Henry Viscardi Achievement Awards
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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.
Awarded for"To recognize exemplary leaders within the global disability community and their extraordinary societal contributions"
CountryUnited States
Presented byThe Viscardi center
First award2013
| Henry Viscardi Achievement Awards | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | "To recognize exemplary leaders within the global disability community and their extraordinary societal contributions" |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | The Viscardi center |
| First award | 2013 |
| Website | www |
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 Veulliet - 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 | |