Patricia Moore
President, MooreDesign Associates LLC Western District Vice President, Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) Professor of Industrial Design, Arizona State University Moore is an internationally renowned gerontologist and designer, serving as a leading authority on consumer lifespan behaviors and requirements. For a period of three years (1979-1982), in an exceptional and daring experiment, Moore traveled throughout […]
Rosemarie Rossetti
President of Rossetti Enterprises Inc. and Fortuna Press LLC Member of the National Speakers Association Rosemarie Rossetti, Ph.D. is a powerful, internationally known speaker, consultant, writer, and publisher who walks her talk. On June 13, 1998 Rossetti’s life was transformed when a 3 1/2 ton tree came crushing down on her. Her life was changed in […]
Colleen Starkloff
Co-Founder and Co-Director of the Starkloff Disability Institute Colleen Starkloff is a career advocate for people with disabilities. She is an expert on issues related to independent living; Universal Design, the history of disability issues, disability employment and public policy related to the disability community. As a Co-Founder and Co-Director of the Starkloff Disability Institute, […]
Lee Swinscoe
Consulting Manager at Universal Designers & Consultants, Inc. (UD&C) ADA/FHA Accessibility Specialist Lee Swinscoe began working with UD&C in 2004 and became a fulltime team member in 2006. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Architecture Degree from the University of Maryland. He received his certification in the Certified Access Specialist program (CASp) in 2010 […]
Cynthia Leibrock
Founder, Easy Access to Health, LLC Cynthia Leibrock, MA, ASID, Hon. IIDA is an award winning author, an international lecturer, and a designer with over thirty years of experience. Her mission is to improve the lives of older and disabled people through design. She is the principal/founder of EASY ACCESS TO HEALTH, LLC located in […]
Finn Petrén
CEO, Form&Funktion Finn Petrén has a MA in sociology and philosophy from the University of Stockholm. For almost three decades, 1977-2004, he worked for the Nordic Council of Ministers, a governmental collaboration between Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. He was the Managing Director of the Nordic Cooperation on Disability 1980-2004 and Secretary General for […]
Karen Braitmayer
Owner, Karen Braitmayer, FAIA Appointee, U.S. Access Board Karen L. Braitmayer, FAIA, offers the unusual combination of personal experience as a lifelong wheelchair user with her professional expertise as a registered Architect. She has made accessibility consulting and design services her focus since 1990 and co-founded Studio Pacifica, Ltd. in 1993. In 2012, Studio Pacifica […]
Louis Tenenbaum
Louis Tenenbaum had no idea that a 1988 remodeling project helping a young paraplegic be independent in the bathroom would chart the direction of his life and career. When he focused his remodeling company on aging in place in the early 90’s he was surprised that in home supports are not delivered through an organized […]
Mary Jo Peterson
Founder of Mary Jo Peterson, Inc. Author, speaker and teacher for the National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA) Mary Jo Peterson is a certified kitchen/bath designer and educator, and a certified aging in place specialist with specific expertise in universal design, addressing the needs of people of varying sizes and abilities, including people with disabilities […]
Roger Coleman
Professor Emeritus of Inclusive Design, Royal College of Art Roger Coleman is Professor Emeritus of the Royal College of Art. Roger co-founded and co-directed the Helen Hamlyn Research Centre from 1999 to 2006 and was Professor of Inclusive Design at the Royal College of Art until July 2008. The Helen Hamlyn Centre builds on the […]