Bryce Pace
Bryce is an award winning autism advocate who is passionate about creating a world that accepts, includes and embraces human diversity. Bryce was diagnosed with autism at the age of 8 and publicly came out as bisexual in 2022. He became a National Assistance Card holder in 2025 and sees great potential in the card, especially for people with non-visible disabilities such as autism.
In 2016 Bryce founded his autism consultancy business Bryce Pace - Autism advocate with the goal of changing the stigma that surrounds the autism spectrum. Since then Bryce has had the pleasure of working with a diverse range of organisations including Dylan Alcott’s Consultancy organisation, Get Skilled Access. Through his involvement with these organisations he has facilitated workshops around autism and disability access, performed access audits and represented the autism community on panels at conferences. He has also participated in focus groups throughout Australia contributing to the creation of a world that is accessible to all.
Paul Pritchard
Winner of numerous international awards for his books and films—The Totem Pole, Doing It Scared, Lowest To Highest—Paul shares stories of resilience, diversity, and inclusion. He has summited Kilimanjaro, cycled to Everest, and led disability-inclusive expeditions. Paul is also a ‘human book’ at the Hobart Human Library.
Paul Pritchard is a pioneering UK mountaineer who has climbed from Patagonia to the Himalayas. In 1998, while scaling Tasmania’s Totem Pole, a falling boulder caused a severe brain injury, leaving him hemiplegic. He relearned to walk, speak, and live independently, turning recovery into opportunity.
Winner of numerous international awards for his books and films—The Totem Pole, Doing It Scared, Lowest To Highest—Paul shares stories of resilience, diversity, and inclusion. He has summited Kilimanjaro, cycled to Everest, and led disability-inclusive expeditions. Today, Paul inspires as an educator. He serves on the board of Disability Voices Tasmania and the Hobart City Council Access Committee. Paul is also a ‘human book’ at the Hobart Human Library.
Paul became a National Assistance Card holder and Ambassador in 2022. Paul’s use of the National Assistance Card features in his film Larapinta End to End.