THE CAMPAIGN
FOR INCLUSION
SUMMER 2023
The Campaign for Inclusion, ‘It’s Time to Adapt’ is the first multi-brand fashion and beauty campaign featuring People withDisabilities wearing Adaptive & Universally designed products.
Runway of Dreams is leading the movement of disability inclusion in the fashion and beauty industries, raising awareness and inspiring change through programming that celebrates people’s differences, challenges stereotypes, and highlights the need for Adaptive & Universally designed apparel and footwear.
This inaugural campaign, presented by Sephora and captured in Miami, highlights brands that are committed to the inclusion of disability. New season Adaptive & Universally designed clothing, accessories and footwear are featured from the foundation’s corporate partners: Zappos, Kohl’s, Target, JCPenney, adidas and Tommy Hilfiger.
Talent in the shoot includes: Shaquem Griffin, the first football player with a disability to be drafted to the National Football League, Yarelbys Tua (content creator), Alvaro Alcocer (musician), Daniel Steele (golfer), Steffi G. (beauty influencer), and Emily Rowley (content creator.)
Founder Mindy Scheier, who led the creative direction of the Foundation’s campaign stated,
“People with Disabilities are the largest minority on the planet. Through the Foundation’s‘Campaign for Inclusion’, we are reframing perceptions of disability by showing the importance of disability representation on the brands committed to true inclusion, and specificallyhighlighting Adaptive and Universally designed apparel. This first campaign takes theFoundation’s impact from the runway to the world of content-driven media campaigns.”
PANELISTS
MINDY SCHEIER
Founder & CEO
RUNWAY OF DREAMS &
GAMUT MANAGEMENT
LYDIA SMITH
Chief Diversity Officer
VICTORIA'S SECRET & CO.
URSULA TODARO
Director, Launch &
Innovation
VICTORIA'S SECRET & CO.
MISTY DIAZ
Influencer & Advocate
TAMARA MENA
Content Creator & Motivational Speaker
KANYA SESSER
Para-Athlete & Hollywood Actress
"Brought me to tears. Never in my life did I think I would be so vulnerable and talk about relationship, intimacy and what it’s like living with a disability".
MISY DIAZ, Panelist
