[7] Between 2003 and 2006 PWDA played a valuable role in the development of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), organising national consultations and consultations with members, making submissions, hosting seminars, and supporting delegates to attend sessions of the UN Ad Hoc Committee.

Through this work PWDA gained Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations.

[17][18]The Age reported that "both women [directors] deny they were abusive, but say they were highly critical of postings from the activist group [MFW] involving disabled people".

[17][19] Spiked had previously said MFW manufactures storms of outrage on social media and spends "their time trawling the internet for reasons to be offended".

[20] MFW is an online feminist pressure group known for agitating for advertisers to boycott radio broadcaster Alan Jones.