Ria J. Gualano

“Cripping Time Across ‘Realities’” investigates the forms, parameters, and opportunities of disability arts and virtual reality (VR) storytelling through field research and a participatory disability and neurodiversity arts exhibition integrated with cutting-edge immersive technologies. Grounded in disability theory, the exhibition highlights authentic representations in collaboration with disabled and neurodiverse people in the local community. Drawing on perspectives from communication, feminist disability studies, computer and information science, art history, and museum studies, the project examines how art, immersive technologies, curators, artists, and visitors co-construct disability narratives.