Alex Truesdell: Difference between revisions
Content deleted Content added
start |
No edit summary |
||
| (6 intermediate revisions by 6 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
'''Alex Truesdell''' (born |
'''Alex Truesdell''' (born {{circa|1955}}) is an American designer and maker, specializing in designs which improve the lives of children with special needs. She received a [[MacArthur Fellows Program|MacArthur Fellowship]] in 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://bcheights.com/2015/10/08/2015-genius-grant-goes-to-bc-alumna-alex-truesdell/ |title=2015 Genius Grant Goes To BC Alumna Alex Truesdell |work=The Heights |publisher=Boston College |date=October 8, 2015}}</ref> |
||
Truesdell earned a [[Bachelor of Science|BS]] and [[Master of Education|MEd]] from [[Lesley University]] and a [[Master of Education|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.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.macfound.org/fellows/948/ |title=Alex Truesdell |publisher=MacArthur Foundation}}</ref> Truesdell develops tools and furniture which are low-tech, affordable and adaptable, as well as providing training to others in these techniques.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://aplusa.org/projects/low-tech-engineering-adaptive-design-association/ |title=Low Tech Engineering with Adaptive Design Association |work=adaptation + ability group |publisher=Olin College of Engineering}}</ref> |
Truesdell earned a [[Bachelor of Science|BS]] and [[Master of Education|MEd]] from [[Lesley University]] and a [[Master of Education|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.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.macfound.org/fellows/948/ |title=Alex Truesdell |publisher=MacArthur Foundation}}</ref> Truesdell develops tools and furniture which are low-tech, affordable and adaptable, as well as providing training to others in these techniques.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://aplusa.org/projects/low-tech-engineering-adaptive-design-association/ |title=Low Tech Engineering with Adaptive Design Association |work=adaptation + ability group |publisher=Olin College of Engineering}}</ref> |
||
== References == |
== References == |
||
| Line 12: | Line 12: | ||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Truesdell, Alex}} |
{{DEFAULTSORT:Truesdell, Alex}} |
||
[[Category:Date of birth missing]] |
[[Category:Date of birth missing (living people)]] |
||
[[Category:1950s births]] |
|||
[[Category:Living people]] |
[[Category:Living people]] |
||
[[Category:Lesley University alumni]] |
[[Category:Lesley University alumni]] |
||
[[Category: |
[[Category:Lynch School of Education and Human Development alumni]] |
||
[[Category:MacArthur Fellows]] |
[[Category:MacArthur Fellows]] |
||
[[Category:American designers]] |
[[Category:American designers]] |
||
Latest revision as of 15:49, 23 May 2024
Alex Truesdell (born c. 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]
References
[edit]- ^ "2015 Genius Grant Goes To BC Alumna Alex Truesdell". The Heights. Boston College. October 8, 2015.
- ^ "Alex Truesdell". MacArthur Foundation.
- ^ "Low Tech Engineering with Adaptive Design Association". adaptation + ability group. Olin College of Engineering.
External links
[edit]| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
