![]() But we tried to make it adjustable so that people who have different types of cochlear implants or have it in a different location on their skull have the ability to adjust it to whatever their needs are.” ![]() And we did so by eliminating the fabric surrounding the cochlear implant where the hat would sit on top of it, which basically means just cutting a hole in the hat. “So the design team worked with Rose to create a few different designs and prototypes of hats and beanies that would work to solve these issues. “It’s very difficult for people like Rose who have these implants to wear hats since the fabric of the hat can muffle or interfere with the transmission of sound and it can just be uncomfortable,” Cassels said. Working with a model for the show, Rose, who had cochlear implants due to loss of hearing, Cassels and her team designed an adaptive beanie. ![]() Our team includes disability studies students, engineering majors, people who are interested in going into the fashion industry, people who have been sewing since they were little people who have never used a sewing machine at all - myself included.” And that's what we come together to do every Monday night. “We all share one passion, which is our passion for adaptive design. “We are a team of about 10 people ranging from freshmen to juniors with a wide range of majors, interests and passions,” said junior Grace Cassels, the leader of the design team. The models’ apparel was designed by Zappos Adaptive, Minor Details, è Ispirante and most notably, ROD Duke’s very own design team that consisted of eight students. At least five of the models at the show are NC State students, and one is a doctoral candidate at Duke. ROD Duke’s second annual adaptive fashion show “Spring Into the Future of Fashion” featured 14 models with disabilities from the local area. “As a mechanical engineering student and the kind of girl who loved playing dress up as a little kid, I became consumed with the idea of creating innovations that would give people with disabilities autonomy while dressing themselves and the ability to feel confident in what they’re wearing,” Steadman said in a 2021 article before the club’s first show. Duke’s Runway of Dreams chapter (ROD Duke) was brought to campus by senior Emma Steadman and sophomore Abigail Ullendorff in fall 2019. Students from many colleges across the country have joined in this “Campaign for Inclusion” by establishing Runway of Dreams clubs on campus. “When was in first grade he came home from school and said that he wanted to wear jeans to school like all of his friends,” Scheier said in an interview with AXSChat.“I decided that I needed to take my background and figure out ways that mainstream clothing could be worn by people with disabilities.”Īccording to the national mission statement, Runway of Dreams is an organization that “empowers people with disabilities with confidence and self-expression through fashion and beauty inclusion.” The organization holds annual adaptive fashion shows that celebrate the fashion industry’s latest advances in inclusion and empowerment for individuals with disabilities.
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