Trevor Carroll

Honours and awards

2018 VIC Local Hero Finalist

About

After completing a master’s degree in education and intellectual disability and then acquiring syringomyelia, a rare incomplete spinal cord disorder with mobility and hemiplegia issues, Trevor Carroll retired as a secondary school principal in 1994 and dedicated his life to helping others.

Trevor has since developed Meniere’s disease and a bi-lateral sensorineural hearing loss. Overcoming many obstacles, including accessing public open spaces, shopping centres, airline flights and public transport, Trevor has advocated at the highest levels of government and internationally to dismantle these barriers to protect the human rights of others.

As the chief executive of Disability Justice Australia Inc, Trevor works with people with multiple disabilities who use mobility aids, or who cannot read or write, to protect their human rights. He leads a team of advocates and volunteers who also provide support through the National Disability Insurance Scheme appeals process, and make submissions to the Disability Royal Commission.

Trevor is a 4 time nominee for Australian of the Year and has won numerous awards. As a board member and chair for the Asia Pacific region of Disabled Peoples International, he speaks internationally on disability rights and on the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.