Henry Viscardi Achievement Awards
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| Henry Viscardi Achievement Awards | |
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| 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 awarded | 2013 |
| Website | www |
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
[edit]| Year | Awardee | Country |
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| 2021[2] | ||
| Lalit Kumar - Evara Foundation |  India
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| Rebecca Cokley - Ford Foundation |  United States
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| Paul W. Schroeder - American Printing House for the Blind | United States
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| Dani Bowman - DaniMation Entertainment | United States
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| Deepak KC - World Bank Group Nepal/National Paralympic Committee of Nepal |  Nepal
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| Miguel Tomasín - Reynols |  Argentina
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| Scott Michael Robertson - ODEP | United States
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| 2020[3] | ||
| Nguyen Thi Lan Anh - Action to the Community Development Institute |  Vietnam
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| Caroline Casey (activist) - The Valuable 500 |  Ireland
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| James R. “JR” Harding - Florida State University | United States
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| Judith Heumann - The Heumann Connection | United States
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| Andrew J. Imparato - Disability Rights California | United States
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| Braam Jordaan - Convo Communications |  South Africa
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| Jaime Huerta Peralta - Universidad Privada del Norte |  Peru
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| Edmund “EQ” Sylvester - United States Adaptive Golf Alliance | United States
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| Faʻatino Masunu Utumapu - Nuanua O Le Alofa |  Samoa
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| Duong Thi Van - Hanoi Association of People with Disabilities | Vietnam
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| James J. Weisman - United Spinal Association | United States
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| 2019[4] | ||
| Major Jas Boothe - Final Salute Inc | United States
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| SFC Joseph Bowser - U.S. Army | United States
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| Virginia A. Jacko - Miami Lighthouse for the Blind | United States
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| Kamran Khan - Saaya Association of Persons with Disabilities |  Pakistan
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| Abha Khetarpal - Cross the Hurdles | India
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| Dinesh Palipana - Gold Coast Health |  Australia
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| Chano Park - Seoul Center for Independent Living |  South Korea
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| Ali Stroker - Tony Award-Winning Actress | United States
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| Yves Veulliet - IBM |  Belgium
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| Dr. Hoang-Yen Thi Vo - Disability Research and Capacity Development | Vietnam
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| 2018[5] | ||
| Maria Town - Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities, Texas | United States
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| Alireza Darvishy - Zurich University of Applied Sciences |  Switzerland
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| Ilan Gilon - The Knesset |  Israel
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| Frederick M. Franks, Jr. - Retired Four-Star General of the U.S. Army, Florida | United States
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| Prudence Mabhena - Prudence Mabhena Music, Zimbabwe |  Zimbabwe
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| Thomas A. Hoffer - Regional Health Command – Pacific, Washington | United States
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| Bonface Ophiyah Massah, Association of Persons with Albinism in Malawi |  Malawi
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| Jawaid Rais - Disabled Welfare Association, Pakistan | Pakistan
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| Glen W. White - Delta Air Lines Advisory Board on Disability, Kansas | United States
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| Mohammed Yousuf - EquallyAble Foundation, Washington | United States
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| 2017[6] | ||
| Gregory D. Gadson - U.S. Army Veteran, Patriot Strategies, VA | United States
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| Dr Satendra Singh – Disability Rights Activist, University College of Medical Sciences, Delhi | India
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| Justin Constantine- Inspirational speaker, Constantine Group, New York | United States
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| Yuval Wagner – founder Access Israel | Israel
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| Hendrietta Bogopane-Zulu- Deputy Minister, Department of Social Development | South Africa
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| Matt King – Facebook, CA | United States
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| Vashkar Bhattachearjee – Young Power in Social Action |  Bangladesh
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| Thomas J. Wlodkowski – ComCast, PA | United States
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| Asim Zafar – Saaya Association | Pakistan
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| 2016 | ||
| Jim Mayer - U.S. Army/Vietnam Veteran (ret.), Walter Reed Hospital, Washington, DC | United States
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| Hiroyasu Itoh - Chairman, Japan Abilities, Tokyo[7] |  Japan
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| Dr. Louise Sinden-Carroll - International Federation of Hard of Hearing People, Auckland |  New Zealand
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| Juan Pablo Salazar Salamanca, President, National Council on Disability and Presidential Advisor, Bogotá |  Colombia
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| PJ Edington - IBM Government & Regulatory Affairs Executive, Washington, D.C. | United States
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| Dave McGill - VP, Reimbursement & Compliance, Ossur, Centerport, NY | United States
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| Saima Aslam - National Forum of Women with Disabilities | Pakistan
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| Senarath Attanayake, Uva Provincial Council, Colombo[8] |  Sri Lanka
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| Peggy Chenoweth, Author/Advocate/Blogger, Gainesville, Virginia | United States
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| Curtis Pride, former Major League Baseball player, MLB’s Ambassador for Disability Inclusion, New York City | United States
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| 2015 | ||
| Jim Gibbons President & CEO, Goodwill Industries International | United States
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| Mark Johnson Chair, ADA Legacy Project and Director of Advocacy at Shepherd Center | United States
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| Mark Wafer President, Megleen, operating as Tim Hortons |  Canada
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| David Krupa CEO, The Range of Motion Project | United States
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| Ed Lucas – Founder, The Ed Lucas Foundation; Sports Journalist | United States
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| Winfred G. Mugure – University of Nairobi |  Kenya
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| Toby Olson – Executive Secretary to the Governor’s Committee on Disability Issues and Employment for the State of Washington | United States
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| Lonnie C. Moore – U.S. Army Warrior Transition Command | United States
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| Marilyn E. Saviola – Senior Vice President for Advocacy and the Women’s Health Program | United States
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| 2014 | ||
| Marlee Matlin – Academy Award & Golden Globe Award-winning Actress | United States
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| Yevgeniy Tetyukhin – Professor at the Petropavlovsk North Kazakhstan State University |  Kazakhstan
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| Jim Abbott – Former MLB Pitcher & Gold Medal Olympian[9] | United States
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| Maryanne Diamond – General Manager Advocacy and Engagement at Vision Australia[10] | Australia
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| Marca Bristo – President & CEO of Access Living of Metropolitan Chicago[11] | United States
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| Ron McCallum – Emeritus Professor at The University of Sydney[12] | Australia
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| Rory A. Cooper – Distinguished Professor at the University of Pittsburgh[13] | United States
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| Neil Jacobson – Founder & CEO of Abilicorp | United States
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| Arlene Mayerson – Attorney at the Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund | United States
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| Thomas Porter – Volunteer at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center | United States
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| Susan Sygall – Co-founder & CEO of Mobility International USA (MIUSA) | United States
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| Mary Verdi-Fletcher – President & Founding Artistic Director of Dancing Wheels | United States
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| 2013 | ||
| Laurie Ahern – President, Disability Rights International | United States
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| Tony Coelho – Primary Sponsor of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 | United States
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| Rosangela Berman Bieler – Senior Advisor on Children with Disabilities, UNICEF | United States
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| Michael Ashley Stein – Executive Director, Harvard Law School Project on Disability | United States
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| Kathleen Martinez – Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of Labor | United States
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| Patrick D. Rummerfield – Community Liaison, International Center for Spinal Cord Injury, Kennedy-Krieger Institute | United States
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| Yoav Kraiem – Chairman, National Council for Community Relations – Mental Health | United States
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| Lex Frieden – Director, Independent Living Research Utilization program at TIRR Memorial Hermann | United States
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| U.S. Rep. James R. Langevin – Rhode Island’s 2nd Congressional District | United States
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References
[edit]- ^ "Nominations open for Henry Viscardi Achievement Awards". The Island Now. 2017.
- ^ "2021 HVAA Recipients". Viscardi Center. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ^ "2020 HVAA Recipients". Viscardi Center. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ^ "Past HVAA Recipients". Viscardi Center. Archived from the original on 25 March 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- ^ "2017 Henry Viscardi Achievement Awards recipients". Viscardi Center. Archived from the original on 25 March 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
- ^ "2017 Henry Viscardi Achievement Awards recipients". Viscardi Center. Archived from the original on 4 January 2018. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
- ^ "2016 Henry Viscardi Achievement Award Recipients". The Viscardi Center. Archived from the original on 25 March 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- ^ "Tribute to Mr. Senarath Attanayake". Centre for Monitoring Election Violence. 2016. 8 September 2017.
- ^ "Viscardi Achievement Awards Announced". ADA Legacy. 2014.
- ^ "Two Australians Win Major US Award". Third Watch. 2014.
- ^ "Marca Bristo selected for 2014 Henry Viscardi Achievement Award Honoree". Access Living. 2014.
- ^ "Two Australian leaders who are blind recognised with international Award". Vision Australia. 2014.
- ^ "Cooper Receives Viscardi Award". University of Pittsburgh. 2014.