University of California, Berkeley Sainimili Naivalu - Fijian table tennis medallist and activist Neema Namadamu – women's rights and disability rights activist in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Ari Ne'eman – co-creator of the Autistic Self Advocacy Network Yetnebersh Nigussie – blind lawyer and disability rights and anti-AIDS activist from Ethiopia; founded the Ethiopian Center for Disability and Development (ECDD) O Corbett O'Toole – disability rights activist and author in Berkeley, California; established the National Disabled Women's Educational Equity Project Mary Jane Owen – disability rights activist, philosopher, policy expert and writer who has lived and worked in Washington, D.C. since 1979 P Jean-Christophe Parisot – founder of Collectif des Démocrates Handicapés Ajith C. S. Perera – Chief Executive Idiriya in Sri Lanka activist in favour of the social model of disability and Inclusive Society Richard Pimentel – activist for workplace rights for disabled people Victor Pineda – American activist, participated as government delegate in the drafting of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities R Alan Reich – founder of the National Organization on Disability Maria Verónica Reina (1960s–2017) – Argentine educational psychologist and disability rights activist Gilberto Rincón Gallardo – Mexican politician with shortened arms who worked on disability issues Edward Roberts – first quadriplegic to attend the University of California, Berkeley; his fight for access at Berkeley spread into seeking access in the community and the development of the first Centre for Independent Living John Elder Robison – autism rights activist and author Jay Ruderman – President of the Ruderman Family Foundation, advocating for the rights of people with disabilities in the United States and in Israel S Ali Saberi – member of the City Council of Tehran and one of the highest-paid lawyers in Iran with a fee around $1.7 million Peggy S. Salters – first survivor of electroshock treatment in the United States to win a jury verdict and a large money judgment ($635,177) in compensation for extensive permanent amnesia and cognitive disability caused by the procedure Sandra Schnur – director of the New York City Half-fare Program for the Handicapped; wrote an early guide for disabled in the city; had quadriplegia Judy Castle Scott - blind advocate and activist in the field of vision loss Annie Segarra – American YouTuber and intersectional activist Nabil Shaban – Jordanian-British actor, journalist, and founder of The Graeae, a theater group which promotes disabled