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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Leanne Italie

Clothes for kids with disabilities get better, but teens see a lack of fashionable options

Logan Manaker LLC

Mindy Scheirer was working in fashion before her son, Oliver, was born with muscular dystrophy. As he grew, and she watched him struggle to get dressed, her eyes were opened to her industry's limitations for people with disabilities.

At 8, Oliver wanted to ditch his daily sweatpants for jeans, favored by his peers. His mom couldn't find any to accommodate his leg braces and difficulty working zippers and buttons, so she began making adaptations herself.

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