| Henry Viscardi Achievement Awards | |
| Awarded For: | "To recognize exemplary leaders within the global disability community and their extraordinary societal contributions" |
| Presenter: | The Viscardi center |
| Country: | United States |
| Year: | 2013 |
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.
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Ali Stroker - Tony Award-Winning Actress | United States | |
| Yves Veulliet - IBM |  Belgium | |
| Dr. Hoang-Yen Thi Vo - Disability Research and Capacity Development | ||
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | ||
| 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 | |