| Yuval Wagner | |
| Native Name: | יובל וגנר |
| Native Name Lang: | he |
| Nationality: | Israeli |
| Years Active: | 1999–present |
| Organization: | Access Israel |
| Known For: | Disability activism |
| Awards: | Henry Viscardi Achievement Award |
Yuval Wagner 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]
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]