The ‘Unlearning Ableism: from Bias to Best Practice’ eLearn aims to build practitioner’s understanding of the concepts of unconscious bias and ableism, and how ableist attitudes impact people with disabilities, specifically victim survivors of family violence.

The launch event, which you can watch back in the download section, introduced practitioners to this first foundational eLearn, providing context and promotion of the ongoing project and an opportunity to hear from the family violence and disability experts who contributed to the eLearn. We aim to strengthen practitioner’s capacity to recognise and challenge bias and ableism and promote a safe, inclusive and equitable service system response to victim survivors with disabilities.

The launch of the eLearn resource included presentations from the Family Violence and Disability Practice Leaders on the work that they are doing to promote disability inclusive practice. The event concludes with a Q&A discussion and information on how to access eLearn – available online on WDV and Safe and Equal websites.

The forum provided a platform for practitioners to learn from key professionals in the field, who shared their knowledge and practice insights. In alignment with Safe and Equal’s Code of Practice, the forum aimed to increase practitioners’ capacity to promote a safe, inclusive, and equitable service system response to victim survivors with disability.

The forum was divided into two webinars:

1.  Barriers to service access for victim survivors with disability
2. Supporting victim survivors with psychosocial disability