Paralyzed designer creates jeans for women in wheelchairs

Most pieces of clothing are not designed for people with disabilities. Alter Ur Ego is not one of them Heidi McKenzie, a T4 paraplegic woman paralyzed in a car accident in 2007 at the age of 21, has designed a collection of jeans dubbed Alter Ur Ego for people who use wheelchairs Image: Alter Ur Ego After participating in Ms. Wheelchair Kentucky 2012, McKenzie realized she was not the only woman experiencing difficulty finding fashionable yet adaptable clothing that fits a seated body See also: ...