Branislav Mamojka Biography

Branislav Mamojka, born in1948, blind, PhD in physics. President of the Slovak Disability Forum (from 2003); president of the Slovak blind and Partially Sighted Union (1990 – 2022), now its vice-president; vice-chairman of the Government Council for People with Disabilities. He was active in the field of legislation and assistive technology for the blind (language localization of software, instructor). At present, he is mostly involved in legislation activities on national and European level (human rights, disability benefits, accessibility of transport, built environment, web sites and mobile applications, goods and services, European Disability Card and Parking card, etc.). He was EDF board member from 2005 till 2022. At present, he is member of EDF Committee on Human Rights and Non-Discrimination.