Dignity Party MLC Kelly Vincent is calling on the Minister for Disabilities to end the crisis-driven approach to disability equipment provision in South Australia this holiday season. “Last week, a month after first contacting the Minister’s office seeking intervention, I...
Andrew Reimer: Kelly Vincent – what’s been going on? Kelly Vincent: Well one of the constituents that I’m very lucky to serve is Ali is a 30 year old woman who has a three month old baby and has been...
By Lauren Novak, Political Reporter The Adelaide Advertiser Friday 16 December 2016 LENGTHY delays in delivering new wheelchairs and other disability equipment are leaving South Australians like new mother Alicia Dobson and her newborn son at risk. Ms Dobson's electric...
By Alina Eacott, ABC News South Australia Thursday 15 December 2016 A mother whose electric wheelchair stopped working more than a month ago says she is struggling to cope with day-to-day life as she waits for Disability SA to assess...
The Hon. K.L. VINCENT: I seek leave to make a brief explanation before asking questions of the minister representing the Minister for Disabilities regarding the Disability Equipment Service (DES). Leave granted. The Hon. K.L. VINCENT: I have been contacted by...
The Hon. K.L. VINCENT: During the parliamentary recess, I was given the incredible opportunity to visit the USA as part of the International Visitors Leadership Program (IVLP), funded by the US government to offer networking and research to international visitors...
The Hon. K.L. VINCENT: Today I will speak on state government provision of equipment for people with disabilities. Yesterday, the new Minister for Disabilities (Tony Piccolo) stood up in the lower house at question time to champion the cause of...
Kelly Vincent is calling on newly appointed Minister for Disabilities to intervene in an apparent failed trial of new electric wheelchairs before serious injury occurs. Following information received from a constituent that the ‘Optimum’ electric wheelchair fails to meet basic...
The Hon. K.L. VINCENT: Given that the minister has indeed conceded that, while we have come a long way in terms of providing for people who use wheelchairs and other mobility aids in Australia, we still have a long way...
The Hon. K.L. VINCENT: Given that the minister has indeed conceded that, while we have come a long way in terms of providing for people who use wheelchairs and other mobility aids in Australia, we still have a long way...
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