Women’s Health East and Youth Disability Advocacy Service are proud to launch Get the Go-Ahead, a collection of resources about affirmative consent, sexual and reproductive rights, and prevention of gendered violence for Disabled young adults. Aimed at Disabled people and those who work with or support us, 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 these new resources, and hear from Disabled young people from the codesign group.

What to expect
Doors open from 5:45pm. Arrive, register, enjoy some snacks, look through the printed resources in your own time, and find your seats

6pm: we begin!
You'll be sitting at a table with other attendees. There'll be snacks and drinks available

Welcome, housekeeping & access info
Acknowledgement of Country
We'll introduce the resources and you'll get the first look at the videos
A panel of Disabled young experts will talk about their codesign experiences and the resources, and then answer audience questions
We'll end the evening with about 20 minutes for connecting with other attendees- facilitators at your tables will have some discussion prompts!

We'll end at 7:30pm

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
All food will have a list of ingredients, see what we've ordered
Auslan interpreted
There are wheelchair-accessible bathrooms
The speakers and panel will be live-streamed. There's also a separate dedicated online event: online launch event

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.