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2021 Henry Viscardi Achievement Awards Recipients
- Dani Bowman, DaniMation Entertainment, U.S.
- Rebecca Cokley, Ford Foundation, U.S.
- Deepak KC, World Bank Group Nepal/National Paralympic Committee of Nepal, Nepal
- Lalit Kumar, Evara Foundation, India
- Scott Michael Robertson, ODEP, U.S.
- Paul W. Schroeder, American Printing House for the Blind, U.S.
- Miguel Tomasín, Reynols, Argentina
2020 Henry Viscardi Achievement Awards Recipients
- Nguyen Thi Lan Anh, Action to the Community Development Institute, Vietnam
- Caroline Casey, The Valuable 500, Ireland
- James Raymond “JR” Harding, Florida State University, U.S.
- Judith Heumann, The Heumann Connection, U.S.
- Andrew J. Imparato, Disability Rights California, U.S.
- Braam Jordaan, Convo Communications, South Africa
- Jaime Huerta Peralta, Universidad Privada del Norte, Peru
- Edmund “EQ” Sylvester, United States Adaptive Golf Alliance (USAGA), U.S.
- Mata’afa Fa’atino Utumapu, Nuanua O Le Alofa, Samoa
- Duong Thi Van, Hanoi Association of People with Disabilities, Vietnam
- James J. Weisman, United Spinal Association, U.S.
2019 Henry Viscardi Achievement Awards Recipients
- Major Jas Boothe, Final Salute Inc., United States
- SFC Joseph Bowser, U.S. Army, United States
- Virginia A. Jacko, Miami Lighthouse for the Blind, United States
- Kamran Khan, Saaya Association of Persons with Disabilities, Pakistan
- Abha Khetarpal, Cross the Hurdles, India
- Dr. Dinesh Palipana, Gold Coast Health, Australia
- Chano Park, Seoul Center for Independent Living, South Korea
- Ali Stroker, Tony Award-Winning Actress, United States
- Yves Veulliet, IBM, Belgium
- Dr. Hoang-Yen Thi Vo, Disability Research and Capacity Development, Vietnam
2018 Henry Viscardi Achievement Awards Recipients
- Prof. Dr. Alireza Darvishy – Zurich University of Applied Sciences/Institute of Applied Information Technology, Switzerland;
- General (ret.) Frederick M. Franks, Jr. – Retired Four-Star General of the U.S. Army, Naples, Florida;
- Ilan Gilon, The Knesset, Israel;
- Thomas A. Hoffer – Regional Health Command – Pacific, Seattle, Washington;
- Prudence Mabhena – Prudence Mabhena Music, Zimbabwe;
- Bonface Ophiyah Massah – Association of Persons with Albinism in Malawi, Malawi;
- Jawaid Rais – Disabled Welfare Association, Pakistan;
- Maria Town – Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities, City of Houston, Houston, Texas;
- Glen W. White, Ph.D. – Delta Air Lines Advisory Board on Disability, Lawrence, Kansas;
- Mohammed Yousuf – EquallyAble Foundation/Accessible Transportation Technology Research Initiative at the U.S. Dept. of Transportation, Washington, D.C.
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2017 Henry Viscardi Achievement Award Recipients
- Vashkar Bhattacharjee — Access to Information (a2i) Program, Bangladesh’s Prime Minister’s Office/Young Power in Social Action (YPSA)/GAATES Board of Directors, Bangladesh
- Hendrietta Bogopane-Zulu — Ministry of Social Development, South Africa
- Justin Constantine —The Constantine Group, New York, NY
- Col. Gregory D. Gadson — U.S Army Veteran/Patriot Strategies, Alexandria, VA
- Matt King — Facebook, Menlo Park, CA
- Dr. Satendra Singh — University College of Medical Sciences, Delhi, India
- Yuval Wagner — Access Israel, Israel
- Thomas J. Wlodkowski — Comcast, Philadelphia, PA
- Asim Zafar — Saaya Association/Community Based Inclusive Development Network, Pakistan
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2016 Henry Viscardi Achievement Award Recipients
- Saima Aslam – National Forum of Women with Disabilities, Pakistan
- Senarath Attanayake – Uva Provincial Council, Columbo, Sri Lanka
- Peggy Chenoweth – Author/Advocate/Blogger, Gainesville, Virginia
- PJ Edington – IBM Government & Regulatory Affairs Executive, Washington, D.C.
- Hiroyasu Itoh – Chairman, Japan Abilities, Tokyo, Japan
- Jim Mayer – U.S. Army/Vietnam Veteran (ret.), Walter Reed Hospital, Washington, DC
- Dave McGill – VP, Reimbursement & Compliance, Ossur, Centerport, NY
- Curtis Pride – former Major League Baseball player, MLB’s Ambassador for Disability Inclusion, New York City
- Juan Pablo Salazar Salamanca – President, National Council on Disability and Presidential Advisor, Bogotá, Colombia
- Dr. Louise Sinden-Carroll – International Federation of Hard of Hearing People, Auckland, New Zealand
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2015 Henry Viscardi Achievement Award Recipients
- Jim Gibbons – President & CEO, Goodwill Industries International
- Mark Johnson – Chair of The ADA Legacy Project and Director of Advocacy at Shepherd Center
- David Krupa – CEO, The Range of Motion Project and Certified Prosthetist
- Ed Lucas – Founder, The Ed Lucas Foundation; Sports Journalist
- Lonnie C. Moore – Program Analyst, Career and Education Readiness Branch, U.S. Army Warrior
Transition Command - Winfred G. Mugure – University of Nairobi
- Toby Olson – Executive Secretary State of Washington; Governor’s Committee on Disability Issues
and Employment - Marilyn E. Saviola – Senior Vice President for Advocacy and the Women’s Health Program, Independence
Care System - Mark Wafer – President, Megleen, operating as Tim Hortons
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2014 Henry Viscardi Achievement Award Recipients
- Jim Abbott – Former MLB Pitcher & Gold Medal Olympian
- Marca Bristo – President & CEO of Access Living of Metropolitan Chicago
- Rory Cooper, Ph.D. – Distinguished Professor at the University of Pittsburgh
- Maryanne Diamond – General Manager Advocacy and Engagement at Vision Australia
- Neil Jacobson – Founder & CEO of Abilicorp
- Arlene Mayerson – Attorney at the Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund (DREDF)
- Marlee Matlin – Academy Award & Golden Globe Award-winning Actress
- Ron McCallum – Emeritus Professor at The University of Sydney
- Thomas Porter – Volunteer at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
- Susan Sygall – Co-founder & CEO of Mobility International USA (MIUSA)
- Yevgeniy Tetyukhin – Professor at the Petropavlovsk North Kazakhstan State University
- Mary Verdi-Fletcher – President & Founding Artistic Director of Dancing Wheels
2013 Henry Viscardi Achievement Award Recipients
- Laurie Ahern – President, Disability Rights International
- Rosangela Berman Bieler – Senior Advisor on Children with Disabilities, UNICEF
- Tony Coelho – Former U.S. Rep. from California, Primary Sponsor of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
- Lex Frieden – Professor, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Biomedical Informatics; Director of the Independent Living Research Utilization program at TIRR Memorial Hermann
- Yoav Kraiem – Chairman, National Council for Community Relations – Mental Health
- U.S. Rep. James R. Langevin – Rhode Island’s 2nd Congressional District
- Kathleen Martinez – Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of Labor
- Patrick D. Rummerfield – Community Liaison, International Center for Spinal Cord Injury, Kennedy-Krieger Institute
- Michael Ashley Stein – Executive Director, Harvard Law School Project on Disability