Kathryn Paylor-Bent: Disability Meets Fashion

EPISODE SUMMARYKathryn 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/rpJslXjawTkFROM THIS EPISODE + RESOURCESKathryn 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 AdaptiveDogs For GoodFunctional Neurological Disorder (FND)North East Autism Society: the charity behind the school Tom attendsNational Autistic SocietyOpen Style LabPointing Out Meaningful Representation for Children With Disabilities FIND AND FOLLOW KATHRYNSeated SewingConsult SeatedKathryn's LinkedInFind and Follow Carole and Wisdom Shared:https://www.caroleblueweiss.com/Follow me and send me a message on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/caroleblueweissFollow me and send me a message on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carole-blueweiss-pt-dpt-23970279/Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carole_blueweiss/ Find and Follow Carole and Wisdom Shared:https://www.caroleblueweiss.com/Subscribe to my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@WisdomSharedCaroleBlueweissFollow me and send me a message on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/caroleblueweissFollow me and send me a message on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carole-blueweiss-pt-dpt-23970279/Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carole_blueweiss/The Wisdom Shared TeamAudio Engineering by Steve Heatherington of Good Podcasting WorksProduction Assistant and Marketing Coordinator: Kayla NelsonProduction Assistant: Becki Leigh