United Nations Anniversary

The Hon. K.L. VINCENT: It will come as no surprise, I would hope, that Dignity for Disability certainly welcomes this motion. It is fortuitous that it coincides quite nicely with the United Nations International Day of People with Disability, celebrated...

Kelly Vincent – 891ABC Interview on United Nations World Toilet Day

On the 19th November, Dignity for Disability MLC Kelly Vincent was interviewed on radio station 891ABC about United Nations World Toilet Day. In the interview Kelly Vincent discusses the need for the South Australian Government to fund Changing Places, a specialised...

World Toilet Day: We Can’t Wait – Flushing Away Exclusion

Kelly Vincent has used United Nations’ World Toilet Day to call on the South Australian Government to fund Changing Places, a specialised toilet facility for those with additional sanitation needs. “Victoria now has six Changing Places in public places, and...

Kelly Vincent – Vision Australia Interview on Human Rights Violations Against People With Disabilities

On 18th November 2015, Dignity for Disability MLC Kelly Vincent was interviewed on Vision Australia radio station to discuss the United Nations concerns about the human rights violations of Australians with disabilities. Kelly Vincent also discussed the Dignity for Disability film...

United Nations Human Rights Council

The Hon. K.L. VINCENT: Australia is a signatory to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of People with Disability, and has also signed up to the optional protocol. This is why it is very disappointing to learn, via the...