After my daughter, Kamdyn, was born I was flipping through an old National Geographic magazine when I happened upon this article:
I was so excited to see that article.
The next time I saw someone with Down syndrome in a magazine it was this Pampers ad:
Again, I was so excited. Kamdyn wasn't much younger than the baby in this ad at the time. I even hung these 2 pages on the door of her closet for a while.
Seeing these made me feel like Down syndrome, differences, and Kamdyn could be celebrated in the world. People have this preconceived notion that disability isn't "normal". But look around. Disability is a normal part of life. Look around to the millions of people that are disabled and supporting your brands and your products.
I think it's time, Disney, that you represented someone like Kamdyn who is a die-hard Disney, Frozen-obsessed little girl.
And it's time for you too, Carter's and Children's Place, to represent children with disabilities.
And Target, a child in your ad started this whole #15in2015 movement. Keep doing what you are doing. But will you, Target, also publicly commit to using more people with disabilities in 2015?
Kamdyn says, #IMREADY to see 15 companies commit to using people of all abilities in their advertisements in 2015. Let's #changethefaceofbeauty.
In this picture, Kamdyn is wearing a Children's Place dress, leggings from Target, and Carter's shoes.
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