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For people with disabilities, mannequins can hurt — not help — the shopping experience

Author: External Author | Dec 23, 2020 | Categories: Adaptive Clothing For Adults , Children and Youth Assistive Clothing , Disability Clothing Line , Girl Adapted Top , Girl's Adapted Pants , Men's Nightshirts , Women's Adapted Dresses , Youth Long Sleeves Polos

In Canada, the average household spends close to $3,500 annually on clothing and accessories, with a key part of the shopping experience tied to stores displaying their clothes on mannequins.

But for people with disabilities, the mannequins can be bitter reminders of exclusion.

Sheldon Crocker's first memory of shopping for clothes includes asking his mother why the mannequins didn't look like him. Experiences like that continue to affect his self-esteem, he said.

Original Article Source Credits: CBC News , https://www.cbc.ca/

Article Written By: Prajwala Dixit

Original Article Posted on: Aug 09, 2020

Link to Original Article: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/mannequins-representation-1.5678451

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