Speakers

Kelly Treloar (she/her) brings deep experience in disability policy, advocacy, and systems reform. Kelly has over 25 years history in community services and advocacy, with the past decade predominately focused on advancing the rights of people with disability.

Kelly has led national policy and systemic advocacy work, built strong relationships across government, community, and the sector, and contributed to major reform including the Disability Royal Commission and Closing the Gap.

She brings her own lived experience to this work and is a strong advocate for ensuring people with disability are actively included in decision-making that affects their lives (preferably before the policy is already written!).

She is particularly passionate about highlighting intersectionality, including the experiences of First Nations people and LGBTIQA+ people with disability, and driving systemic change that reflects the full diversity of the disability community.

Her work is grounded in a human rights approach centred on shifting attitudes and challenging outdated assumptions so that people with disability are included, valued, and supported to participate fully in all aspects of life, including open employment.

She recently joined Disability Employment Australia to support its work in the NDIS space, drawn by DEA’s values-driven approach and commitment to building a stronger, fairer disability employment system. As DEA expands its focus in this area, Kelly is excited to help drive systemic advocacy that ensures more people with disability have the opportunities and support they need to pursue employment in ways that work for them.