And You Think You’re The Expert Booklet
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The And You Think You’re The Expert? booklet shares the advice and wisdom of 33 women and non-binary people who have an intellectual disability and have experienced violence. It is an accompaniment to the podcast, offering quotes from our experts about disability, violence and accessibility.
It features advice for all types of workers who support people with intellectual disability experiencing violence, as well as specific sections for sexual violence counsellors, domestic violence workers, support workers, support coordinators, mental health workers and police officers.
Download and read the booklet
Contact numbers for support in Australia
If this podcast has upset you in any way, please reach out to get some support.
The numbers in Australia are:
- 1800 Respect – 1800 737 732
The National Sexual Assault, Family & Domestic Violence Counselling Line for any Australian who has experienced, or is at risk of, family and domestic violence and/or sexual assault.
24 hours, 7 days a week. - Lifeline – 13 11 14
A national number which can help put you in contact with a crisis service in your state - Kids Helpline – 1800 55 1800
Telephone, email and web counselling for children and young people. - Relationship Australia – 1300 364 277
Support groups and counselling on relationships. - National Disability Abuse and Neglect Hotline – 1800 880 052
An Australia-wide telephone hotline for reporting abuse and neglect of people with disability
About this project
These resources were developed and published by WWILD SVP ASSOCIATION INC.© in collaboration with 33 women with intellectual disabilities. For more information, see www.wwild.org.au
Contact us
WWILD Sexual Violence Prevention Association Inc.
Phone: (07) 3262 9877
Fax: (07) 3262 9847
Email: info@wwild.org.au
Contact hours:
Monday to Friday | 9am – 5pm
Funding Acknowledgement
The And You Think You’re the Expert? resources were created as part of the Listen Up! Project, which was kindly funded by the Department of Social Services through the Community Led Projects to Prevent Violence Against Women and their Children.
Acknowledgement of Country
We would like to first and foremost acknowledge the traditional owners of the many unceded lands on which we gathered on for this project; the Turrbul and Jagera people of Meanjin (Brisbane), the Yugambeh people of the Gold Coast, the Gubbi Gubbi people of Caboolture, the Darumbal people of Rockhampton, and the Turrbal, Jagera and Yugambeh people of Logan. We would like to pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging. It always was and always will be Aboriginal land.