Effie Meehan
Greek-Australian activist who works to give culturally and linguistically diverse people with a disability a voice in the community.
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Ann Clare LeZotte
Deaf writer whose work explores the challenges she and other Deaf and Hard of Hearing people face on a daily basis, attempting to challenge and redefine the societal definition of disability.
Ali Stroker
Ali Stroker made history as the first person in a wheelchair to appear on Broadway and win a Tony Award.
Ilma Lever
Australian campaigner for people with disabilities
Dr Jessica Gallagher
Record-breaking Australian Paralympian and sport ambassador.
Carla Anderson
Carla Anderson is inducted for her inspirational leadership particularly in the deaf-blind community in Victoria, Australia.
Haben Girma
Haben Girma advocates for equal opportunities for people with disabilities. She developed a text-to-braille communication system that created an exciting new way to connect with people. Girma pioneered her way through obstacles, graduated from Harvard Law and now uses her talents to advocate for people with disabilities.
Mary Verdi-Fletcher
Dancer Mary Verdi-Fletcher founded Cleveland-based Dancing Wheels in 1980 as the US’s first professional dance company to include dancers with and without disabilities.
Cecilia Mary Caddell
1800s Irish novelist
Stacey Park Milbern
Korean-American disability rights activist