Roslyn Sackley

Roslyn Sackley BA Ed, Dip Ed, Grad Dip Soc is a Nyiampaa and Wiradjuri woman with total vision loss from meningitis as an infant. Roslyn was one of the first Indigenous Australians with a disability to graduate from a Australian Tertiary institution, taking out her first degree in the 1970s. She has taught in the Australian Capital Territory and New South Wales primary, senior secondary, TAFE and University sectors.

Roslyn brings to the team leadership in the area of cultural safety for students from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander backgrounds. In 2019 she was awarded the 2019 Trevor Parmenter Award for Excellence in the category of Lifetime Achievement Advocacy.

She has participated in cross-disability organisations and has been a tireless and effective Indigenous representative on many national bodies including the Australian Federation of Disability Organisations (AFDO), Telstra Disability Forum and NSW Disability Council.

For over 40 years, Roslyn has been a vocal advocate for many Social Justice concerns relating to Aboriginal issues, homelessness, mental health, environment, treatment of refugees, asylum seekers and many more.

She is guided by her person philosophy comprising of of Practicalities (common sense), Optimism, Life Long Learning and Lateral Thinking.

Diploma of Teaching, Charles Sturt Uni

Bachelor of Arts, Education, Macquarie Uni

Grad Dip Sociology, ANU

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