Yuval Wagner was a Lieutenant Colonel Air Force combat helicopter pilot, due to a flight accident Yuval is a quadriplegic paralyzed neck down confined to a wheelchair. Yuval Founded Access Israel org 1999. promoting accessibility and inclusion for people with disabilities and the elderly in all areas of life. Yuval Chairs Access Israel Org.Yuval and Access Israel are known for their innovational creative methods promoting accessibility in large businesses, for their global accessibility network for global sharing of best practices, and for project POSSIBLE! Making Future Tech. Era Accessible by Design.
Yuval and Access Israel are leading and promotes a global initiative for a full future accessible by design tech. era.
- Certified Expert accessibility consultant with 20 years’ experience.
- Accessibility innovator.
- International professional motivational Speaker on Accessibility, disability inclusion, accessibility implementation and technologies making the future accessible by design.
BA (Marketing, Finance, Information Systems). Computer Programmer.
- Chair Technical board of accessibility at the Israeli Standard Institute.
- Member of the global community of social entrepreneurs of the World Economic Forum – Schwab.
- Chair of Risk Situation for People with Disabilities Israel.
- Board Member of consulting board to the commissioner of People with Disabilities Israel
- Member of the Public Council Open University.
- Member in World Economic Forum task on Accessibility in smart cities.
- Board Member at Smart Cities for All / G3Ict
AWARDS –
- 2000 Entrepreneur of the Year: Nominated in the Community Social Projects Category.
- 2004: IAF Veterans Association Man of the Year Award: Won, Volunteer Work Category.
- 2006: Social Entrepreneur of the Year
- 2006: The Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship.
- 2009: Award from the Israeli Building Center.
- 2010: 100 Most Positive Effective People of the year list The Marker Magazine. 2011: Rick Hansen Different Makers Award,
- 2012: Israeli President Award,
- 2014: Medals on Social Security contribution Sderot Conference for Society and friendship.
- 2015: The Award of municipal corporations,
- 2017: Henry Viscardi Achievement Award, Viscardi Center Dor People with Disabilities NYC,
- 2018: Honorary Associate Degree Rupin Academic Center,
- 2018: One of 50 Social Hero’s National new paper Yediot Hachronot.
- 2020: Honorary Associate Degree Hacva Academic Collage.
- 2020: Newz Hook’s list of the 20 Disabled People with a Global Voice
2021: Honorary Fellow from the Open University
Michal Rimon – since 2007 CEO Access Israel
