Maria Verónica Reina (15 June 1964 – 27 October 2017[1]) was an Argentine educational psychologist and activist who campaigned internationally for disability rights.
[2][1] Born in Argentina in 15 June 1964, Maria Verónica Reina was disabled in a car accident at the age of 17 when she was in her final year at school.
She had hoped to become a teacher but was refused entry to educational studies as disabled persons were not authorized to teach in Argentina.
[5][6] She served as director of international projects at Syracuse University's Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) in Washington D.C. from 2006.
She chaired meetings and conferences, moderated communications and coordinated the translation and distribution documentation in Spanish for Latin American.