# Henry Viscardi Achievement Awards

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. Considered as most prestigious, these global awards honor champions of disability activism.

## List of awardees

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