Meet
Carmel Crouch AM

Carmel Crouch is the founder of STEPS Pathways College and has held a leading role with STEPS for more than 30 years. Carmel is an advocate for disability rights and is a prominent figure in the disability, education, and not-for-profit sector. For the past few years, Carmel has sat as the Chair of Amplify Alliance Australia, helping to improve training and job opportunities for all Australians.

As a parent of a child with a disability, Carmel’s motivation has always been to provide her son, and others like him, with the freedom and choices in life assumed by all young people. To undertake meaningful work, provide a valuable contribution to the community and be valued, and to live independently.

Her motivation has shaped STEPS to become a diverse organisation dedicated to making a difference by providing opportunities for individuals, with an emphasis on skilling people with the knowledge and tools that allow them to successfully pave their own path in life. STEPS Pathways College is a long-held dream of Carmel’s to provide young people with a disability with a true pathway to independence.