Alex Truesdell (born ca 1955) is an American designer and maker, specializing in designs which improve the lives of children with special needs. She received a MacArthur Fellowship in 2015.[1]
Truesdell earned a BS and MEd from Lesley University and a MEd from Boston College. From 1981 to 1998, she worked with the Perkins School for the Blind; she was founder and coordinator for the Assistive Device Center there. She founded the non-profit Adaptive Design Association based in New York City in 2001.[2] Truesdell develops tools and furniture which are low-tech, affordable and adaptable, as well as providing training to others in these techniques.[3]
Referencesedit
^"2015 Genius Grant Goes To BC Alumna Alex Truesdell". The Heights. Boston College. October 8, 2015.
^"Low Tech Engineering with Adaptive Design Association". adaptation + ability group. Olin College of Engineering.
External linksedit
"Adaptive Design Association".
April 11, 2024
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