National Council of Women South Australia – Council Meeting Thank you for having me here to speak with you tonight, it is a great privilege. Millicent had made the suggestion I talk about the good, the bad and the ugly, but that I should pick what I cared to … Continue reading →
Life without Barriers quarterly breakfast speech Life Without Barriers speech – A look back on 2011 Veale Gardens Thank you for having me here to speak to you today. I’m really pleased to be involved with this event, which is run by an organisation that I … Continue reading →
MCS RALLY- Outside the Equal Opportunity Commission SA Congratulations on your ongoing campaign for increased recognition for multiple chemical sensitivity. The right to access health and disability services continues as a struggle for many in the community. As individuals, people living with a disability who need to seek … Continue reading →
Women with Disabilities South Australia Keynote address – Domestic violence law change Thank you for having me here to speak on such an important topic, and one which has extra complications and implications for women with disabilities. I think everyone here would likely know that the rights and independence of people with … Continue reading →
Multiculturalism and Disability Good morning all, and welcome to Adelaide, my hometown, for those of you from interstate. I’d like to acknowledge that today we meet on the traditional land of the Kaurna people. Today I am going to speak to you about … Continue reading →
Education and Early Childhood Services (Registration and Standards) Bill 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 →
Whyalla OT Conference Speech 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 →
Statement to Autism Rally on steps of Parliament 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 →
2nd R Criminal Law (Sentencing) (Sentencing Considerations) Amendment Bill 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 →
Disability and Ageing Expo speech 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 →
Sweeet exhibition opening 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 →
The Other Big Day Out 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 →
Kelly Vincent Motivation Australia 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 →
End the cycle launch – SA State Library 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 →
Public sector update conference 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 →
Inclusive Directions AGM Thank you for inviting me here today. I’d like to first congratulate you on the wonderful work that you do. I recently put up a post on our busy Facebook page, asking whether any of our members had used your … Continue reading →
Inclusion Matters Speech for: Gender and Disability in Local and Global Contexts Symposium I am here to offer some opening remarks and wish to speak briefly about the importance of inclusion in the context of gender and disability. So what is inclusion … Continue reading →
South Australian Council on Intellectual Disability AGM Keynote Address Intro Thank you for asking me here It has been harder than I ever expected to do this job, because the level of Unmet Needs is HUGE – I knew that we had a problem but I never … Continue reading →