6 CANADIAN ART TEACHER 11 (1) 2013 University of Toronto (Director WIAprojects & Associate Scholar, Centre for Women’s Studies in Education, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto) OCAD University (Sessional Faculty) Cultural and educational institutions, while sometimes slow to shift paradigms, paradoxically rush-anxiety-laden-to-be-at-the-forefront-of-change. Abstract: This inquiry looks to a transabled aesthetic paradigm in which innovation, inclusion, equity, and diversity become “creatively essential” modalities for art and design educational practice. It suggests a possible “creative enabler” role for an art and design institution and notes one art educational site which has weathered the paradigm shift. Rethinking a Transabled Aestheic Paradigm for Art and Design Educaion Pam Paterson Art Gallery of Ontario Multi-sensory tour