Models with amputations, spinal cord injuries, Down syndrome and colon cancer took to the runway recently to show off designs with features aiming to make life easier for women with disabilities.
At Tampa’s Hotel Alba, model Caitlyn Cooks confidently strutted across the pool deck practicing her runway walk. Her fellow models — women from Florida with amputations, spinal cord injuries, down syndrome or colon cancer — cheered along from the sidelines that Friday afternoon. The models represented Lady Fines, a local fashion company designing accessible clothing for women with .