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Transgenerational
Design
Matters
is
a private
educational,
research,
and
advocacy
organization.
Our
Mission...
...is to improve
the
quality
of
life
for
people
of
all
ages
and
abilities
by
advocating,
promoting,
and
advancing...
TRANSGENERATIONAL
DESIGN: the
practice of making
products and
environments compatible
with those
physical and
sensory impairments
associated with
human aging
and which
limit major
life activities.
WE
ACCOMPLISH
OUR
MISSION
through
design,
research,
education,
and
communication
projects
and
activities—providing
specialized
information,
training
programs,
design
consultations,
and
product
and
environmental
evaluations
for
corporations,
businesses,
public
and
private
organizations,
and
academic
programs.
Founding
Director
James
Joseph
Pirkl,
FIDSA
is
professor
emeritus
of
industrial
design,
former
senior
research
fellow
at
Syracuse
University's
All-University
Gerontology
Center,
and
a
Fellow
of
the
Industrial
Designers
Society
of
America
(IDSA).
An
internationally
respected
industrial
design
educator,
writer
and
lecturer,
he
is
described
as
a "key
figure
in
universal
design" by
the
Smithsonian's
Cooper-Hewitt
Design
Museum.
The
author
of
two
influential
books,
his
views
have
appeared
in
such
publications
as Dwell,
ID
Magazine, Machine
Design, Mechanical
Engineering, Metropolis, New
York
Times,
Wall
Street
Journal,
and USA
Today.
Become
a Supporting
Partner
IF
YOU
BELIEVE
IN
OUR
WORK
AND
MISSION,
we
invite
you
to
become
a
supporting
partner.
Help
us
in
our
efforts
to
humanize
the
designs
of
tomorrow's
products
and
environments.
Join
our
network
of
like-minded
individuals,
companies,
and
organizations
who
believe
in
the
power
of transgenerational design to
transform
the
quality
of
life
for
people
of
all
ages
and
abilities.
Contact
us
now to
contribute,
or
express
your
interest
in
helping
us
improve
our
effectiveness
in
achieving
our
common
goal.
We
welcome
your
valuable
advice,
critical
comments,
or
helpful
suggestions.
We
look
forward
to
hearing
from
you!
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