STANDING ON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTS

CHRISTINA RODRIGUEZ OF UM-NSU UCARD

ON NEURODIVERSITY FOR UMSOA STUDENTS 

We teach Universal Design to graduate and upper level undergraduate students at the University of Miami School of Architecture – a top 50 program out of more than 500 schools of architecture. 

While much of the focus is on designing for people with mobility impairments -- we also spend a great deal of time educating future architects about design that improves lives for people with visual impairments, hearing impairments and those in the neurodiversity community.

Christina Rodriguez is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst & case manager in Applied Research & Behavioral Training division at the University of Miami-Nova Southeastern University Center for Autism and Related Disabilities.

Prior to working at CARD, Christina was a special education teacher for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders in a self-contained classroom setting for over nine years.

She has a master’s in Special Education with a specialization in Autism Spectrum Disorders & a masters in psychology with a concentration on Applied Behavior Analysis.