A Swiss charity has created mannequins based on the bodies of disabled people in a bid to raise awareness that no one has a perfect body. Pro Infirmis, an organisation for people with disabilities, worked with people suffering from scoliosis (a curved spine), shortened limbs and a woman in a wheelchair. Each had a mannequin made to perfectly reflect their body shape – which, to their delight, was then displayed in a high street store in Zurich’s main shopping street. [Read more...]
Charity creates mannequins based on the bodies of disabled people to raise awareness in the image-obsessed fashion world
December 5, 2013 by
Sightsavers urges UK Government to ‘put people with disabilities in the picture’
December 3, 2013 by
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Caption: A specialist teacher from Makande Primary school came to this Malawi home to encourage Maria’s parents to send her to school. Maria is now one of two blind children in a 175-strong class and her favourite subjects are Maths, English, and Social and Environmental Science.
Sightsavers is today launching the Put Us in the Picture campaign, the organisation’s first campaign to influence the UK Government. The 18-month campaign, which is launched on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (3 December), will call on the UK Government and political parties to include the world’s one billion people with disabilities in their international development policies. [Read more...]
