Media Releases
Friday, 1 April 2011
World Autism Awareness Day
Tomorrow (April 2), on Autism Awareness Day, Dignity for Disability MLC Kelly Vincent reminds the State Government not to forget about the importance of early intervention. “A recent study from the United States indicates that early intensive behavioural intervention for...
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Tuesday, 22 March 2011
It’s not that Simple Julia…
Kelly Vincent MLC is warning the Gillard Government against cutting the Disability Support Pension (DSP) in the upcoming budget. Media reports suggest the Gillard Government is planning to tighten the criteria for the Disability Support Pension to encourage more people...
Monday, 21 March 2011
Winners of ‘My Perfect South Australia for People with Disabilities Would Be…’
It is with enormous pride and pleasure that Kelly Vincent, MLC announces the winners of Dignity for Disability's 2011 arts competition: 'My perfect South Australia for People with Disabilities Would Be...' Prizes of five hundred dollars each will be awarded...
Friday, 18 February 2011
Kelly Calls on Rann & Cappo: Release the 2010 disability unmet need data now!
In the lead-up to the release of the Social Inclusion Board's much-anticipated 'blueprint' for Disability Service provision in South Australia, Dignity for Disability MLC Kelly Vincent calls on Premier Mike Rann and Monsignor David Cappo to guarantee that it will...
Monday, 14 February 2011
Disability – Everyone’s Business
Kelly Vincent today called on the Business Council’s Graham Bradley to look at constructive ways for businesses to improve equal employment opportunity for people with disabilities, rather than demonising people who are in receipt of Disability Support Pensions. Ms Vincent’s...
Thursday, 27 January 2011
Enabling Employment Opportunity for People with Disabilities
Ms Kelly Vincent praises former Macquarie banker Bill Moss, on his suggestion that the Federal Government encourage businesses to employ people with disabilities by introducing disability employment targets for the top 500 ASX companies. "Mr Moss has proposed that the...
Wednesday, 26 January 2011
People with Disabilities Take Clean Sweep as Australians of the Year
Kelly Vincent congratulates our Australian of the Year recipients noting that people with disabilities have made a clean sweep of the awards. "Our Senior Australian of the Year Ron McCallum, did not let his disability impede his esteemed career, which...
Friday, 3 December 2010
My Perfect South Australia for People with Disabilities
Today on International Day of People with Disability, Kelly Vincent MLC is thrilled to launch Dignity for Disability’s "My Perfect South Australia for People with Disabilities” Word and Visual Art competition. The competition offers $2,000 in prizes and encourages people...
Thursday, 2 December 2010
Stories, Not Statistics
In the lead up to International Day of People with a Disability, Kelly Vincent MLC yet again calls on the Minister for Disability to clear the now infamous Unmet Needs Waiting list. However, this time Ms Vincent has also offered...
Wednesday, 1 December 2010
Better Late Than Never
Kelly Vincent MLC congratulates the Rann Government on finally announcing a review of the Disability Services Act. In 1993 the South Australian Disability Services Act was passed, and one year later it was reviewed. That review recommended that the Act...
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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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