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Accessible Icon

It was designed by Tim Ferguson-Sauder, Brian Glenney, Sara Hendren and Accessible Icon Project. It is dated 2009-11 and we acquired it in 2017. Its medium is image (computer generated). It is a part of the Digital department.

It is credited File in public domain, collected by Cooper Hewitt in collaboration with the designers.

Cite this object as

Accessible Icon; Designed by Tim Ferguson-Sauder (American, b. 1972), Brian Glenney (American, b. 1974), Sara Hendren (American, b. 1973), Accessible Icon Project (Malden, Massachusetts, USA, founded 2012); image (computer generated); File in public domain, collected by Cooper Hewitt in collaboration with the designers; 2017-72-1-1,2

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Give Me a Sign: The Language of Symbols.

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