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Is Boston Inadvertently Becoming an Inclusive Design Hub?
As a disability advocate and New Yorker, it has become frustratingly obvious that something strange and wonderful is taking place in Boston. You probably haven’t noticed yet, but once I point it out,...
View ArticleWomen In Clothes: Quotes on Life, Health and Fashion
I have many friends with varying chronic illnesses; CIDP, Multiple Sclerosis, Lupus, you name it. Most (if not all) of their illnesses are considered ‘invisible‘. Were you to run into any one of my...
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J. Crew’s Useful Bridal Shorts
J. Crew is now selling Bridal Shorts. $450 Bridal Shorts. But still no cane. I wonder if they would consider a Bridal Cane! Email address: (Sign Up to be notified of new posts) The post J. Crew’s...
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The Paradox of Featuring Fashion Week Models with Disabilities
It’s fashion week, and as has become the trend, designers are employing beautiful people living with disabilities to model their fashions on one of the biggest runways in the world. Here’s the thing,...
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Commuting with Invisible Disability: An NYCSeatShare Idea
Update: The response to this post has been incredible. And for that, I thank both you, the reader and the staff of Medium for helping to spread the word about this idea. I just had a meeting with...
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Would You Buy A Jacket Designed For Someone In A Wheelchair?
One of these rain jackets was created for someone in a wheelchair. The other? For someone on a bike. Cleverhood, the brainchild of Susan Mocarski is a cape designed for bicycle commuters. Cleverhood...
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Levi’s Women’s Commuter Jeans: Form > Function
At a time when female bicycle commuters are seeing their greatest numbers ever, it seems only natural for a mainstream retailer to market to this new trend. The profile of a fashionable bicycle...
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Takafumi Tsuruta: Not Bound by the Convention of Disability
I have written fairly critically about the new trend of fashion designers hiring runway models with disabilities. The media has been quick to embrace the ‘inspiring’ inclusion of more culturally...
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On Fashion, Down Syndrome & the Varsity Letter
I told myself I wasn’t going to comment on this story. But it’s time. Michael Kelley is a high school student who participated throughout the basketball season for the East High Aces in Wichita,...
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NYCSeatShare Is Not Alone: Tokyo’s Help Mark Badge
For the past year, I have been devising a plan to ensure that my friends with Invisible Disabilities have the same access to subway seats that I have (as someone with a not-so-Invisible disability)....
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She Wants Size 11 Bucketfeet For Her Size 11 Bucket Feet
My friend Kristen forwarded an email to me the other day. The email was addressed to a company called Bucketfeet. Attached was a note saying “You’ve inspired me to ask for what I want in this world.”...
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Basketball Shorts Are Longer Than Football Pants
It’s true. Basketball shorts are officially longer than football pants. The difference is subtle, slightly less than half an inch. But I can’t help but think that the evolution is meaningful. That it...
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Full Bottom Undies And Flat Bottom Shoes. Purposeful Products Can ‘Save’ Gap...
Women are asking for their clothes to work for them. Historically it has been the other way around. Recently, there have been a series of noteworthy stories on women’s clothing trends. When ‘J. Crew...
View ArticleThe ADA, Fashion & Disability on NPR
Update: J. Crew told NPR that they will not be selling a cane, as they are focusing on their ‘core business’. At this time, it seems we have a hard no. I will be responding to J. Crew on The Seams...
View ArticleJenna Lyons Designed an Orange Wheelchair
Jenna Lyons has been incredibly quiet these last few months. And I don’t blame her, she’s the Creative Director of a company that has gone through a round of massive layoffs. It just seems a little odd...
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I Used To Work For Ellen DeGeneres - Now I’m Asking Her To Work With Me To...
Now I’m Asking Her To Work With Me To Achieve Inclusive Retail Dear Ellen, It has been nearly a decade since I last worked for you. I was your production assistant. I picked up your lunch. I ran your...
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Donna Karan’s 7 EASIER Pieces
1985 was a big year for Donna Karan. Her seven easy pieces line changed the fashion industry and empowered the lives of women in the generations since. I like to think 2015 has been a big year for me....
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