Fashion is an important aspect of human expression, but for a long time, high-fashion was only accessible to a select group of people. Recently, the fashion industry has made progress to become more inclusive of plus-size people, and people of color. However, the industry is still ableist and excludes a large group of people. According to the 2010 United States census, 56.7 million Americans were disabled and that number has, without a doubt, grown since. There is a clear and shameful lack of representation of disabled individuals in the fashion industry.
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