Media Releases
Monday, 11 July 2011
Disability Blueprint: The Wait Gets Heavier
The long-awaited Blueprint for Disability Reform being prepared by the Social Inclusion Board has been delayed by months in a move which Kelly Vincent MLC says is “outrageous and insulting”. The disability sector had previously been told to expect the...
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Wednesday, 6 July 2011
Can we put a Price on Children’s Innocence?
The families of children with disabilities who were allegedly sexually assaulted by a school bus driver have been left feeling betrayed, frustrated and isolated by the Department of Education’s response to the crisis, says Dignity for Disability MLC Kelly Vincent....
Monday, 4 July 2011
Lack of Funding “Futher Disabling” People with Autism
Dignity for Disability MLC Kelly Vincent joins Autism SA Chief Executive Jon Martin in calling for increased funding to support people with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). “The Federal Government has helped people with autism through programs like the Helping Children...
Tuesday, 21 June 2011
Christies Beach Magistrates Court Case Statement
“The court case at Christies Beach Magistrates Court this morning regarding alleged sexual assaults of children with disabilities by a bus driver is known to my office. However, because of the legal issues surrounding the particular case I will not...
Thursday, 9 June 2011
Disability and the Budget: Far from a Podium Finish
SA Treasurer Jack Snelling’s statement that the disability sector is “the big winner” in this year’s budget is far from true, say Kelly Vincent MLC. People with a disability have been offered $37.5 million for services over four years and...
Monday, 6 June 2011
Budget 2011: Disability Sector Demands Real Service, Not Lip Service
Another year. Another budget. Another anxious wait for those whose lives depend on Government decisions. Dignity for Disability MLC Kelly Vincent presents her wish-list for this Thursday’s 2011 State Budget: Funding to clear the unmet needs waiting list. “The Unmet...
Friday, 3 June 2011
Medical Cooling Concessions: The Debate Heats Up
Kelly Vincent commends the Liberal Party on its commitment to implement a medical cooling concession if elected in 2014, but says people in-need cannot wait that long. The symptoms of people with conditions such as Multiple Sclerosis and Parkinson’s disease...
Monday, 16 May 2011
Fair Work Australia Says Give Support Workers A Fair-Go
Kelly Vincent MLC welcomes a decision by Fair Work Australia (FWA) which has opened the door to higher wages for workers in the social and community sector. “Paying this group, which includes disability support workers, a decent wage is the...
Wednesday, 11 May 2011
A Mixed-Bag Budget
The Federal Government has handed down a budget which pays lip service to people with disabilities but offers little helpful support, says Dignity for Disability MLC Kelly Vincent. “Wayne Swan has shown he understands people with disabilities need help by...
Monday, 18 April 2011
A Tragedy in Numbers
Kelly Vincent MLC says newly released figures are proof of an ongoing tragedy in South Australia. The latest unmet needs data, released by the State Government last Friday, shows hundreds of people with disabilities who are in critical need of...
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Parliament must find new voice
Dan Jervis-Bardy | City Messenger WHEN the new South Australian Parliament sits for the first time in the coming months, it will be without its most fearless voice. The convoluted Upper House elections are yet to be finalised, but, barring...
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