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Goal of the Month

Shattering Stereotypes – Jillian Mercado, Model and Disability Rights Advocate

Jillian Mercado always dreamed of working in the fashion world. But as a young girl using a wheelchair, she found that she didn¡¯t relate to the models in the fashion magazines she was reading. Diagnosed with muscular dystrophy in her early teens, she realised that equal representation was severely lacking in a world where very few people with disabilities have risen.

2019-01-14T12:34:56-05:0011 Jan 2019|Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities, Goal of the Month|
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