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Around and Upside Down

Vicky Kuhn is a fashion blogger and influencer from the UK. She also writes about whatever is on her mind - including entertainment, lifestyle, travel, and food. She even got to go to the British Fashion Awards in November 2014! How cool is that? Check out her thoughts on disability beauty at our Twitter chat.

CP Shoes

Maria Town started the CP Shoes blog after observing how easily shoes can be destroyed, as many of them are inadequate for women with cerebral palsy. She encourages people to submit pictures and stories of their shoes that perhaps have seen better days. She also blogs about other fashion tips and stories. Check out Maria Town at our Google Hangout. 

Fashionability Podcast Channel

Fashionability is a podcast that is all about empowering people with disabilities to feel beautiful, and encouraging inclusivity and accessibility in the fashion industry. It was started by blogger Emily Davidson (of Fashioneyesta - great blog about fashion and sight loss!) and entrepreneur Laura Legendary (of Elegant Insights Braille Creations). They gave us some great fashion tips at our Twitter chat!

Open Style Lab

Open Style Lab is a network of creative individuals that have come together to develop trendy, functional and fashionable clothing for people with disabilities. They've developed a rain coat that can cover your lap in a wheelchair, magnet seams in pants for people who have limited motor skills, and much more. See their presentation for Thrive at our #DisabilityBeauty Google Hangout.

Stylishly Impaired

As a researcher of disability fashion, clothing and identity, Cat provides some great articles and analysis about disability beauty, especially when it comes to representation and pop culture. She also has an awesome tumblr, where she blogs about all things fashionable - The Disability Fashion Project. Cat joined us for our Twitter chat on this subject, and wrote about her thoughts.

Sweet Tart Beauty

Emerald Barnes runs an awesome fashion/beauty site geared toward women with disabilities. She profiles/reviews products, gives make up tips, and discusses general body positivity. She had some great things to say at our Twitter chat as well.

The Girl with the Purple Cane

Liz Jackson is on a mission to remove stigma surrounding assistive/adaptive devices and hopes to help bring disability fashion into the mainstream. Help her spread the word and support her campaigns to major retailers in an effort to make clothing and assistive devices available, affordable, and marketable. She also blogs about all things disability fashion and had some great things to say aout our Google Hangout.

Xian Horn

Xian is a disability beauty advocate and mentor, and she is passionate about bringing disability representation to the fashion and beauty industry. She is also all about empowering women with disabilities to feel beautiful and confident in themselves. In February 2015, she joined us for our #disabilitybeauty Google Hangout. Don't forget to check out her blog on Positively Positive!

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