Order or Download the Redefine/ABLE 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 print version via Blurb.com.

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. Included in the book are the following essays:

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

Our Thanks

This project, a collaboration between The Peale and the University of Maryland, College Park, 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 the Institute of Museum and Library Services grant.

This project also 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 exhibition do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities, Maryland Humanities, Maryland Historic Trust, Maryland Department of Planning, the Maryland Department of Labor, or the Institute of Museum and Library Services

U.K. Project Partners

THE UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON
THE ROYAL PAVILION AND MUSEUMS BRIGHTON
THE DE LA WARR PAVILION

Our Team