Henry Viscardi Achievement Awards
Awarded for"To recognize exemplary leaders within the global disability community and their extraordinary societal contributions"
CountryUnited States
Presented byThe Viscardi center
First awarded2013
Websitewww.viscardiawards.org
2017 Henry Viscardi Achievement Awardees

The Henry Viscardi Achievement Awards were established to honor the legacy of the founder of the Viscardi Center, Dr. Henry Viscardi, Jr., a leading disability rights advocate who wore prosthetic limbs. These international Awards, first conferred in 2013, recognize exemplary leaders in the disability sector around the globe who have had a profound impact on changing the lives of people with disabilities and championing their rights.[1] Considered as most prestigious, these global awards honor champions of disability activism.

List of awardees

Year Awardee Country
2021[2]
Lalit Kumar - Evara Foundation  India
Rebecca Cokley - Ford Foundation  United States
Paul W. Schroeder - American Printing House for the Blind  United States
Dani Bowman - DaniMation Entertainment  United States
Deepak KC - World Bank Group Nepal/National Paralympic Committee of Nepal    Nepal
Miguel Tomasín - Reynols  Argentina
Scott Michael Robertson - ODEP  United States
2020[3]
Nguyen Thi Lan Anh - Action to the Community Development Institute  Vietnam
Caroline Casey (activist) - The Valuable 500  Ireland
James R. “JR” Harding - Florida State University  United States
Judith Heumann - The Heumann Connection  United States
Andrew J. Imparato - Disability Rights California  United States
Braam Jordaan - Convo Communications  South Africa
Jaime Huerta Peralta - Universidad Privada del Norte  Peru
Edmund “EQ” Sylvester - United States Adaptive Golf Alliance  United States
Faʻatino Masunu Utumapu - Nuanua O Le Alofa  Samoa
Duong Thi Van - Hanoi Association of People with Disabilities  Vietnam
James J. Weisman - United Spinal Association  United States
2019[4]
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
Dinesh Palipana - Gold Coast Health  Australia
Chano Park - Seoul Center for Independent Living  South Korea
Ali Stroker - Tony Award-Winning Actress  United States
Yves Veuliet - IBM  Belgium
Dr. Hoang-Yen Thi Vo - Disability Research and Capacity Development  Vietnam
2018[5]
Maria Town - Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities, Texas  United States
Alireza Darvishy - Zurich University of Applied Sciences   Switzerland
Ilan Gilon - The Knesset  Israel
Frederick M. Franks, Jr.- Retired Four-Star General of the U.S. Army, Florida  United States
Prudence Mabhena- Prudence Mabhena Music, Zimbabwe  Zimbabwe
Thomas A. Hoffer -Regional Health Command – Pacific, Washington  United States
Bonface Ophiyah Massah, Association of Persons with Albinism in Malawi  Malawi
Jawaid Rais - Disabled Welfare Association, Pakistan  Pakistan
Glen W. White- Delta Air Lines Advisory Board on Disability, Kansas  United States
Mohammed Yousuf - EquallyAble Foundation, Washington  United States
2017[6]
Gregory D. Gadson - U.S. Army Veteran, Patriot Strategies, VA  United States
Dr Satendra Singh – Disability Rights Activist, University College of Medical Sciences, Delhi  India
Justin Constantine- Inspirational speaker, Constantine Group, New York  United States
Yuval Wagner – founder Access Israel  Israel
Hendrietta Bogopane-Zulu- Deputy Minister, Department of Social Development  South Africa
Matt King – Facebook, CA  United States
Vashkar Bhattachearjee – Young Power in Social Action  Bangladesh
Thomas J. Wlodkowski – ComCast, PA  United States
Asim Zafar – Saaya Association  Pakistan
2016
Jim Mayer - U.S. Army/Vietnam Veteran (ret.), Walter Reed Hospital, Washington, DC  United States
Hiroyasu Itoh - Chairman, Japan Abilities, Tokyo[7]  Japan
Dr.Louise Sinden-Carroll - International Federation of Hard of Hearing People, Auckland  New Zealand
Juan Pablo Salazar Salamanca, President, National Council on Disability and Presidential Advisor, Bogotá  Colombia
PJ Edington - IBM Government & Regulatory Affairs Executive, Washington, D.C.  United States
Dave McGill - VP, Reimbursement & Compliance, Ossur, Centerport, NY  United States
Saima Aslam - National Forum of Women with Disabilities  Pakistan
Senarath Attanayake, Uva Provincial Council, Colombo[8]  Sri Lanka
Peggy Chenoweth, Author/Advocate/Blogger, Gainesville, Virginia  United States
Curtis Pride, former Major League Baseball player, MLB’s Ambassador for Disability Inclusion, New York City  United States
2015
Jim Gibbons President & CEO, Goodwill Industries International  United States
Mark Johnson Chair, ADA Legacy Project and Director of Advocacy at Shepherd Center  United States
Mark Wafer President, Megleen, operating as Tim Hortons  Canada
David Krupa CEO, The Range of Motion Project  United States
Ed Lucas – Founder, The Ed Lucas Foundation; Sports Journalist  United States
Winfred G. Mugure– University of Nairobi  Kenya
Toby Olson – Executive Secretary to the Governor’s Committee on Disability Issues and Employment for the State of Washington  United States
Lonnie C. Moore – U.S. Army Warrior Transition Command  United States
Marilyn E. Saviola – Senior Vice President for Advocacy and the Women’s Health Program  United States
2014
Marlee Matlin – Academy Award & Golden Globe Award-winning Actress  United States
Yevgeniy Tetyukhin – Professor at the Petropavlovsk North Kazakhstan State University  Kazakhstan
Jim Abbott – Former MLB Pitcher & Gold Medal Olympian[9]  United States
Maryanne Diamond – General Manager Advocacy and Engagement at Vision Australia[10]  Australia
Marca Bristo – President & CEO of Access Living of Metropolitan Chicago[11]  United States
Ron McCallum – Emeritus Professor at The University of Sydney[12]  Australia
Rory A. Cooper – Distinguished Professor at the University of Pittsburgh[13]  United States
Neil Jacobson – Founder & CEO of Abilicorp  United States
Arlene Mayerson – Attorney at the Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund  United States
Thomas Porter – Volunteer at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center  United States
Susan Sygall – Co-founder & CEO of Mobility International USA (MIUSA)  United States
Mary Verdi-Fletcher – President & Founding Artistic Director of Dancing Wheels  United States
2013
Laurie Ahern – President, Disability Rights International  United States
Tony Coelho – Primary Sponsor of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990  United States
Rosangela Berman Bieler – Senior Advisor on Children with Disabilities, UNICEF  United States
Michael Ashley Stein – Executive Director, Harvard Law School Project on Disability  United States
Kathleen Martinez – Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of Labor  United States
Patrick D. Rummerfield – Community Liaison, International Center for Spinal Cord Injury, Kennedy-Krieger Institute  United States
Yoav Kraiem – Chairman, National Council for Community Relations – Mental Health  United States
Lex Frieden – Director, Independent Living Research Utilization program at TIRR Memorial Hermann  United States
U.S. Rep. James R. Langevin – Rhode Island’s 2nd Congressional District  United States

References

  1. ^ "Nominations open for Henry Viscardi Achievement Awards". The Island Now. 2017.
  2. ^ "2021 HVAA Recipients". Viscardi Center. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  3. ^ "2020 HVAA Recipients". Viscardi Center. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Past HVAA Recipients". Viscardi Center. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  5. ^ "2017 Henry Viscardi Achievement Awards recipients". Viscardi Center. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  6. ^ "2017 Henry Viscardi Achievement Awards recipients". Viscardi Center. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  7. ^ "2016 Henry Viscardi Achievement Award Recipients". The Viscardi Center. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  8. ^ "Tribute to Mr. Senarath Attanayake". Centre for Monitoring Election Violence. 2016.
  9. ^ "Viscardi Achievement Awards Announced". ADA Legacy. 2014.
  10. ^ "Two Australians Win Major US Award". Third Watch. 2014.
  11. ^ "Marca Bristo selected for 2014 Henry Viscardi Achievement Award Honoree". Access Living. 2014.
  12. ^ "Two Australian leaders who are blind recognised with international Award". Vision Australia. 2014.
  13. ^ "Cooper Receives Viscardi Award". University of Pittsburgh. 2014.

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