Ag Apparel is made for women who sit in wheelchairs.

Jordan Silver brings some “haute” to wheelchair users’ “couture.”

By Kelly Rouba

For the past 16 years, disability fashion specialist Stephanie Thomas has been following trends within the industry and admits that most of them haven’t been pretty.

“When designing clothing for people with disabilities, the primary focus was function, with very little emphasis on fashion,” Thomas said. “This is due to the industry’s perception of the needs and wants of people with disabilities.

“There is a prevailing mindset that permeates our society, and it is that people with disabilities are not interested in looking good [...]