The intersection of fashion and disability: A historical analysis

Recommended by: Sunaina Madan

Content:

Establishing SignificanceIntroduction1.1 Purpose of the book: It’s a fashion story!1.2 Medical and social models of disability1.3 Framing of disability fashion historySummary2. Underpinnings: Events Prior to 1800Introduction2.1 Setting the stage for the historical discussion2.2 Pre-eighteenth century2.3 Impact of the Age of Enlightenment: 1740-1800SummaryBoxed Profiles: Mrs. Morrell and Miss Hawtin3. Improvisation and Innovation: 1800-1920Introduction3.1 The early to mid-nineteenth centuryCharitable Organizations3.2 The late nineteenth century: Effects of war3.3 The early twentieth century: War, therapy & industrySummaryBoxed Profile: Lavinia Warren4. Rehabilitation, independence & finally fashion: 1930s to early 1970sIntroduction4.1 Impact of work, World War Two and rehabilitation: 1925-19504.2 Academic and government funded research: 1950-19734.3 Independent designers-Research and practice: 1950-19604.4 Connecting research, outreach and small business through independence & civil rights movements: 1960-19734.5 Other activist efforts and government initiativesSummaryBoxed Profile: Frida Kahlo5. Individual appearance management between two Acts: 1973-1990 Introduction5.1 Impact of the 1973 Rehabilitation Act5.2 Centers and workshopsDesign Without LimitsCenter for Universal Design5.3 Other relevant publications5.4 The beginning role of retailSummaryBoxed Profile: Sunae Park Evans, Senior Costume Conservator, Smithsonian Institution6. Contemporary Design and TechnologyIntroduction6.1 The Americans with Disabilities Act6.2 Fashion design developments in context 6.3 Design interviewsAlexandra Palmer on Izzy Camelleri of IZAdaptiveLucy Jones of FFORAGrace Jun of OpenStyleLabJustin LeBlanc on Justin LeBlanc Design6.4 Do we have a disability design process?6.5 Harnessing technological developmentsSummary7. A Story of disabled makersIntroduction7.1 Disabled makers in history7.2 The legacy of disabled makersSummary8. Tying it all togetherIntroduction8.1 Patterns of success8.2 Tying it all together8.3 Where we could be heading8.4 Disability fashion history timeline