Shifting the Culture in Fashion: Creating Adaptive Clothing for People with Disabilities-part1

Fashion meets Accessibility, is a Kessler Foundation podcast that takes you into the fashion industry, we’ll discuss inclusion, accessibility and adaptive clothing for people with disabilities.   In this podcast series, we’ll chat with fashion designers, models, everyday people, and caregivers who are making a fashion revolution come to life. The industry predicts that adaptable fashion will earn up to $400 billion dollars by 2026.    In this first of a two part series, "Shifting the culture in Fashion: creating adaptive clothing for people with disabilities" we met up with Mindy Scheier, the founder and CEO of Runway of Dreams. Mindy works with mainstream brands like Tommy Hilfiger and Zappos, to make adaptive modifications to their existing clothing lines for people with disabilities. Her journey began when her son Oliver, who has a rare form of Muscular Dystrophy, wanted to wear jeans to school, but couldn’t manage the buttons or zippers. Mindy realized that millions of people also struggled to access fashionable clothing that met their needs. She envisioned a world where clothing was available with modifications that would make them accessible for people with disabilities. After spending 20 years in the fashion industry, Mindy, decided to combine her experience and her passion to address this unmet need by founding the Runway of Dreams Foundation.   Listen in as Nicky Miller, our social media specialist interviews Mindy about the start of her journey into the world of adaptive fashion. Be sure and listen to part two of this series as Mindy talks more about the business end of the world of adaptive fashion. Mindy came to visit us in Spring 2020, Check out the blog https://kesslerfoundation.org/info/fashion-all-adaptive-clothing-people-disabilities Read more about Mindy and the Run of Dreams Foundation at https://www.runwayofdreams.org and Nicky Miller at https://kesslerfoundation.org/aboutus/nicki%20miller Tuned in to our podcast series lately? Join our listeners in 90 countries who enjoy learning about the work of Kessler Foundation. For more information about Kessler Foundation, go to kesslerfoundation.org. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Listen to us on Apple podcasts, Spotify, SoundCloud, or wherever you get your podcasts. This podcast was recorded on, March 5, 2020 at 120 Eagle Rock Ave, East Hanover, NJ and was edited and produced by Joan Banks-Smith (https://kesslerfoundation.org/aboutus/Joan%20Banks-Smith), Creative Producer for Kessler Foundation.