School of Industrial Design speaker: Jim Mueller

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Event Details
  • Date/Time:
    • Wednesday February 4, 2015 - Thursday February 5, 2015
      11:00 am - 10:59 am
  • Location: Architecture West 2nd floor Atrium Atlanta, GA
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Summaries

Summary Sentence: Jim Mueller is an expert in universal design, focused on assistive technology and disability managment.

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Jim Mueller is a well-known expert in universal design. He is an industrial designer, focused on assistive technology, disability management, and universal design. He is recognized as one of the most experienced practitioners and advocates of universal design - design for people of all ages and abilities - and is one of the authors of the Seven Principles of Universal Design. His clients have included federal and state agencies, private employers, disability insurers, and product manufacturers.

Since 2001, Jim has also served as a project director for the Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Wireless Technologies in Atlanta, GA. As a member of the Accessibility Forum, Jim is active in the development of testing procedures for the implementation of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act Amendments.

Additional Information

In Campus Calendar
Yes
Groups

College of Design, School of Industrial Design, CATEA - Center for Assistive Technology and Environmental Access

Invited Audience
Undergraduate students, Faculty/Staff, Graduate students
Categories
Seminar/Lecture/Colloquium
Keywords
Industrial Design
Status
  • Created By: Lisa Herrmann
  • Workflow Status: Published
  • Created On: Feb 3, 2015 - 11:09am
  • Last Updated: Apr 13, 2017 - 5:20pm