Kessler Foundation Disability Rehabilitation Research And Employment

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. Read the transcript at https://kesslerfoundation.org/sites/default/files/2020-09/Shifting%20the%20culture%20in%20Fashion_creating%20adaptive%20clothing%20for%20people%20with%20disabilities-part2-TRANSCRIPT.pdf 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 beg