Samantha Jenkinson was born in Western Australia and became disabled as the result of a car accident at the age of 20. She worked with Women with Disabilities in Victoria in the early 2000s before returning to Western Australia to work with the Disability Services Commission. In 2012, she became Chair of the Ministerial Advisory Council on Disability in Western Australia and a member of the National Disability Insurance Scheme expert group on 'Control and Choice'. At the National Disability Awards in 2012, Samantha Jenkinson received the Minister's Award for Excellence in Disability Reform in recognition of her long-standing commitment to disability reform.

Archival Resources

National Library of Australia Oral History Collection

• Samantha Jenkinson interviewed by Nikki Henningham in the Women with Disabilities Network oral history project [sound recording], 14 May 2010, ORAL TRC 6240/1; National Library of Australia Oral History Collection. Details

Published Resources

Books

• Francis, Rosemary and Henningham, Nikki, Claiming Our Future, Women with Disabilities Victoria, Women with Disabilities Victoria Incorporated, 2010. http://www.wdv.org.au/documents/WDV_RTF_final_book.pdf. Details

Online Resources

• 'Samantha Jenkinson', in Australian Federation of Disability Organisations, The Australian Federation of Disability Organisations, c.2010, http://www.afdo.org.au/node/48. Details
• Jenkinson, Samantha, 'No second chances with the NDIS', Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC): Ramp Up: Disability.Discussion.Debate, Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), 2013, http://www.abc.net.au/rampup/articles/2013/02/25/3697481.htm. Details

See also

• 'Jenkinson, Samantha', The Australian Women's Register, National Foundation for Australian Women, http://www.womenaustralia.info/biogs/AWE5149b.htm. Details