LEAD

Products and services

• Sunny App A free mobile application (iOS and Android) designed by and for women with disabilities in Australia, developed in partnership with 1800RESPECT. Sunny provides secure story-sharing, educational content about types of violence and abuse, information on legal rights, and connections to support services.
• Neve Platform A safe and accessible digital space by and for women, girls, feminine-identifying, and non-binary people with disabilities aged 15 and over. Offers Easy Read content, plain English resources, multilingual support, professional development materials, guides on gender-based violence, sexual health, wellbeing, and a co-designed professional development hub.
• Our Site An information and resource website by and for women and girls (15+) with disabilities, providing browsable content across six topic areas: Your Rights, Lead and Take Part, Life Choices, Sex and Your Body, Safety and Violence, and Real Stories. Available in Easy English, plain English, and multiple translations.
• WWDA LEAD A leadership development program empowering women with disabilities to build skills, expand professional networks, and amplify their voices through activities, events, and opportunities. Aims to increase representation and leadership of women with disabilities in politics, workplaces, education, and community life.
• WWDA Youth Network A dynamic national online community for young women, girls, and gender-diverse individuals with disabilities across Australia. Provides a safe and empowering digital space to learn, grow, connect, and advocate. Active across Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube.
• WWDA Main Website

Quantifiable outcome

• Special Consultative Status with UN ECOSOC attained in May 2017
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• 1800RESPECTcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 November 2018WWDA partnered with 1800RESPECT (Australia's national sexual assault, domestic and family violence counselling service) to co-develop and launch the Sunny app. Sunny is a free mobile application designed by and for women with disabilities, providing a safe and accessible space to learn about violence, understand rights, and access support. The partnership enabled 1800RESPECT to make its services more accessible to women and girls with disabilities.
• National Women's AlliancecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerWWDA is one of six diverse organisations funded under the National Women's Alliance program, a coalition advocating for the economic security, safety, and leadership of all women in Australia. WWDA collaborates with policymakers and other Alliance members to shape government initiatives that directly impact women with disabilities.
• National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerWWDA received funding through the NDIA's Information, Linkages and Capacity Building Program to create the Our Site website, providing accessible information resources for women and girls with disabilities. This partnership supports WWDA's capacity-building and information dissemination work.
• Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet and Department of Social Services (Australian Government)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerThe Australian Government's Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet and Department of Social Services provided project funding for the WWDA National Forum for Women and Girls with Disability (held April 2016). Medibank and Medibank Health Solutions Telehealth Pty Ltd also provided in-kind support for the Forum.
• Neve Project Steering CommitteecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Neve platform was co-designed with a Project Steering Committee (PSC) of nine women and gender-diverse people with disabilities from across Australia, who met every six weeks from 2022. The co-design team also included copywriters and reviewers from the disability community, embodying WWDA's 'nothing about us without us' philosophy.
• Patricia Giles Centre for Non-ViolenceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWWDA collaborated with the Patricia Giles Centre for Non-Violence to produce the 'You Have Rights' resource — an Easy Read guide for women with disability experiencing family and domestic violence, published May 2024.
• Disability Advocacy Network Australia (DANA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThrough the Neve platform's professional development hub, WWDA references and links to DANA's advocacy resources and 'Find an Advocate' tool to help professionals connect women with disabilities to advocacy services.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• National Disability Services: Australia's peak industry body for non-government disability service providers. A broader incumbent in the disability sector with a service-provider focus rather than WWDA's rights-based advocacy model.
• Inclusion Australia: A national disability advocacy organization focused on people with intellectual disability and their families. Inclusion Australia is a peer in disability rights advocacy with similar government funding and policy engagement models.
• Australian Human Rights Commission: Australia's national human rights institution. WWDA engages with the Commission on gender and disability rights and contributes to its consultations, making it a comparable peer in federal human rights advocacy.
• Australian Federation of Disability Organisations: A national cross-disability peak body representing Australian disability organizations. AFDO is a co-founding member of Disabled Peoples Organisations Australia alongside WWDA, with broader disability coverage rather than WWDA's gender-specific focus.

Direct peers

• People with Disability Australia: Australia's peak national disability rights organization representing all people with disabilities. It is a direct peer as also a national DPO with government funding, member governance, and policy advocacy focus, though broader in scope than WWDA's gender-specific mandate.
• First Peoples Disability Network Australia: Australia's peak disability organization representing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with disabilities. A directly comparable peer operating as a peak national DPO with government funding and human rights advocacy.
• Deaf Australia: The national peak body for Deaf Australians. A peer DPO with parallel advocacy, accessibility advocacy, and government funding structures, and one of the six DPO Australia founding members alongside WWDA.
• Blind Citizens Australia: A national disability advocacy organization representing Australians who are blind or vision impaired. Operates as a peer DPO with similar advocacy, government funding, and community engagement models.
• Disability Advocacy Network Australia: The national peak body for disability advocacy organizations in Australia. WWDA is a member and DANA references WWDA's Neve resources, making it a closely aligned peer in the disability advocacy ecosystem.

Emerging players

• Equality Australia: A national LGBTQIA+ civil rights advocacy organization. Adjacent as a peer in human rights advocacy and government policy engagement, with overlapping constituency via WWDA's gender-diverse segment.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/WWDA_AU
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCaxOlTjp6E0p-boKYyXlYqg
• Facebookfacebook.com/WWDA.Australia
• Instagraminstagram.com/wwda_au
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/women-with-disabilities-australia-wwda

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