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Wilson, who uses a wheelchair herself, shared a photo of the display on Twitter and it immediately went viral.
“The new wedding shop in town has a wheelchair using mannequin and it shouldn’t be exciting but it’s the first time I’ve ever seen disability portrayed in a shop window,” she wrote alongside a photo of the display, which featured an off-the-shoulder gown with sparkly pumps and greenery decorating the chair.
Another commented, “My best friend is in a wheelchair and just recently got engaged. This is so awesome and is a huge deal! I shared your tweet with her and it made her so happy to see it. She loves the vines on the chair. Thank you for sharing this.”
Other users shared photos of similar displays. One shared a photo of a suit shop featuring a male mannequin in a wheelchair. “Tokyo! Spotted this fall and I was so excited I texted my bf.”
The bridal shop responded to all the attention in a lengthyInstagrampost, explaining that they had no idea their display would garner so much attention.
In an interview with theUK-basedMetro, Wilson also praised the shop for its creativity when it came to decorating the chair. “Mobility aids are also often portrayed as negative things that people want to hide when actual mobility aids like wheelchairs give us freedom. It’s great that they decorated the chair rather than try and hide it away.”
“So often disabled people feel invisible, because we don’t see ourselves in the media much and especially not modelling beautiful clothes,” she said. “The reaction on Twitter has shown that it means a lot to other people too; 20% of the population is disabled in some way, so it’s about time we see that reflected in media, advertising – everything!”
Looks like this is just the beginning to a more inclusive future.
source: people.com
