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Alex Haagaard
Alex Haagaard Biography
Alex Haagaard has consulted on disability-led design methodologies with companies including the New York Times, Washington Post, Volkswagen and Twitter. They earned their Master of Design from OCAD University in Toronto, studying knowledge gathering practices of emergency medical professionals for the purposes of healthcare information design. In 2016, they transitioned to working full-time as a patient pursuing diagnosis and care, an experience which they describe as the “world's worst paying, least prestigious design research fellowship.” In 2018, Alex joined The Disabled List in the role of Research Dork. They recently co-taught a course in Disability-Led Design within the Products of Design program at the School of Visual Arts in New York, and were a Fall 2020 Designer-In-Residence within the Design for Social Innovation program at SVA. Alex’s research interests include the phenomenology of clinically unaccredited disability, knowledge practices within chronic illness communities, and liberatory design methods.
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