Kathryn Paylor-Bent: Disability Meets Fashion

Wisdom Shared with Carole Blueweiss

EPISODE SUMMARY

Kathryn Paylor-Bent has a lot of wisdom to share and we cover a lot of ground in this conversation. We talk about her experiences as a disabled woman, wheelchair user, and the CEO of two successful businesses. She uses her disability as inspiration for her successful career as an adaptive fashion designer and as a consultant to other organizations.

She shares her experiences with ableism, including medical and digital ableism like shadow banning on social media and examples from her personal life. In light of some of these negative experiences, she also shares solutions as an advocate and suggests how we can better understand the disability community. Another important part of Kathryn's story is being a mother to Tom, her son with autism and mental health challenges. She shares her vision for Tom's future as well as the future of other young people with disabilities through her business Seated Sewing.

For the visually-minded who prefer to listen and read, watch the transcript video here: https://youtu.be/rpJslXjawTk

FROM THIS EPISODE + RESOURCES

• Kathryn describes ableism by saying, "Ableism is where people who are without disability assume they know what is right for us." She describes several examples, including digital ableism and medical ableism. Learn more about ableism here.
• Tommy Hilfiger Adaptive
• Dogs For Good
• Functional Neurological Disorder (FND)
• North East Autism Society: the charity behind the school Tom attends
• National Autistic Society
• Open Style Lab
• Pointing Out Meaningful Representation for Children With Disabilities

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The Wisdom Shared Team

• Audio Engineering by Steve Heatherington of Good Podcasting Works
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