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Clothes for kids with disabilities get better, but teens see a lack of fashionable options
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This combination of photos show adaptive shoes by Billy Footwear. More companies are offering adaptive wear and accessories. (Billy Footwear via AP).
NEW YORK (AP) — Mindy Scheirer was working in fashion before her son, Oliver, was born with muscular dystrophy. As he grew, and she watched him struggle to get dressed, her eyes were opened to her industry's limitations for people with disabilities. At 8, Oliver wanted to ditch his daily sweatpants for jeans, favored by his peers.