Awards issued prior to january 20, 2025, were funded under previous administrations and may not reflect the priorities and policies of the current administration.** this project aims to develop a…

Awards issued prior to january 20, 2025, were funded under previous administrations and may not reflect the priorities and policies of the current administration.** this project aims to develop a multidisciplinary problem-based learning (PBL) curriculum to support the development of adaptive apparel merchanding and design (AMD) competencies. The specific purposes of this projectare(a) to foster awareness of the importance of adaptive AMD competencies for professional development among diverse undergraduate student populations and (b) to cultivate the adaptive AMD competencies necessary for their workplace success as graduates. These purposes will be achieved by developing, implementing, evaluating, and revising an adaptive apparel curriculum, including a web-based module series andpbl activities. The developed curriculum will be packaged as a certificate and disseminated for use by other universities. This project will have positive outcomes for students, educators, the PWD community, and adaptive apparel industry professionals. IT will ensure that inclusive mindsets and competencies to merchandise and design adaptive apparel are part of food and agricultural sciences undergraduate curricula within higher education institutions.