Ways of thinking about disability differ across cultures and can be classified into three general models: the moral model, the medical model, and the social model (Olkin & Pledger, 2003). Under the ...
Aspiring model Debbie van der Putten loves her body, and she isn’t afraid to show it off. The 22-year old from Helmond in the Netherlands has appeared on posters throughout Europe for charity groups, ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Andrew Pulrang writes about disability practices, policy, and culture. In March 2023, conservative commentator Candace Owens did a ...
PARIS ⁠— As 2021 drew to a close, and the traditional year-end roundups and top 10s started appearing online, Aaron Rose Philip had a question for the Twitterverse: “How is the 1st disabled model to ...
Zebedee Management is a talent agency for actors, models, and influencers with disabilities. The unique agency has helped bring those with physical and learning difficulties into the public eye. One ...
Like other disabled models (including Eyers, who has said he worries about being featured in campaigns as a “one-off sob story”), Mercado frets that the inevitable qualifier – a model with a ...
The hashtag #GRWM (Get Ready With Me) has been used over one million times on Instagram alone. And Gemma Adby, a professional model born with a left arm limb difference, thinks more of those posts ...
The fashion industry has made significant strides toward inclusivity, yet when it comes to disability representation, glaring gaps remain. While some brands have begun embracing a broader spectrum of ...
Ways of thinking about disability differ across cultures and can be classified into three general models: the moral model, the medical model, and the social model (Olkin & Pledger, 2003). Under the ...