Yuval Wagner

Yuval Wagner
יובל וגנר
Wagner in 2009
Years active1999–present
OrganizationAccess Israel
Known forDisability activism
AwardsHenry Viscardi Achievement Award

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. 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.

Achievements

Wagner won the Globes' Social Entrepreneurial Award in 2006, and a Rick Hansen Foundation Difference Maker Award in 2011. He also received the Henry Viscardi Achievement Awards given to leaders in disability sector.

References

  1. ↑ "'Israel can be the world leader in digital accessibility'". Jerusalem Post Israel News-. 22 Oct 2016.
  2. ↑ "Accessibility fun for all". Israel 21 C. 3 May 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  3. ↑ "Access Israel wins Social Entrepreneurship Award". Access Israel. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  4. ↑ "Rick Hansen concludes Middle Eastern tour by meeting with Israeli President Shimon Peres". News Wire.
  5. ↑ "2017 Henry Viscardi Achievement Awards Announced". Global Accessibility News. Archived from the original on 2021-03-05. Retrieved 2017-12-08.