Our Access Ready Thought Leader Award recipients are cited for their thoughtful leadership in various areas of concern to people with disabilities and humanity in general.
In each case all the Thought Leader Awards are given careful consideration and approved by the Access Ready Board of Directors. It is the custom to award the recipient by surprise at an event where it is not expected.
Remarks made at the time usually delivered by Access Ready’s Chair and Chief Executive Officer Douglas George Towne recall the recipient’s dedication and in particular the leadership they have provided that lead them to receive recognition.
The Thought Leader Award has no financial component to it and cannot be sponsored or purchased in any way.
Each recipient holds an honored place in our Thought Leader Circle through which they are able to provide the organization with ongoing inspiration and guidance.
Click to jump to any Thought Leader Award below:
John Medcalf, VOTEC
An Access Ready Thought Leader
Washington DC, December 2021
Honouring your Thoughtful Leadership in the Accessible Election World
Photo: John Medcalf and Douglas George Towne at the Thought Leader Award Presentation.
Dr. Susan Buchholtz, PhD
An Access Ready Thought Leader
Winter Park, FL December 2021
Honouring your Thoughtful Leadership in the Disability World
Photo: A smiling Dr. Susan Buchholtz, PhD standing next to a smiling Douglas George Towne.
Karen Clay
An Access Ready Thought Leader
Tampa, FL April 2022
Honouring your Thoughtful Leadership in the Disability World
As Mom to Michael and all of Us
Photo: Karen M. Clay and Douglas George Towne, Tampa, Florida, April 2022.