OUR TEAM
Anaiss Arreola (she/her), Co-founder + Consultant
Anaiss is a high school student from California. She is a wheelchair user and a dedicated member of the swim team, winning 1st place in State for 50 and 100 freestyle two years in a row. She has spoken at the Nelson-Akins Museum with other panelists for their exhibition “Access + Ability” and has written an article titled “Disability Does Not Destroy Design”. She is also a disability advocate for her local community.
Caleb Tighe (he/him), Co-founder + Consultant
Caleb is an activist and public speaker living in Boston, Massachusetts. He works with the leadership of the local LGBT youth organizations, helping them run workshops on ableism. He works very hard to create the world he wants to see.
Jaelyn Parker (she/her), Consultant
Jaelyn is a Californian diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy. She has represented Northern CA at the Special Olympics, winning gold and silver medals in three track events as well as the softball throw. She has been named Jr. Miss You Can Do It, and has won First Runner Up in the same pageant. Jaelyn is dedicated to working with her community and schools to create a more inclusive and accessible world.
Jordan Reeves (she/her), Co-founder
Jordan is the co-founder of the non-profit Design With Us and is from Colombia, Missouri. Through public speaking and mentoring, she works to change attitudes around physical differences. Her work has been featured nationwide on the Rachael Ray Show, TEDx talks, and through a book called "Born Just Right" released in Summer 2019.
Aidan R. (he/him), Co-founder
Aidan is a native Rhode Islander and co-designer of the Superhero Arm, a versatile prosthetic that can grow and expand with its user. Aidan has presented his work at the 2015 White House’s Week of Making, in the Design Museum Boston’s “Bespoke Bodies” exhibit, and his work was featured in an article in The Atlantic.
Asmani Huda (she/her), Collaborator
Asmani is a Boston native who recently graduated high school. In November, she presented a TEDx Talk regarding her experience growing up with a disability. Asmani has organized in her community for years. In the future she hopes to continue learning and helping her communities.
Kate Ganim (she/her), Co-founder + Director
After finishing her Master of Architecture, Kate built a San Francisco-based design and construction firm, LMNOP Design, alongside a non-profit KIDmob, which works internationally at the intersection of kids, community, and design. Kate is passionate about listening to and elevating the voices of others to have a tangible impact. She pioneered BOOST x Born Just Right workshops, which invite kids to reframe their disability as an opportunity, and celebrate the body that they’re in.
Our Story
Make Just Right is a sister organization to Born Just Right, a disability advocacy non-profit. Through BJR’s work, we recognized the powerful role youth with disabilities can have on design outcomes, and the challenges designers face when trying to bring this protected group into their process.
Make Just Right aims to bridge this gap. We are building our team of young designers with disabilities who are prepared to share their experience and perspective towards a more inclusive world.
Our consultants are all past participants of our BOOST by Born Just Right Workshops. We are hugely inspired by Kat Holmes’ Mismatch.
Our VALUES
Inclusion for all
We believe that inclusion must become the norm, and that diversity benefits us all. We will do this work until we are considered as equals, rather than as a second thought.
Designing WITH not FOR
We value the process. Our process is grounded in curiosity and mutual exchange as peers and collaborators. We love translating our experience into ideas and we believe that, like any ecosystem, design needs diversity to evolve and thrive.
Exploring the invisible
We live in a world that was not built for us. It is a world that oppresses us, in ways that are invisible to most. We ask that nondisabled people do better. We ask that they listen, and see that world and its vast opportunities through our eyes.
Making space for youth + disabled voices
As members of the disability community and Gen Z, we see the power of our voices, perspective, and lived experience. Our experience as disabled youth has strengthened our creativity. We rely on allies to make space at the table for disabled + youth voices; to listen; and to involve us meaningfully in the process.
Pushing towards the future
We believe in the power of design to create change. We are committed to working with partners and allies to create the world we want to live in.