Cab drivers hold another protest over issues with Access Taxis

Cab drivers have held another protest in Adelaide today, this time over issues with Access Taxis and a delay in implanting a $10 lifting fee. The taxi industry says the government subsidy was promised last year in place of drivers...

Disability Equipment Service

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...

International Wheelchair Day Access-alaide Launch

Welcome, and thanks for coming along to International Wheelchair Day – it’s great to have a chance to celebrate something that is very important in my life and that of many others. Today the Lord Mayor Stephen Yarwood – who...

International Wheelchair Day – Roll a Mile in my Wheels

Dignity for Disability candidate for Unley, Joanne Blesing, is asking South Australians to help make a difference to someone’s life on International Wheelchair Day, 1st March 2014. International Wheelchair Day is a day of celebration for wheelchair users around the...

ABC News – Taxi driver found guilty

ABC News 17/01/2014 [Taxi driver found guilty] An Adelaide taxi driver has been found guilty of covering the cameras in his cab and indecently assaulting a disabled passenger. 54 year old Cheng Cao claimed he’d put post-it notes over two...

9 News – Taxi Driver Found Guilty

Channel 9 News 17/01/2014 [Taxi driver found guilty] (18.10) A Blair Athol taxi driver has been found guilty of indecently assaulting a young disabled passenger. The victim, who’s confined to a wheelchair, wasn’t able to protect herself and advocates are...

7 News – Taxi Driver Found Guilty

Channel 7 News 17/01/2014 Courts (18.09) A taxi driver’s been found guilty of indecently assaulting a disabled passenger after he masked the security cameras in his cab. The victim’s parents are elated by the verdict but say more must be...

Yes, Minister, Same Wheel-Chair Repair Done Over a Dozen Times

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...

Blackwood Rail Overpass

The Hon. K.L. VINCENT: I seek leave to make a brief explanation before asking the Minister for Communities and Social Inclusion and Minister for Disabilities questions regarding the Blackwood train station overpass. Leave granted. The Hon. K.L. VINCENT: In recent...

International Wheelchair Day – Reponse

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...