website birth_place name birth_date spouse residence article_title citizenship occupation
http://www.vdd.com.au nobby , queensland mary ann elsie jackson 26 november 1960 -lrb- 55 -rrb- ralph j. green melbourne , australia mary ann jackson -lrb- architect -rrb-
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mary ann jackson -lrb- architect -rrb-

mary ann jackson -lrb- born mary ann elsie jackson , 26 november 1960 -rrb- is an architect , planner and access consultant from melbourne , australia .
jackson is the owner of visionary design development pty ltd an access consultancy business in north melbourne specialising in universal design and sustainably accessible environments .
her professional career spans architectural roles firstly as a student architect in a small firm in perth , senior architect at gray puksand pty ltd and principal at mag designs , architecture and interior design .
her current business , visionary design development founded in 2005 by jackson and her husband , vision scientist ralph j. green .
the practice has a social justice commitment , works on housing projects with the department of human services and recently began a pro bono studio arm with students and international architects living in melbourne .
much of their work centres in the integration of health care and construction , the provision of specialist advice in researching , planning , designing and developing healthy cities and communities .
a pilot study of a universal mobility index is creating much interest both locally and abroad with governments and disability groups .
