New Book on Accessibility!

A screenshot of the Redefine/Able book cover and the Blurb publishing logo in a blue square.

Hot Off the Presses: RedefineABLE Catalogue

The Peale is excited to announce the publication of a brand new book with a focus on accessibility! Redefine/ABLE: Challenging Inaccessibility aims to inform audiences about disability issues, to share the challenges and success stories of those with disabilities, and to identify ways we can create more accessible, inclusive spaces.

This catalogue includes content from the Redefine/ABLE exhibition as well as disability-related essays from project collaborators. It is available in two formats: as a free digital download and as a pay-for-print version via Blurb.com.

> Order a hard-copy book from Blurb.com (92 pages, retail cost $41.87)

> Download a free digital copy

This project was made possible in part by a grant from Maryland Humanities, through support from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Maryland Historic Trust in the Maryland Department of Planning, and the Maryland Department of Labor. This project was also made possible in part by an Institute of Museum and Library Services grant and received financial support from the U.K. Research and Innovation’s Arts and Humanities Research Council and the UMD Friedgen Family Design Fund. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this document do not necessarily represent these funding organizations and entities.

A decorative graphic with a quote in white type that reads, I learned to deal well with adversity, and from my disability, I became mentally strong. I know a special experience. It's like a Silence world, and it gives me the ability of concentration. --Yoshi Nakaruma, artist

Essays include:

An Exhibition Redefined by a Pandemic
DR. AUDRA BUCK-COLEMAN

Redefining Redefine/ABLE: From Access to Inclusion at the Peale
DR. NANCY PROCTOR

Listen Very Carefully
RUTH LOZNER

Please Do Touch the Art!
DR. CHERYL FOGLE-HATCH

Technology, Covid-19, and Accessibility: Challenges and Opportunities for Museums
KEVIN BACON & DR. LARA PERRY

The Interconnectedness of Covid-19 to Discrimination Against the Disabled
DRS. AUDRA BUCK-COLEMAN & CHERYL FOGLE HATCH

Bearing witness to the ableism embedded within the pandemic
DR. AUDRA BUCK-COLEMAN, DR. CHERYL FOGLE-HATCH, & ROBIN MARQUIS

Redefine/ABLE: A Moment or a Movement?
DR. NALIYAH KAYA

Five Accessibility and Inclusion Insights from Producing an Exhibition During Covid-19
DRS. AUDRA BUCK-COLEMAN, NALIYAH KAYA, & CHERYL FOGLE HATCH

The logo for the RedefineABLE exhibition.