김동범은 1999년부터 장애인단체들의 연합체인 한국장애인단체총연맹의 사무총장으로 재직하면서 장애인의 인권과 복지향상을 위한 활동을 해 왔다.
한국장애인단체총연맹에서는 단체들과 함께 장애인차별금지법, 장애인연금법, 주거약자지원법, 장애인기업활동촉진법 등 장애인관련 법 제정을 위한 대안 마련과 입법 요구활동에 실무자로 역할을 하였다. 특히 단체를 중심으로 20년간 대선, 총선, 지방선거에 장애인유권자 운동을 주도하며 장애인의 참정권 실현과 장애인정책의 공약화, 장애인의 정치참여를 위한 활동을 꾸준히 해 왔다.
이전에는 장애인신문사 편집국장으로 10년간 재직하면서 장애문제의 사회 이슈화에 앞장서 왔다.
인하대학교에서 토목공학을 전공하였으며, 한신대에서 재활학 석사를, 성균관대에서 사회복지학 박사과정을 수료하였다.

"Kim Dongbum, Secretary General, KODAF(Korea Differently Abled Federation)
Since 1999, Kim Dongbum has been the Secretary General of the KODAF, a coalition of groups that represent Koreans with disabilities, and has been working to improve the human rights and welfare of people with disabilities.
At the KODA, together with the member groups, he served as an expert in the preparation of alternatives for legislating laws related to persons with disabilities including the Prevention of Discrimination against the Disabled, the Pension Service Act for the Disabled, the Support for the Disabled, and the Act on the Promotion of Business Activities for the Disabled. In particular, for 20 years the organization has led the disabled voters’ movement in the presidential election, National Assembly elections and local elections, and has continued to promote suffrage for the disabled, encouraging candidates to make pledges for the disabled, and engaging in politics.
Previously, he served as the Editor-in-Chief of the ON News for ten years and has been leading discussions on social issues and issues for people with disabilities.
He majored in civil engineering at Inha University, graduated from Hanshin University with a master's degree in rehabilitation studies, and completed a Ph.D. in social welfare at Sungkyunkwan University."