Staff

As ADA’s founding director, Alex draws on her tenure as founder and coordinator of the Assistive Device Center at the Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown, MA—a school recognized internationally as a leader in the education of children who are blind and deaf-blind. Over the last 30 years Alex has taught hundreds of courses in adaptive design to professionals and parents throughout the Northeast, and through the Hilton-Perkins International Program, has trained educators in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, India, and Poland. In 1996, Alex was awarded a fellowship in International Community Development co-sponsored by the Partners of the Americas and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. In addition to her experience in the field, Alex holds a Master's degree in Teaching the Visually Impaired from Boston College, and a Master's degree in Curriculum Development from Lesley University. Alex is co-author of the book Creative Constructions: Technologies that make adaptive design accessible, affordable, inclusive and fun.

Antoinette has been designing and constructing custom-made adaptive equipment and training teachers, therapists, and community volunteers in the principles of adaptive design since ADA’s inception in 1998. She received a BS in Behavioral Sciences from Mercy College in 1992. Antoinette serves on the Board of Directors of Our Journey, a nonprofit organization that offers support groups and retreats to women on a new journey in life.