Resource:

[The logo for ‘OurSite’ and an illustration of five diverse women with disability.]

[Text reads: ‘oursite.wwda.org.au’] 

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[CAROLYN speaking] Welcome. My name is Carolyn and I am the CEO of Women with Disabilities Australia. I am really proud to introduce you to a new website we have developed called Our Site.

[Scrolling down the ‘Our Site’ website homepage]

[CAROLYN] The Our Site website has been created by women and girls with disability, for women and girls with disability.

[CAROLYN] It provides information, stories, videos and other resources on five main topics related to the rights of women with disability. These topics have been prioritised by women with disability themselves.

[CAROLYN] They are:

[Arrow clicks on to the ‘Your rights’ main menu item and scrolls through the sub-menu options that appear below it] 

[CAROLYN] Your Rights. This section provides information on the rights of women and girls with disability, including United Nations Conventions and Australian laws.

[Arrow clicks on the ‘Lead and Take Part’ main menu item and scrolls through the sub-menu options that appear below it]

[CAROLYN] Lead and Take Part. This section provides information about being a leader and taking part in every aspect of your community.

[Arrow clicks on the ‘Life Choices’ main menu item and scrolls through the sub-menu options that appear below it]

[CAROLYN] Life Choices. This section provides information that supports your right to make your own choices and decisions in everyday life.

[Arrow clicks on the ‘Sex and Your Body’ main menu item and scrolls through the sub-menu options that appear below it]

[CAROLYN] Sex and Your Body. This section provides information about your right to express your gender and sexuality, to have relationships and to raise a family.

[Arrow clicks on the ‘Safety fromViolence’ main menu item and scrolls through the sub-menu options that appear below it]

[CAROLYN] Safety from violence. This section provides information on your right to be free from any form of violence.

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[Arrow clicks on the ‘Life Choices’ main menu item and scrolls through the sub-menu options that appear below it]

[CAROLYN] Within each of these sections there are lots of different pages.

[Scrolling down the ‘Money’ page]

[CAROLYN] Once you go into one of these pages, you will find lots of information as well as videos, images and links.

[Scrolling down to the ‘Important resources’ section of the ‘Money’ page]

[CAROLYN] At the bottom of every page you will find a collection of ‘Important Resources’ that you can view and also download.

[Arrow clicks on link to ‘Our Place Checklist: Working Out Your Housing Support Needs’]

[A PDF Checklist document appears]

[Scrolling down Our Site ‘Where to next’ section of the ‘Money’ page]

[CAROLYN] You will also find a section called 'Where to next' which has links to other websites related to the topic that you might like to explore.

[Arrow clicks on link to the ‘Mission Australia’ website]

[‘Mission Australia’ website homepage appears]

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[‘Our Site’ homepage]

[CAROLYN] Almost every page on Our Site has a summary provided in Easy Read.

[Zoom in on bar across top of the homepage that reads ‘Turn Easy Read on’]

[Arrow clicks on ‘Turn Easy Read on’]

[Easy Read version of the ‘Our Site’ homepage appears]

[Scrolling down the Easy Read homepage]

[CAROLYN] Easy Read uses simple and easy to understand language and images.

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[‘Our Site’ homepage]

[Arrow clicks on ‘Real Stories’ in main menu bar]

 [CAROLYN] Our Site also features a Real Stories section which showcases the stories of women with disability from across Australia.

[Scrolling down ‘Real Stories’ page]

[CAROLYN] These include poems, audio, written stories and a series of videos.

[Arrow clicks on link to ‘Chanelle’s Story’]

[‘Chanelle’s story’ page appears featuring a large video]

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['Our Site' homepage]

[Arrow points at red ‘Exit’ button in bottom right-hand corner of the screen]

[CAROLYN] If you need to stop using Our Site quickly and you don’t want someone to see you using it, you can click on the red “Exit button” in the bottom right hand corner of the screen at any time.

[Arrow clicks red ‘Exit’ button, Google home page appears]

[CAROLYN] This will quickly take you to the Google home page.

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[Our Site homepage]

[CAROLYN] We would love to hear what you think about Our Site and how you think we can make it even better.

 [Arrow clicks on ‘Contribute’ link in top left menu bar]

[Scrolling down ‘Contribute’ page]

 [CAROLYN] You can do this by clicking on the Contribute link and filling out the form.

[Arrow clicks on feedback form and enters “Your name” in the ‘Name’ field]

[CAROLYN] You can also tell us if you want to submit your own story to the Real Stories section.

[Our Site homepage]

[CAROLYN] Our Site also has a Facebook group linked to the Women with Disabilities Australia Facebook page.

[Arrow clicks on Facebook icon in top left menu bar]

[Facebook page for ‘Women with Disabilities Australia’ Group appears]

[CAROLYN] So make sure you check it out and get involved.

[Our Site logo]

[Text reads ‘oursite.wwda.org.au’]

[CAROLYN] Thank you for visiting! I hope you find what you are looking for and enjoy exploring Our Site.

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