Get the Go-Ahead Accessibility Toolkit Launch

Women’s Health East and Youth Disability Advocacy Service are proud to launch Get the Go-Ahead: Accessibility Toolkit, a new resource to empower workers to create accessible, welcoming spaces and services for Disabled people. These resources have been codesigned and coproduced by a Disabled Young Experts group.

Venue: Multipurpose Room, Community Hub at the Dock 

Who: this evening is an opportunity for Disabled people and workers in community, health, youth, disability, and queer spaces to come together, get the first look at the new resources, and hear from speakers about accessibility and disability justice practices in sexual and reproductive health, gendered violence services, and community spaces.

Accessibility 

• The room is on the 1st floor, and there's lift access

• Masks are strongly encouraged and n95 masks will be provided 

• We'll have an air purifier running

• There will be a break-out space

• Auslan interpreted 

• There are wheelchair-accessible bathrooms 

Getting there 

• The nearest tram stop is Stop D18, routes 48 & 11. It's wheelchair accessible and the last stop on the line 

• Community Hub at the Dock is about 200m from the tram stop. It's next to Library at the Dock. For photo directions from the tram stop see photo directions link 
  
  
  Get the Go-Ahead is a project of Women's Health East. Women’s Health East is a regional women’s health promotion agency working across Melbourne's East. Our priorities are the prevention of violence against women, promoting gender equality, and women's sexual and reproductive health.
  Women’s Health East drives action to build an equitable society. Guided by evidence and informed by women’s lived experiences, we strengthen the capacity of the community to improve women’s health and wellbeing.
  
  Get the Go-Ahead is a project in partnership with Youth Disability Advocacy Service. YDAS is an advocacy organisation in Victoria dedicated to supporting disabled young people to achieve their human rights.
  
  Get the Go-Ahead is supported by the Victorian Government.