Alex Truesdell (born ) is an American designer and maker, specializing in designs which improve the lives of children with special needs. She received a
MacArthur Fellowship
The MacArthur Fellows Program, also known as the MacArthur Fellowship and commonly but unofficially known as the "Genius Grant", is a prize awarded annually by the MacArthur Foundation, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation typically to ...
in 2015.
Truesdell earned a
BS and
MEd from
Lesley University
Lesley University is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education. As of 2018-19 Lesley University enrolled 6,593 students (2,707 undergraduate and 3,886 graduate).
History ...
and a
MEd from
Boston College
Boston College (BC) is a private Jesuit research university in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Founded in 1863, the university has more than 9,300 full-time undergraduates and nearly 5,000 graduate students. Although Boston College is classifie ...
. From 1981 to 1998, she worked with the
Perkins School for the Blind
Perkins School for the Blind, in Watertown, Massachusetts, was founded in 1829 and is the oldest school for the blind in the United States. It has also been known as the Perkins Institution for the Blind.
Perkins manufactures its own Perkins Br ...
; she was founder and coordinator for the Assistive Device Center there. She founded the non-profit
Adaptive Design Association based in
New York City
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in 2001. Truesdell develops tools and furniture which are low-tech, affordable and adaptable, as well as providing training to others in these techniques.
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Date of birth missing (living people)
1950s births
Living people
Lesley University alumni
Lynch School of Education and Human Development alumni
MacArthur Fellows
American designers