About Us
Our Principles
Circletalk is guided by a set of principles designed to support independence, dignity, and safe collaboration.
User autonomy
Individuals control their own information and decide who can access it within their Support Circle.
Privacy by design
Circletalk intentionally collects minimal personal data and avoids storing sensitive identity or medical information wherever possible.
Strengths-based communication
The platform focuses on strengths, preferences, communication styles, and support strategies rather than medical diagnoses or deficit-based descriptions.
Inclusive design
Circletalk is designed to support people with a wide range of disabilities, conditions, talents, and support needs.
Trauma-informed approach
Users choose what information they share and when they share it, supporting safety, trust, and personal control.
Respect for dignity and identity
Individuals describe themselves in their own words rather than being defined by labels or clinical records.
Lifelong support and continuity
Circletalk is designed to grow with individuals across education, employment, independent living, and community participation.
Safe collaboration
Circletalk helps individuals and their trusted supporters communicate clearly while protecting privacy and personal boundaries.
Responsible technology
Circletalk uses technology to support human relationships and communication rather than to analyse, score, or judge individuals.
Liz Wheeldon
Founder/CEO
"I kept seeing the same thing happen. It's a familiar story.
People, their carers, their family having to explain themselves over and over again.
To new teachers.
To support workers.
To employers.
Each time starting from the beginning.
Even with the best intentions, things were still getting missed.
Support was inconsistent.
Understanding depended on who was in the room.
It wasn’t a lack of care.
It was a lack of shared understanding.
That didn’t sit well with me.
People with a disability shouldn’t have to keep explaining who they are just to be supported properly.
I built Circletalk, not as another app, but as a platform, a way to bring together the people who know someone best, and keep that understanding consistent, current, and led by the individual.
Because explaining shouldn’t be exhausting and being understood shouldn’t depend on who you happen to meet."
Liz Wheeldon is the founder of Circletalk, a Support Circle Platform designed to improve how people are understood across different environments.
Circletalk has been developed in collaboration with families, carers, educators, allied health professionals, and individuals, ensuring it reflects real-world needs and lived experience.
Liz is committed to creating practical, human-centred solutions that support independence, consistency, and better outcomes for individuals navigating complex support systems.
Jacob Alan Kness
Ambassador
"I’m a lived-experience leader, social entrepreneur, and systems reform advocate, working to redesign how education, employment, and inclusion function in practice. My projects are all about removing friction—making it easier for people to access the right support, faster, and in a way that feels human.
Circletalk excites me because it connects directly to that mission. I see how it could transform the way my future clients share their stories, gather key information, and move through onboarding into programs—without being slowed down by the need to constantly retell their history.
My goal is to use the intersection of my work to ensure Circletalk becomes a tool where users, or those who know them best, can ‘speak their spectrum’ in an empowered way—capturing inputs from peers rather than only practitioners. That means what’s said in the room can truly reflect the person’s reality, even when they can’t speak for themselves, ensuring their voice still drives the conversation."
When Jacob was asked how he would describe Circletalk he came up with the following:
" A typical tool that speaks for an atypical mind"
"Your story shared simply"
"Turn overwhelming into understanding"
"Explaining shouldn't be exhausting"
"From your world to theirs - translated"
"The app that speaks when you don't want to"
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Circletalk Team and Collaborators
Our collaboration of providers is made up of app developers, UX/UI designers, technical advisors, neurodivergents, disability workers, allied health professionals, workplace supporters and educators. Our vision is to build a diverse team of collaborators and partners who are passionate about the importance of self-advocacy, capacity building and transition planning.ta