"The lack of consideration, representation and inclusion of disabled people in architecture, product and fashion design cultivates an ableist society."
The world was not designed with her in mind, says educator and activist Sinéad Burke, who has made it her mission to spread awareness and challenge the system that excludes people with disabilities.
In a world where identity politics is on the rise, the need to foster constructive dialogue on divisive issues and design creative solutions that bridge divides has become urgent. How can we make our communities more inclusive and better equipped to overcome the root causes of today’s social and cultural divisions?
Amid discussions on climate change and populism, the rise of robots and the booming global economy, will be a number of talks, papers and presentations from power players in — fashion.
Sinéad Burke argues that disabled people have long been ignored by the fashion industry, but it’s high time for reform.
Sam, Brittany and DeRay discuss the week’s news, and Clint joins for a special spoken word message about who in society is deemed worthy of our empathy. Sinéad Burke joins to talk about disability activism, including her experience as a little person and teacher.
"People who have disabilities are one of the biggest minority groups and we also want to feel represented in something that we put on every day."
"How you would adapt and exist if you had to live in a world that was designed to my measurements?"
"Who are we not designing for?"
“What does the word normal even mean?”