I Walked in an All-Blind Runway Show, and It Changed My Relationship to Fashion

When I first lost my eyesight, I never would've imagined walking the runway for a fashion show. I was 17 at the time and dealing with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, which basically means the inflammation that causes my joint disease also attacks my eyesight. At that point, I hadn't seen any disability representation in fashion. In fact, I did not even think modeling was a possibility for a young blind woman. It's not that I thought a blind person wasn't capable of being a model; I just realized ...