Human Spectrum Design - Curriculum Vitae

Molly Follette Story
3717 Deauville Place, Santa Rosa, CA 95403-0980
Phone: (707) 578-6839
Fax: (707) 578-9435
Email: molly at humanspectrumdesign.com

Panel Member for “Expert Panel to Address Concepts for a Federal Research Agenda to Make Prescription Drug Information Accessible for People with Blindness and Visual Impairments.” Convened by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Alexandria, Virginia, September 19, 2007.

Advisory Panel Member to “Measuring Participation and Environmental Factors,” by Craig Hospital (Englewood, Colorado). Funding provided by CDC, 2000-2003
Board of Directors Member to Disability Center for Independent Living, Denver, Colorado, 2001

Review Panelist for National Endowment for the Arts’ Universal Design Leadership Project, 2005

Review Panelist for National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR)’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Proposals, 2001

Review Panelist for National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR)’s Formative Review for the University of Michigan Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center (RERC) on Ergonomic Solutions for Employment, October 26, 1999

Proposal Reviewer for the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), United Kingdom, 2002, 2003, 2004

Manuscript reviewer for Gregg Vanderheiden’s book chapter, “,” in Handbook of Human Factors and Ergonomics (G. Salvendy, Ed., 1996)

Manuscript reviewer for various journals and newsletters, including International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction, Universal Access in the Information Society, The Research Exchange

Manuscript Reviewer for various conferences, including Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of America (RESNA), International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics Conference (ICORR)

Guest Editor with Ronald L. Mace: “Special Feature: Universal Design” issue of Assistive Technology, Volume 10.1/1998

Jury Member for Medical Device Excellence Awards, 2008

Jury Member for User-Centered Design Award for the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society’s Product Design Technical Group, 2005

Jury Member for KOKUYO Company’s Universal Design Award, 2002 (Tokyo, Japan)

Jury Member for the Industrial Designers Society of America’s IDEA Awards, 2000

Jury Member for the Universal Design Exemplars CD-ROM at the Center for Universal Design, 1999

Jury Chair for Student Design Competition associated with Designing for the 21st Century, an International Conference on Universal Design, Long Island, New York, 1998

Research and Design Activities

Co-Principal Investigator, Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center (RERC) on Accessible Medical Instrumentation, National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) – 2002-2007
Total Funding: $4.5 million

Co-managing and coordinating all activities of the RERC: research, design development, training, dissemination and utilization; serving as chair of the Research Team. The RERC on Accessible Medical Instrumentation is guided by the vision that all persons should have access to healthcare instrumentation and services and to employment in the healthcare professions regardless of disability. The goals of the RERC are to (1) increase knowledge of, access to, and utilization of healthcare instrumentation and services by individuals with disabilities; (2) increase awareness of and access to employment in the healthcare professions by individuals with disabilities; and (3) serve as a national center of excellence.

Principal Investigator, Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center (RERC) on Universal Design and the Built Environment, NIDRR – 1999-2003
Total Funding: $2.4 million

Managed and coordinated all activities of the RERC: research, design development, training, dissemination and utilization. The purpose of the RERC on Universal Design and the Built Environment at NCSU is to improve the accessibility and usability of the built environment and advance the field of universal design. The goals of the project are to: (1) increase knowledge of the complex and dynamic relationship between the individual and the environment; (2) increase adoption and improve the practice of universal design by the building and product manufacturing industries; (3) increase inclusion of the universal design approach in post-secondary design curricula and to increase the number of designers and researchers trained; and (4) increase awareness of and stimulate demand for universal design among builders, manufacturers, designers, human services professionals, and individuals with disabilities.

Principal Investigator, Field-Initiated Project: Universal Design Education Materials Online, NIDRR – 2000-2003
Total Funding: $450,000

Managed a project to develop an interactive Web site of outstanding universal design instruc-tional materials, project ideas, visuals, teaching strategies and resources for use by design faculty, students, practicing designers and user/experts. Subcontractors were Elaine Ostroff of the Universal Design Network, and the Center for Inclusive Design & Environmental Access (IDEA Center) at State University of New York at Buffalo.

Principal Investigator, Field-Initiated Project: Promoting the Practice of Universal Design, NIDRR – 1998-2003
Total Funding: $375,000

Managed a project to develop and implement a product design evaluation and marketing program that responds to industry and consumer needs. Project staff developed a set of performance measures that reflect the Principles of Universal Design that could be applied by consumers to evaluate products and by designers to develop products that are easier for everyone to use.

Investigator, Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center (RERC) on Accessible and Universal Design in Housing, NIDRR – 1994-1999

Conducted consumer product evaluations. Products were evaluated using a methodology that involved a combination of focus groups and personal interviews with groups of older adults and individuals with disabilities. The results were published in a series of buyer’s guides to help consumers make informed purchasing decisions. The guides were also sent to all major United States manufacturers of the product and all U.S. schools of industrial design.

Investigator, Studies to Further the Development of Universal Design, NIDRR – 1994-1997

Coordinated the development of and participated in writing the Principles of Universal Design. A multidisciplinary team of ten experts on universal design collaborated to formulate, develop, and validate a set of principles that define universal design across the spectrum of design disciplines. The results were published in a book (The Universal Design File; see Publications) in1998.
Conducted consumer product evaluations and published a series of buyer’s guides to help consumers make informed buying decisions and manufacturers develop products that are easier for everyone to use.

Investigator & Human Subjects Testing Coordinator, A Review of Technical Requirements for Ramps, US Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (Access Board), – 1994-1996

Designed and supervised construction of a test ramp, developed a testing protocol, coordinated the human subjects testing, collected and calculated the resulting data, and participated in data analysis and writing the final recommendations. A total of 172 people ranging in age from 11 to 93 were tested on an aluminum ramp that was adjustable in slope from level to 1:8.

Independent Consultant: Product Researcher, Developer, and Inventor for companies including Kaiser Permanente, Sunrise Medical, Midmark Corporation, Maytag Corporation, Raychem Corporation, Ericsson, 3rd Stone Design – 1984-present

Conducted consumer product evaluation sessions, reviewed products under development and made design recommendations, developed new products, and advised on product research and development and procurement programs.

Structural Design Engineer for GFDS Engineer – 1978-1981

Conducted structural design engineering analyses and developed structural support systems for residences, commercial buildings, and various public structures.

Publications

Books

Winters, JM & Story, MF, Eds., Medical Instrumentation: Accessibility and Usability Considerations. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 2007.

Story, MF (2007). Emerging Human Factors and Ergonomics Issues for Healthcare Professionals. In Winters, JM & Story, MF, Eds., Medical Instrumentation: Accessibility and Usability Considerations. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press.

Story, MF (2007). Applying the Principles of Universal Design to Medical Devices. In Winters, JM & Story, MF, Eds., Medical Instrumentation: Accessibility and Usability Considerations. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press.

Winters, JWM, Story, MF, Barnekow, K, Kailes, JI, Premo, B, Schwier, E, Danturthi, S & Winters, JM (2007). Results of a National Survey on Accessibility of Medical Instrumentation for Consumers. In Winters, JM & Story, MF, Eds., Medical Instrumentation: Accessibility and Usability Considerations. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press.

Winters, JM, Rempel, D, Story, MF, Lemke, ML, Barr, A, Campbell, S & Danturthi, S (2007). The Mobile Usability Lab Tool for Accessibility Analysis of Medical Devices: Design Strategy and Use Experiences. In Winters, JM & Story, MF, Eds., Medical Instrumentation: Accessibility and Usability Considerations. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press.

Story, MF (2002). Distance Education in Universal Design. In Christophersen, J (ed.): Teaching Universal Design. Oslo, Norway: Norwegian State Housing Bank.

Mueller, JL & Story, MF (2002). Universal Design: Principles for Driving Growth into New Markets. In Griffin, A (ed.) Product Design Management Association Toolbook, pp. 297-326. New York, New York: John Wiley and Sons.

Story, MF & Mueller, JL (2001). Universal Design Performance Measures for Products: A Tool for Assessing Universal Usability. In Winters, J, Robinson, C, Simpson, R, & Vanderheiden, G (eds.), Emerging and Accessible Telecommunications, Information and Healthcare Technologies – Emerging Challenges in Enabling Universal Access, pp. 19-28. Arlington, VA: RESNA Press.

Story, MF (2001). The Principles of Universal Design. In Preiser, WFE & Ostroff, E (eds.), Universal Design Handbook, pp. 10.3-10.19. New York, New York: McGraw-Hill.

Story, MF & Mueller, JL (2001). Universal Design of Products. In Preiser, WFE & Ostroff, E (eds.), Universal Design Handbook, pp. 49.1-49.14. New York, New York: McGraw-Hill.

Mueller, JL, Story, MF & Mace, RL, The Universal Design File: A Guide to Designing for People of All Ages and Abilities. Raleigh, NC: NC State University, 1998.

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

Story, MF, Luce, A, Leung, A, Omiatek, E, Lemke, MR, & Remple, DM (in press). Accesibility of radiology equipment for patients with mobility disabilities. Accepted for publication in Human Factors.

Story, MF, Winters, JM, Lemke, MR, Barr, A, Omiatek, E, Janowitz, I, Brafman, D & Rempel, DM (in press). A method for evaluating accessibility of medical equipment for patients with disabilities.

Tauke, B, Story, MF & Ostroff, E (2004). Great web adventures: Analyzing digital technology using universal design. Technology and Children: A Journal for Elementary School Technology Education. 8(4), 14-16.

Sanford, JA, Story, MF Ringholz, D (1998). Consumer participation to inform universal design. Technology and Disability, V9

Story, MF & Mace, RL (Guest Editors) (1998). Special feature: Universal design. Assistive Technology, Vol. 10.1

Story, MF (1998). Assessing usability: The Principles of Universal Design. Assistive Technology, Vol. 10.1, 4-12

Sanford, JA, Story, MF & Jones, ML (1997). An analysis of the effects of ramp slope on people with mobility impairments. Assistive Technology, Vol. 9.1, 22-33

Story, MF (1997). Is it universal? Seven defining criteria. Innovation, Spring 1997

Story, MF (1997). Can everyone use it? (Can YOU?) Plazm, No.16

Conference Proceedings and Abstracts

Story MF, Lemke MR, MacDonald C, Kailes JI, Rempel, DR & Winters JM (2008). Guidelines for designing and selecting accessible medical equipment. Proceedings of the RESNA 2008 Annual Conference, Washington, DC

Rempel DM, Story M, Luce A, Leung A, Lemke M, Winters J (2007). Reducing patient handling: Accessibility barriers for radiology equipment for patients with mobility impairment. ICOH International Conference on the Health of Healthcare Workers, Vancouver, Canada

Story, M (2007). Patient unhandling: Facilitating independent transfer. Interagency Committee on Disability Research conference: Technologies and Strategies for the Physical Transfer of Individuals with Motor Impairments, Arlington, Virginia

Story, MF, Winters, JM, Lemke, MR & Rempel, DR (2007). Evaluating the Accessibility of Medical Equipment. Proceedings of the Include Conference, London, UK

Story, MF (2005). Focus Groups with Participants Who Have Disabilities. Proceedings of the 2005 International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, Las Vegas, NV

Story, MF, Winters, JWM, Premo, B, Kailes, JI Schwier, E & Winters, JM (2005). Focus Groups on Accessibility of Medical Instrumentation. Proceedings of the RESNA 2005 Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA

Winters, JWM, Story, MF, Barnekow, K, Kailes, JI, Premo, B, Schwier, E & Winters, JM (2005). Accessibility of Medical Instrumentation: A National Healthcare Consumer Survey. Proceedings of the RESNA 2005 Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA

Winters, JWM, Story, MF, Barnekow, K, Premo, B, Kailes, JI Schwier, E Rempel, D & Winters, JM (2004). Problems with Medical Instrumentation Experienced by Patients with Disabilities. Proceedings of Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 48th Annual Meeting. New Orleans, LA

Story, MF & Mueller, JL (2004). Universal Design Performance Measures for Products to Support the Practice of Universal Design. Proceedings of Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 48th Annual Meeting. New Orleans, LA

Winters, JWM, Story, MF, Barnekow, K, Premo, B, Kailes, JI Schwier, E & Winters, JM (2004). A Delphi Study to Develop a National Survey of Accessibility of Medical Instrumentation. Proceedings of the RESNA 2004 Annual Conference. Orlando, FL
Story, MF, Winters, JWM, Barnekow, K, Premo, B, Kailes, JI Schwier, E & Winters, JM (2004). A National Survey of Accessibility of Medical Instrumentation. Proceedings of the RESNA 2004 Annual Conference, Orlando, FL

Tauke, B, Story, MF & Ostroff, E (2003). Integrating Online Materials into ID Curricula. Proceedings of the Industrial Designers Society of America National Education Conference, New York, NY

Story, MF, Winters, JWM, Premo, B, Kailes, JI & Winters, JM (2003). Understanding Barriers to Healthcare Caused by Inaccessible Medical Instrumentation. Proceedings of the RESNA 2003 Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA

Story, MF and Mueller, JL (2002). State of the Science of Usability Testing for Universal Design. Proceedings of the RESNA 2002 Research Symposium, Minneapolis, MN

Story, MF, Ostroff, E & Tauke, B (2002). Online Resource for Teaching Universal Design. Proceedings of the RESNA 2002 Annual Conference, Minneapolis, MN
Story, MF and Mueller, JL & Montoya-Weiss, M (2001). Completion of Universal Design Performance Measures. Proceedings of the RESNA 2001 Annual Conference, Reno, NV

Story, MF, Mueller, JL & Montoya-Weiss, M (2000). Progress in the Development of Universal Design Performance Measures. Technology for the New Millennium, Proceedings of the RESNA 2000 Annual Conference, Orlando, FL

Mueller, JL, Ringholz, D & Story, MF (2000). An Analysis of Product Design Evaluation and Recognition Programs. Technology for the New Millennium, Proceedings of the RESNA 2000 Annual Conference, Orlando, FL

Story, MF, Mueller, JL, Mitzi Montoya-Weiss & Ringholz, D (1999). The Development of Universal Design Performance Measures. Spotlight on Technology, Proceedings of the RESNA 1999 Annual Conference, Long Beach, CA

Story, MF and Mueller, JL (1998). Measuring Usability: The Principles of Universal Design. Proceedings of Designing for the 21st Century: An International Conference on Universal Design of Information, Products, and Environments, Long Island, NY

Story, MF, Jones, ML, Mueller, JL & Mace, RL (1996). Development and Validation of Principles of Universal Design. Exploring New Horizons, Proceedings of the RESNA 1996 Annual Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia

Story, MF and Michael L. Jones (1995). Universal Product Design Through Consumer Product Evaluations. Connecting Value, Symposium Proceedings of The Design Management Institute’s Seventh International Forum of Design Management Research and Education. Boston: The Design Management Institute

Story, MF, Jones, ML, Sanford, JA & Guerette. P (1995). Technical Requirements for Ramps: Human Subjects Testing. RECREAbility: Recreation and Ability: Explore the Possibilities!, Proceedings of the RESNA 1995 Annual Conference, Nashville, TN

Story, MF (1989). Teaching Design in Overlapping Cycles. Educating the 90’s, Proceedings of Conference on Design Education by Educators Committee of Industrial Designers Society of America

Non-Peer-Reviewed Publications

Mueller, J & Story, M (2002). Universal Design: Designing for Your Life. Raleigh, NC: NC State University

The Center for Universal Design (2002). Universal Design: Product Evaluation Countdown (a.k.a. Universal Design Performance Measures for Products, Consumer Version). Raleigh, NC: NC State University

The Center for Universal Design (2002). Promoting the Practice of Universal Design: Product Evaluations (research report). Raleigh, NC: NC State University

The Center for Universal Design (2002). Product Evaluation: Vacuum Cleaner (research report). Raleigh, NC: NC State University

The Center for Universal Design (2002). Product Evaluation: Alarm Clock (research report). Raleigh, NC: NC State University

The Center for Universal Design (2002). Product Evaluation: Storage Container (research report). Raleigh, NC: NC State University

The Center for Universal Design (2002). Product Evaluation: Single-Serving Cereals (research report). Raleigh, NC: NC State University

The Center for Universal Design (2000). Evaluating the Universal Design Performance of Products (Universal Design Performance Measures for Products (Designer Version)). Raleigh, NC: NC State University

Story, MF (2000, uncredited). NIDRR Research Example: Combined Use of Usability Tests and Surveys in Assessing Universal Product Design. The Research Exchange, 5(2). Austin, TX: NCDDR, Southwest Educational Development Laboratory

Olszowy , M & Story, MF (1999). Home Telephones: A Guide for Buyers, Manufacturers, and Designers. Raleigh, NC: NC State University

Lalier, G & Story, MF (1999). Cabinet and Drawer Pulls: A Guide for Buyers, Manufacturers, and Designers. Raleigh, NC: NC State University

Koester, SM & Story, MF (1998). Food Storage Containers: A Guide for Buyers, Manufacturers, and Designers. Raleigh, NC: NC State University

Story, MF (1997). Achieving Universal Design. UD Newsline, Fall 1997

Story, MF (1997). Universal Design or Assistive Technology? An Overview. White paper distributed at a Concurrent Session panel at RESNA 1997 Annual Conference, Salt Lake City, UT

Connell, BR, Jones, ML, Mace, RL, Mueller, JL, Mullick, A, Ostroff, E, Sanford, JA, Steinfeld, E, Story, MF, & Vanderheiden, GC (1995). The Principles of Universal Design (Versions 1.0 & 2.0). Raleigh, NC: NC State University

Story, MF and Koester, SM (1996). Fire Extinguishers: A Guide for Buyers, Manufacturers, and Designers. Raleigh, NC: NC State University

Duncan, RC and Story, MF (1995). U.D.: Matching Features and Needs. NARI Focus, September 1995

Story, MF & Koester, SM (1995). Door Hardware: A Guide for Buyers, Manufacturers, and Designers. Raleigh, NC: NC State University

Story, MF (1995). Microwave Ovens: A Guide for Buyers, Manufacturers, and Designers. Raleigh, NC: NC State University

Invited Presentations

Invited facilitator for Adaptive Technology Halthcare Seminar at San Francisco Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired, San Francisco, CA, September 5, 2008

“Involving People with Disabilities in User Research and Development,” invited presentation to Federal Lab Consortium National Meeting, Portland, OR, May 6, 2008

“RERC-AMI: Patient Transfer Issues,” invited presentation to American Institute of Architects' Assisted Transfer Roundtable, Washington, DC, April 1 2008

“Universal Design and Designing for Accessibility,” invited lecture to engineering course, Perspectives in Assistive Technology, at Stanford University, Stanford, CA, January 15, 2008

“Patient Unhandling: Facilitating Independent Transfer,” invited presentation to Interagency Committee on Disability Research conference: Technologies and Strategies for the Physical Transfer of Individuals with Motor Impairments, Arlington, VA, September 11, 2007

“Universal Design and Designing for Disability,” invited lecture to engineering course, Perspectives in Assistive Technology, at Stanford University, Stanford, CA, January 23, 2007

“Universal Design and Applications in Healthcare,” invited lecture to continuing education course, Ergonomic Analysis for Job and Tool Design, at the University of California’s Center for Occupational and Environmental Health, Oakland, CA, July 29, 2005

“Universal Design and Applications in Healthcare,” invited lecture to Graduate Seminar in Design: Design for Social Responsibilityat San Francisco State University, March 8, 2005

“Application of Universal Design Concepts to the Workplace,” invited keynote speech at Preventing Disability in the Workplace: Evaluation and Design of Tools, Workstations, Tasks conference, Emeryville, CA, December 4, 2003

“Research Symposium at RESNA 2002: Universal Design,” invited talk to Envisioning Universal Design: Creating an Inclusive Society, NEA Headquarters, Washington, DC, October 2-3, 2003

“Application of Universal Design Principles to Tool & Workplace Design,” invited talk to University of California at San Francisco Occupational Medicine Grand Rounds, September 25, 2003

“Vision Issues in Universal Design,” invited plenary talk at annual convention of the California Council of the Blind; Sacramento, CA, April 12, 2003

“A Conversation on Access to Medical Devices and Services,” invited seminar at Joint Session of the California Council of the Blind Committee on Access and Transportation and the California Council of Citizens with Low Vision; Sacramento, CA, April 11, 2003

“Toward Universal Appliances,” invited presentation to California Council of Citizens with Low Vision; Sacramento, CA, April 10, 2003

“Universal Design,” invited lecture to Graduate Seminar in Design: Design for Social Responsibility; San Francisco State University, February 20, 2003

Keynote speech to KOKUYO Company: “The Development of Tools for Universal Design Education and Promotion.” Tokyo, Japan, May 29, 2002.

Presentation on “The Role of Design in Extraordinary Times” to Rocky Mountain Chapter of IDSA. Boulder, Colorado, October 19, 2001.

Keynote Speaker, Kumamoto International Symposium on Universal Design (Day 1): “The Principles of Universal Design.” Kumamoto, Japan, January 23, 2001.

Presented “U.S. Legislation Affecting Products” to the Industrial Designers Society of America Western District Conference. Phoenix, Arizona, March 3, 2000.

Keynote Speaker, Universal Design Forum: “The Principles of Universal Design.” Tokyo, Japan, September 10, 1999.

Invited Speaker, Design Division of Matsushita Electronics: “Practicing Universal Design.” Osaka, Japan, September 8, 1999.

Presented “Universal Design: An Overview” and attended meeting of the Third International Scientific Forum: “Towards an Information Society for All.” Munich, Germany, August 22-23, 1999.

Presentations

Moderated panel, “What is the Difference in Accessibility and Usability?” at the RESNA 2008 Annual Conference, Washington, DC, June 29, 2008. Panelists were Patricia A. Moore, James L. Meuller and Jack Winters

Presented paper on “Guidelines for Designing and Selecting Accessible Medical Equipment” at the RESNA 2008 Annual Conference, Washington, DC, June 29, 2008

“Evaluating the Accessibility of Radiology Equipment for Patients with Disabilities,” talk to UC-San Francisco Research Seminar, San Francisco, CA, March 22, 2007

“Problems with Medical Instrumentation Experienced by Patients with Disabilities,” talk to UC-Berkeley School of Public Health, Environmental Health Sciences Division, Spring 2006 Graduates and End of the Semester Get-Together, Berkeley, CA, May 12, 2006

Co-coordinator with Jack M. Winters of workshop, "Accessible Interfaces for Medical Instrumentation: Draft Guidelines and Future Directions," held at the Parklawn Building of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Rockville, MD, October 21 and 22, 2005

Presented paper on “Focus Groups with Participants Who Have Disabilities” at session on Usability Testing for People with Disabilities at the International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, Las Vegas, NV, July 25, 2005

Presented paper on “Focus Groups on Accessibility of Medical Instrumentation” at the RESNA 2005 Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA, June 25, 2005

Presented paper on “Problems with Medical Instrumentation Experienced by Patients with Disabilities” at the HFES 2004 Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA, September 24, 2004

Presented paper on “Universal Design Performance Measures for Products to Support the Practice of Universal Design” at the HFES 2004 Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA, September 22, 2004

Poster session: Winters, JWM, Story, MF, Barnekow, K, Premo, B, Kailes, JI Schwier, E & Winters, JM. "A Delphi Study to Develop a National Survey of Accessibility of Medical Instrumentation." RESNA 2003 Annual Conference. Orlando, FL, June 20, 2004

Poster session: Story, MF, Winters, JWM, Barnekow, K, Premo, B, Kailes, JI Schwier, E & Winters, JM (2004). A National Survey of Accessibility of Medical Instrumentation. RESNA 2003 Annual Conference. Orlando, FL, June 20, 2004

"Survey of people with disabilities: use of medical equipment," talk to UC Berkeley Environmental Health Sciences Department Lecture Series, April 19, 2004

“Integrating Online Material into ID Curricula,” presentation to IDSA National Education Conference 2003, New York City, August 12, 2003

“What is Universal Design and Why Should I Care?” talk to Center for Design Research at Stanford University, July 14, 2003

Poster presentation: “Understanding Barriers to Healthcare Caused by Inaccessible Medical Instrumentation,” at RESNA 2003 Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA, June 22, 2003

“Taking the Universal Design Message to Manufacturers: From the Field Initiated Project, 1998-2002: Promoting the Practice of Universal Design,” talk at concurrent session at RESNA 2003 Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA, June 21, 2003

Professional Development Seminar with James L. Mueller and Patricia A. Moore, “Universal Design: More Than Ever,” at the IDSA 2002 Annual Conference, Monterey, California, July July 22, 2002

Moderated panel with Richard Duncan and Beth Tauke, “Post Secondary Universal Design Education: Practices and Resources for Teaching Universal Design,” at the RESNA 2002 Annual Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota, July 1, 2002

Presented paper on “Online Resource for Teaching Universal Design” at the RESNA 2002 Annual Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota, June 30, 2002

Moderated with Edward Steinfeld the 8th Annual Research Symposium, “State of the Science of Universal Design Research,” at the RESNA 2002 Annual Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota, June 29, 2002

Presented paper on “State of the Science of Usability Testing for Universal Design,” at the 8th Annual Research Symposium, “State of the Science of Universal Design Research,” at the RESNA 2002 Annual Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota, June 29, 2002

Presented “Distance Education in Universal Design: A Course and a Resource” at the N.C. State University College of Design’s Annual Research Symposium, Raleigh, NC, April 17, 2002

Lectured on “An Introduction to Universal Design” to David Gray’s course in the Physical Therapy Department at Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, February 5, 2002

Presented paper on “Completion of Universal Design Performance Measures” at the RESNA 2001 Annual Conference, Reno, Nevada, June 24, 2001

Member of panel on “Federally-Funded Resources and Programs Available [for Accessible Telecommunications and Information Technologies]” at the RESNA 2001 Annual Conference, Reno, Nevada, June 24, 2001

Presented paper on “Progress in the Development of Universal Design Performance Measures” at the RESNA 2000 Annual Conference, Orlando, Florida, June 30, 2000

Member of panel on “Current Research in Universal Design at Four NIDRR-funded Rehabilitation Engineering Research Centers” at the RESNA 2000 Annual Conference, Orlando, Florida, June 29, 2000

Member of panel on “Defining Universal Design” at “Designing for the 21st Century II: An International Conference on Universal Design,” Providence, Rhode Island, June 15, 2000

Presented “Assessment Methods: Measuring Universal Design” to the Association of Access Engineering Specialists (AAES) Technical Development Workshop, Long Beach, California, June 30, 1999

Presented paper on “The Development of Universal Design Performance Measures” at the RESNA 1999 Annual Conference, Long Beach, California, June 28, 1999

Moderated panel, “Universal Design and Assistive Technology: Different Approaches with Common Goals” at RESNA 1998 Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota, June 29, 1998. Panelists were William Peterson, MS, Gregg C. Vanderheiden, PhD, Alexandra Enders, OTR/L, and James L. Mueller, IDSA

Presented paper with James L. Mueller, “Measuring Usability: The Principles of Universal Design” at Designing for the 21st Century: An International Conference on Universal Design of Information, Products, and Environments, Long Island, New York, June 19, 1998

Panel member, “Gizmos, Gadgets, and Materials of Tomorrow” at Princeton University Reunions, Princeton, New Jersey, May 19, 1998

Presented with James L. Mueller, IDSA, “Designing for the New Demographics,” at IDSA 1997 Annual Conference, Washington, DC, June 26, 1997

Moderated panel, “Universal Design or Assistive Technology?” at RESNA 1997 Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, June 23, 1997. Panelists were James L. Mueller, Gregg C. Vanderheiden, Alexandra Enders, Lawrence A. Scadden, and Lawrence H. Trachtman

Lectured on “The Principles of Universal Design” at the Universal Design Symposium at San Francisco State University, October 18, 1996

Presented paper on “Development and Validation of Principles of Universal Design” at the RESNA 1996 Annual Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah, June 11, 1996

Series of two lectures, “Your Responsibility to Real People” on April 22, 1996 and “Career Lessons From The Real World” on April 24, 1996 to NC State University course, “Design 418: Contemporary Issues in Art and Design”

Series of two lectures, “People” on November 7, 1995 and “Designing for People” on November 14, 1995 to NC State University Course, “Electrical Engineering 292-D: Special Topics: Introduction to Engineering Design”

Poster session on "Product Evaluations" at the North Carolina Assistive Technology Expo, Raleigh, NC, September 1, 1995

Presented paper on "Universal Product Design Through Consumer Product Evaluations" at the Design Management Institute conference, Stanford, CA, July 10, 1995

Presented paper on "A Review of Technical Requirements for Ramps: Human Subjects Testing" at the RESNA 1995 conference, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, June 13, 1995

Presented to the Raleigh Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) on the Center for Accessible Housing and its activities, Raleigh, NC, March 14, 1995

Media Interviews Given

Workshops Taught

With James L. Mueller and Vicki Haberman, “Listening to the Voice of the Customer: How to Involve People with Disabilities in User Research and Development,” 75-minute workshop at the RESNA 2007 Annual Conference in Phoenix, AZ, June 18, 2007

With Victor L. Paquet, “Tools and Strategies for Product Evaluation,” two 75-minute workshops at continuing education course, Ergonomic Analysis for Job and Tool Design, at the University of California’s Center for Occupational and Environmental Health, Oakland, CA, July 29, 2005

With James L. Mueller, “Assessing the Universal Design Performance of Assistive Products,” half-day instructional course at the RESNA 2002 Annual Conference in Minneapolis, MN, June 28, 2002

With Satoshi Nakagawa and Patricia A. Moore, “Universal Design Workshop,” 2-hour invited workshop at the publication celebration for the “Universal Design Text Book” in Tokyo, Japan, May 31, 2002

“Searching for Universal Design in Products,” 2-hour invited workshop at Kumamoto International Symposium on Universal Design Implementation in Minamata City, Japan, January 24, 2001

With Chika Sekine & Ichiro Nomura, “Advancing Universal Design in Kumamoto Prefecture: Creating Software,” 3-hour invited workshop at Kumamoto International Symposium on Universal Design Implementation in Kumamoto, Japan, January 23, 2001

“Applying Universal Design Principles to Assistive Technology Devices,” half-day instructional course conducted at the RESNA 2000 Annual Conference in Orlando, FL, June 28, 2000

With James L. Mueller. “How Universal Is It?” half-day pre-conference session conducted at “Designing for the 21st Century II: An International Conference on Universal Design,” Providence, RI, June 15, 2000

With James L. Mueller. “Applying Universal Design Principles to Assistive Technologies,” half-day instructional course presented at RESNA 1999 Annual Conference, Long Beach, CA, June 25, 1999

“Visual Thinking,” two-hour workshop at IDSA Southern District Conference, April 1987

With Dennis Boyle & Gayle Curtis, “Visual Thinking,” one-day workshop at University of California at Davis for landscape architecture students, April 1983

University Courses Taught

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1984 - Present	Independent Consultant
2002 - Present	President Human Spectrum Design, L.L.C. Santa Rosa, California

1999 - 2004	Coordinator of Research
2000, 1996	Interim Executive Director
1994 - 1999	Research Associate/Product Design Coordinator The Center for Universal Design, College of Design North Carolina State University Raleigh, North Carolina

1994 - 2004	Research Associate Professor Department of Industrial Design, College of Design North Carolina State University Raleigh, North Carolina

1984 - 1990	Adjunct Associate Professor Industrial Design Department, College of Architecture Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, Georgia

1983 - 1984	Product Design Engineer Raychem Corporation Advanced Development Group, R&D Division Menlo Park, California

1978 - 1981	Structural Design Engineer GFDS Engineers San Francisco, California