Mindy Scheier: How adaptive clothing empowers people with disabilities
Минди Шайер: Как адаптивная одежда помогает людям с ограниченными возможностями
Mindy Scheier is the founder of the Runway of Dreams Foundation. Prior to launching the nonprofit, Mindy spent over 20 years working in fashion as a key member of the design team for the INC collection and stylist for Saks Fifth Avenue in New York City. Full bio
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thinking about what I'm going to wear
the same way about fashion,
с модой строятся иначе,
or a pair of jeans that transforms you --
или джинсы, которые преображают вас:
crazy-hair spirits together.
две лохматые родственные души.
with a rare form of muscular dystrophy,
с редкой формой мышечной дистрофии,
more challenging than most.
невероятно сложными.
that was placed on his face.
с трубкой для энтерального питания.
the very thing that I adore --
то, что я так люблю сама,
не задела мозговую активность.
of his shortcomings.
своих ограничений.
when he started school,
was a constant reminder
постоянно напоминал ему,
to wear sweatpants every day:
с помощью спортивных штанов,
he would wear proper pants.
the button and zipper,
с пуговицей и молнией,
to the men's room,
его в мужской туалет,
There's nothing I haven't seen before."
Я всё это уже видела».
than I ever imagined.
что мы с ним очень похожи.
and said very definitively
и с уверенностью заявил,
like everybody else gets to wear.
как все другие ребята.
to class with him
I was telling my eight-year-old
своему восьмилетнему сыну
what he wanted to wear.
когда я была беременна
my own favorite pants,
up and down on his own.
of the bottom of his pants
peel and stick, mind you --
my arts and crafts project,
результат проекта «Умелые ручки»,
with his head held so high.
с высоко поднятой головой.
to the bathroom on his own;
into the world of adaptive clothing.
в мир адаптивной одежды.
designed for people with disabilities,
с ограниченными возможностями,
with dressing themselves.
которому трудно одеть себя.
fashion component.
I've known this forever,
потому что всегда была модницей,
have a name for it.
of wearing the clothing,
от процесса её ношения,
to how you feel about yourself.
на ваше восприятие себя.
by the name of Karen J. Pine.
её зовут Карен Пайн.
"Mind What You Wear:
of what you're wearing,
которые она символизирует,
those perfect-fitting jeans.
when you put on that power suit,
в том деловом костюме,
Oliver felt so isolated
чувствовал себя изолированным,
what he wanted to wear.
спортивные штаны каждый день,
experience clothing challenges,
испытывают трудности с одеждой,
that may not be as confident,
не так уверены в себе,
wearing those jeans,
в обновлённых джинсах,
do something about that.
called Runway of Dreams.
Runway of Dreams [Подиум мечты].
the fashion industry
объяснить индустрии моды,
to mainstream clothing
можно внести изменения
that has never been served.
до сих пор не учитывались.
year of research.
I went to hospitals.
on the street who were in wheelchairs
если они были в инвалидных креслах,
going to make a difference,
the clothing challenges
понять проблемы с одеждой
as I possibly could.
who has cerebral palsy.
с церебральным параличом.
to wear jeans on campus,
носить в университет джинсы,
her left forearm and her hand.
нижней части левой руки.
her daughter's difference magnified
это только подчёркивает проблему,
с длинным рукавом
professionally tailored.
and money she spent?
сколько это времени и денег?»
of spending time with Eric LeGrand,
провести время с Эриком Леграном,
who was paralyzed during a tackle in 2010.
парализовало во время игры в 2010.
seen some unfathomable things,
много жутких ситуаций,
was the most heart-stopping.
очень большой парень,
and a lifting machine
for over two hours.
a change in the industry,
процесс производства одежды,
how to make these clothes modified.
I gathered over that past year,
actually three categories
всего три типа модификаций,
were a challenge for almost everybody.
создавали трудности почти для всех.
with a more manageable technology:
более доступной технологией —
able to wear jeans on campus,
отправиться на учёбу в джинсах,
different-shaped bodies.
разных по формам людей.
a shirt right off the rack
прямо в магазине,
отрегулировать длину рукава.
the clothing on and off the body,
снимать и надевать одежду,
of over your head.
делать это через голову.
off his dressing process
процесса одевания на пять шагов
освободившееся драгоценное время.
ripped them apart,
и разобрала её на кусочки.
until I felt I had great modifications.
я добилась изумительных модификаций.
создавать частную коллекцию.
going to make a difference,
to educate the industry
большой группы потребителей
that the industry heard me.
with the most amazing,
с самым восхитительным
adaptive collection.
адаптивной одежды.
what you're going to wear,
are going to break down over time.
со временем откажут.
devastating part for me.
that I cannot control
что не могу контролировать,
industry to look up.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Mindy Scheier - Fashion designerMindy Scheier is the founder of the Runway of Dreams Foundation. Prior to launching the nonprofit, Mindy spent over 20 years working in fashion as a key member of the design team for the INC collection and stylist for Saks Fifth Avenue in New York City.
Why you should listen
Mindy Scheier's career path took a new direction when her son Oliver, who has a rare form of muscular dystrophy that causes physical disabilities, wanted to wear jeans to school like his friends. She used her background in design to adapt a pair that not only met his needs but increased his confidence. She soon realized that millions of people around the globe were also struggling to access fashionable clothing and went on to conduct extensive research and focus groups with people of all abilities to better understand the challenges faced by the community. She used her experience in fashion to develop modifications -- including magnetic closures, adjustability of waistbands, pant and sleeve lengths and alternative ways to get in and out of the clothing -- to meet a wide variety of needs within the differently-abled community. After pounding the fashion pavement, Runway of Dreams collaborated with Tommy Hilfiger on the first ever-mainstream adaptive clothing line for kids in Spring 2016.
Scheier's work with Runway of Dreams Foundation expands beyond adaptive clothing. Founded on the basis that clothing is a basic human need, the Runway of Dreams Foundation develops, delivers and supports initiatives to broaden the reach of mainstream adaptive clothing and promote the differently-abled community in the fashion industry. Through adaptive clothing donations, employment opportunity initiatives, adaptive design workshops, awareness building campaigns and scholarships programs, the Runway of Dreams Foundation is empowering people with disabilities with opportunity, confidence, independence and style. Envisioning a world where fashion is mainstream and accessible for all, Scheier continues to break down barriers and challenge industry norms.
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