Abled Differently

While serving as a Social Equity and Inclusion fellow at RISD, her alma mater, included principal and founder Rene Payne worked with human resources to produce a book about RISDiversity. Later, for Abled Differently, one of that program’s initiatives, she conceived  the physical and online exhibition of the artwork and stories of RISD community members living with various physical, mental, cognitive learning and chronic health disabilities. Through this showcase the larger RISD community gained insight into how disability informed the creative practice and daily lives of their fellow students, colleagues, and alums.

The Abled Differently exhibit was honored by Graphis Design International and published in the Graphis Design Design Annual 2021.

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TEAM

Candace Baer
Vice-President, Office of Human Resources
Rhode Island School of Design

Cassie Goryl
HR Partner, Campus Services and
Communications

Rebecca Erde
Abled Differently Committee

Brittany Goodman
Abled Differently Committee

Shauna Summers
Abled Differently Committee

Adam Mastoon
Photography / Project over site

Rene Payne
Creative Direction / Design

Rob Ranney
Videographer

Mark Mascone
Gunner Norquist
Exhibit Installation

John Ashton
Reynolds Dewalt
Printer