Brooke is talking to Mira, a fashion girl turned tattoo artist living and working in New YorkThey discuss how things change when an invisible disability becomes visible and how art and fashion is changing its perspective on beauty standardsMira also discusses being a disabled parent and how it’s an opportunity to extend compassion and give the positive advantage of problem-solving
KEY TAKEAWAYS
I was able to advocate for myself better when I went from being invisibly disabled to visibly disabled
There are many people who feel underrepresented in fashion
I had really great peers and I knew there was room in the market as people were beginning to challenge beauty standards
There is a new stereotype of new and loud for disabled people because they have had to speak up for themselves
I feel it’s good that I’ve been able to build my life as I am now
You model compassion and it gives them a positive advantage and you can show a child the positivity of being disabled
My feelings about my disability change all the time and it's fine that it’s fluid like that
Sometimes you need to remind yourself you hate your situation not yourself
The experience of getting a new prosthetic is very different in New York to the UK
Having pride in your disability is a journey
BEST MOMENTS
‘They were challenging beauty standards and the lens through which we are accounting beauty’
‘I hope I can encourage disabled people who feel the call to parenthood to pursue it without holding back’
‘They will be equipped with problem-solving from you, their parent’
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