[Perform-Talk] blind models

[Sandra Gayer]

Hello Amy, Modelling is definitely something blind people have done.
There was some news a year or two ago about some blind models on the
catwalk in Paris Fashion Week. You will need sighted help to get the
right outfits, backdrops and facial expressions for your portfolio.
Regardless of being disabled or not, most artists get better results
when they have representation. Read the guidelines on their websites
for submissions. If the websites you are focused on are inaccessible,
get sighted help reading them. You will also need help with decisions
about the type of modelling you want to do; runway, print, awareness
raising. Models are also used in atv adverts, infomercials etc.
Different looks; outfits, ways of carrying yourself, are required,
depending on the type of modelling you would like to do and the
modelling you are suitable for. Someone who you trust, who can see,
will need to help with this too. When yousecure representation, your
agent will be able to give you specific advice about all the above.

I hope some of this is helpful to you.
Very best wishes,
Sandra.

On 8/25/19, Amy Sabo via Perform-Talk <perform-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> hello all,
> I know that there are actors and actresses who are blind and, I was
> wondering if there are any people who are blind and have done modeling
> as a career? i'am very interested in becoming a model and, I have
> tried sending to some modeling agencies who deal with plus size
> modeling but, no such luck. I tried finding this information on the
> internet but, there's no such luck. so, what plus size modeling
> agencies are out there besides ford plus models and, wilhemeina. are
> there others out there and, are their web sites accessible in using
> jaws? I tried using the ford site but, it wasn't accessible so, I
> tried emailing the agency last year but, I got no response. so, what
> agencies are out there besides the ones that I just addressed and, how
> do I go about in getting gigs and, also addressing the misconceptions
> of being a blind model?
>
> thanks a bunch I greatly appreciate this and, I look forward to
> hearing from you all soon!
>
>
> hugs,
> amy sabo
>
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