Dr Sharon Boyce is an educator, author, speaker and disability advocate from Toowoomba. Sharon has dedicated her life and considerable talents to promoting a true understanding of disability, diversity and complex health issues, receiving many awards including the 2016 University of Southern Queensland's Alumnus of the Year Award; 2012 Queensland Regional Achiever Award; 2008 Human Rights Award for Individuals, and 2003 Disability Action Week Award. 

As founder of Discovering DisAbility & Diversity she delivers positive change with community attitudes and awareness across government, health, and education sectors to achieve real outcomes for people with disability and regularly delivers keynote and conference presentations, both nationally and internationally, in the areas of inclusion and awareness. 

She is the Director of the Australian Institute of Inclusive Education and Research, Director of the Disability Training Institute and Chief Executive Officer and Director of Aus Inclusion Pty Ltd. In 2020 she was awarded a Doctor of Letters for her research in education inclusion and dyslexia, and she is currently completing a Doctor of Philosophy. 

Sharon is also the current chair of the Queensland Disability Advisory Council (Queensland Government) and Advisor to the Queensland Minister for Seniors and Disability Services. She is an appointed member of the National Disability Insurance Scheme Independent Advisory Council Board, Deputy Chair of the Board of Directors of Queenslanders with Disability Network, an Executive Director of the Physical Disability Australia Board, and advisor to the Toowoomba Regional Council’s Access Committee.

She has authored several books and educational resource kits to help educators understand disability including Another Day in the life of Sharon Boyce, a children’s book called Discovery at Paradise Island that deals with the issues of social justice, disability and how children react to it (later chosen to form part of the NSW school syllabus) and Discovering Dyslexia - Experiencing Mysteries Exploring Solutions.Sharon continues to lead work and change fundamental to the principles that people with disability need a valued and equal seat at the table.