[Oabs] Fwd: [Nfb-krafters-korner] ot fashion

[Lillie Pennington]

What do you all think?
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> From: jill via Nfb-krafters-korner <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> Date: October 8, 2014 at 11:34:12 PM EDT
> To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] ot fashion
> Reply-To: jill <jillbilly4 at comcast.net>, List for blind crafters and artists <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
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> Hi, 
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> Here is some info I received and thought might be of interest to some of
> you.
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> Jill
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> New audio channel makes fashion accessible for people with disabilities
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> Submitted by: Suzy Barnes 
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> In a partnership dedicated to making information about fashion accessible to
> people who have disabilities, Emily Davison and Laura Legendary have created
> Fashionability, a social media franchise consisting of an audio channel on
> the Audioboo platform, a Facebook group and page, a Twitter account, and a
> blog and RSS feed.
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> Davison, blogger on the Fashioneyesta.com blog based in the UK, and
> Legendary, designer and owner of Elegant Insights Braille Creations, based
> in the US, joined forces in a very stylish collaboration to create an audio
> guide to accessible style.
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> The Fashionability channel aims to cover many aspects of fashion and beauty,
> jewelry and accessories, health and fitness, to provide tips and education,
> as well as to raise awareness about representation of people with
> disabilities in the media. I have been campaigning with a team of dedicated
> individuals with the organization Models of Diversity to target fashion
> brands to add models with disabilities to their advertising campaigns. Says
> Davison. there is the fundamental fact that people with disabilities are not
> equally represented in the fashion advertising industry. This immediately
> creates problems for people with disabilities as it shows society that
> disability is not considered to be relevant to fashion and thus all these
> unfair stereotypes occur.
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> Content on the Fashionability channel will also be provided by guest
> contributors, people with disabilities who are subject matter experts in a
> variety of fashion-related topics. One such contributor is the organization
> Living Paintings, www.livingpaintings.org, based in the UK.
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> The Fashionability channel is set to launch on September 19, 2014, and will
> be available via RSS feed and in the Lifestyles category on Audioboo,
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> www.audioboo.fm
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> Plans are also in the works for text transcripts of the audio programming,
> which will be made available on the Fashionability blog. The Fashionability
> brand will focus on accessibility and inclusion, says Legendary. When most
> people think of fashion, or more broadly, style, they may think of it only
> in terms of a visual medium. The lack of accessible information suggests
> that people with disabilities are somehow less interested in looking and
> feeling their best. I hope that, with the help of Emily and our
> contributors, we can create a resource inclusive of all walks of life, all
> ages, all socio-economic strata, all body types and all abilities. I want to
> provide sensible, approachable, fashion and style information that is within
> reach...of everyone.
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> For more information, send an email to:
> fashionabilitychannel at gmail.com 
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> Visit the Fashionability Channel at
> http://www.audioboo.fm/channel/fashionability the crew of Apollo 13
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