Kelly Vincent, Dignity for Disability MLC media release: Ramping up action for United Nation’s Day of Disability
03/12/2015
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 3, 2015
Dignity for Disability MLC Kelly Vincent has used International Day of People with Disability to call for urgent intervention by the state and federal governments to address the National Disability Insurance Scheme shortfall in South Australia.
“Through no fault of their own, children and young people with disability are being denied access to basic disability services in this state. People should not require permission to live an ordinary life,” says Kelly Vincent.
“It’s an absolute outrage that the state and federal Disability Ministers have not put their heads together and figured out a solution.
“5,000 young South Australians and their families wait every single day to hear whether they’ll be allowed to transition onto the Scheme.
“We were promised all eligible people aged zero to 14 years would be rolled onto an NDIS plan during the trial period in South Australia, yet only half the children that have qualified have had planning meetings with NDIS Planners.
“Yet again, people with disabilities and their family carers are in crisis while languishing on waiting lists, all due to failings of government.
“The disability community were promised we would be no worse off but bureaucratic bungling again sees us at the bottom of the proverbial heap yet again.
“We’re fed up with broken promises and lip service. It’s time for the government to fund and resource plans for all eligible people,” concluded Ms Vincent.
