Yuval Wagner
Israeli Air Force combat pilot
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Yuval Wagner (Hebrew: יובל וגנר) is an Israeli Air Force combat pilot who was injured in a helicopter crash in 1987. It left him paralysed and he was reliant on a wheelchair.[1] He realised the lack of accessibility in Israel for people with disabilities, and started Access Israel, a non-profit organization, in 1999. It works for accessibility to people with disabilities.[2]
Yearsactive1999–present
OrganizationAccess Israel
KnownforDisability activism
Yuval Wagner | |
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יובל וגנר | |
Wagner in 2009 | |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Organization | Access Israel |
| Known for | Disability activism |
| Awards | Henry Viscardi Achievement Award |
Achievements
Wagner won the Globes' Social Entrepreneurial Award in 2006,[3] and a Rick Hansen Foundation Difference Maker Award in 2011.[4] He also received the Henry Viscardi Achievement Awards given to leaders in disability sector.[5]
