Amputee requests for prosthetics in South Australia rejected under scheme’s tighter rules

Wednesday 30 November 2016 By Lauren Waldhuter, ABC Amputees have had their requests for prosthetics rejected after the South Australian Government abruptly tightened rules for its artificial limb scheme. The SA Amputee Limbs Scheme (SAALS) provides multiple types of prosthetic...

Kelly Vincent – 5AA interview on the 2016 Disability Pride Parade and Cuts to the South Australian Amputee Limb Scheme

On Sunday 27 November, Dignity for Disability MLC Kelly Vincent was interviewed on radio station 5AA to discuss the Disability Pride Parade, which is being held on Friday 2 December 2016 and the cuts to the South Australian Amputee Limb...

Government Cold Cuts to Amputee Services

Dignity for Disability MLC, Kelly Vincent is shocked to discover heartless cuts to services for new amputees. “The South Australian Amputee Limb Scheme (SAALS) operates with an annual budget of $2 million to provide prosthetic services to amputees.  With an...

South Australian Amputee Limb Scheme (SAALS)

The Hon. K.L. VINCENT: I seek leave to make a brief explanation before asking the minister representing the Minister for Disabilities questions regarding the provision of prosthetic limbs to new amputees, specifically the South Australian Amputee Limb Scheme (SAALS). Leave...