Dignity for Disability MLC Kelly Vincent – Media release Dignity for Disability has welcomed the State Government’s announcement today that sign language interpretation will now be an integral part of TV broadcasts related to emergency situations. An amendment has been… Continue Reading Signed, sealed, delivered: South Australian Auslan policy
Minister for Disabilities Tony Piccolo and Dignity for Disability MLC Kelly Vincent – Media Release Changes made today by the Government will ensure relevant government agencies use an accredited Australian Sign Language interpreter for all live televised warnings, or major… Continue Reading Auslan Interpreter for Declared Emergencies
Dignity for Disability MLC Kelly Vincent – Media release Dignity for Disability welcomes some measures in today’s Budget, supporting the disability-related tax reform changes announced but has concern about the failure to address South Australia’s ever-growing disability services unmet needs… Continue Reading State Budget 2015: A beige budget of opportunity lost
Independent MLC John Darley, supported by Dignity for Disability MLC Kelly Vincent, is calling for a Parliamentary Committee to report on the impacts of the Lifetime Support Scheme and the Compulsory Third Party Insurance scheme on persons injured in motor… Continue Reading Government’s MAC Attack: Urgent Review Required for Injured Motorists
Kelly Vincent advises that as a result of her motion a Select Committee of the Legislative Council has now been established to inquire into and report on access to the South Australian education system for students with disabilities, their families,… Continue Reading Kelly Vincent’s Select Committee on Disability and Access to Education
Dignity for Disability has today enjoyed unanimous support from the Labor Government, Liberal Opposition and minor parties to establish a Select Committee to investigate the experience of students with disabilities in the South Australian education system. The demand for this… Continue Reading Education Committee for South Australia – so students can thrive, not just survive
Dignity for Disability MLC Kelly Vincent has slammed the Adelaide City Council’s pimp my shopfront scheme, saying that aesthetically pleasing shopfronts should be a secondary consideration to access. “It’s a slap in the face that the Adelaide City Council (ACC)… Continue Reading Where’s the accessibility in Adelaide City Council’s pimp my shopfront scheme?
Dignity for Disability MLC Kelly Vincent will tomorrow host a public forum in Parliament House to discuss access to the education system for students with disabilities. This follows reports from parents that students with disabilities are regularly being suspended, or… Continue Reading Soft Bigotry of Low Expectation*
Dignity for Disability MLC Kelly Vincent claims International Women’s Day as a day to demand more recognition and rights for women with disability, both in Australia and overseas, calling on the Commonwealth Government to hold true to a 2013 promise… Continue Reading No matter when; no matter where, disability rights are human rights
Dignity for Disability MLC Kelly Vincent’s motion on Delivering Transforming Health has passed the South Australian Legislative Council with resounding support this evening. “Our motion focused on areas of rehabilitation, mental health and communication, but the whole process of how… Continue Reading Renovating the Transforming Health process: fences before ambulances
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