Adjourned debate on second reading. (Continued from 8 November 2011.) The Hon. K.L. VINCENT (11:23): I rise today to support the second reading of the Education and Early Childhood Services (Registration and Standards) Bill 2011 in its current unamended form.… Continue Reading Education and Early Childhood Services (Registration and Standards) Bill

19th Annual Occupational Therapy Country Forum – Whyalla Thank you for having me here to speak with you today, it is a great privilege. I want to talk about the connections in the disability community which keep us strong, and… Continue Reading Whyalla OT Conference Speech

This morning I am going to start by asking you a question. Put your hand up if you have faced challenges accessing adequate intervention and education for your child with autism spectrum disorder. Yes, I thought so. Today I speak… Continue Reading Statement to Autism Rally on steps of Parliament

Adjourned debate on second reading. (Continued from 27 September 2011.) The Hon. K.L. VINCENT (16:17): I want to briefly place on the record my reasons for opposing this bill. When I first picked up this bill I was a little… Continue Reading 2nd R Criminal Law (Sentencing) (Sentencing Considerations) Amendment Bill

I am very excited to welcome you all here in a week which has proved to be one of the best the disability and ageing sector has seen in a long time. I’m sure I’m talking to people who are… Continue Reading Disability and Ageing Expo speech

Thank you for inviting me here today to speak at this event. I’m really excited to be here because I think this event brings together two of my greatest passions – art and friendship. Uniting Care Wesley here at Port… Continue Reading The Other Big Day Out Speech

I am very pleased to be here today because while I often get asked to speak at events, I’m usually speaking about politics or something similar. It’s not that often that I get to speak about art, which is one… Continue Reading Sweeet exhibition opening speech

What does an appropriate wheelchair mean; and how do you get one? Well, I am sure we all know this is quite a loaded question! I am not a physiotherapist or anything of that kind, so I cannot speak about… Continue Reading Kelly Vincent Motivation Australia Speech

There can be little denying that disability can be both a cause and a consequence of poverty.  Particularly in poorer countries, where no one is financially well-off or stable to begin with, people with disabilities can often be subject to… Continue Reading End the cycle launch – SA State Library

Today I am here to speak about 3 topics  – First – Disability is Not a Single Issue.  Second – The labyrinth of Bureaucracy. Finally – the Productivity Commission’s Inquiry into a National Disability Insurance Scheme or NDIS.  (I am… Continue Reading Public sector update conference