Disability advocate Sinead Burke challenges industry leaders to create inclusive designs

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Irish writer, disability advocate, academic and podcaster Sinead Burke is in Australia to shake up the design and fashion industry.

In the corridors of a Brisbane hotel, Sinead Burke happily twirls around in a black and white outfit, custom-made to suit her tiny 105-centimetre frame.Ms Burke has more than 113,000 Instagram followers and nearly 1.4m people have viewed her TED talk

She is asking leaders to design inclusive environments,"not look for people to change and transform themselves" The big, bold pussycat bow on Ms Burke's blouse gives her courage, as she prepares to speak to her first audience in Australia. "I'm nervous, so this ensemble really gives me confidence — for me, clothes and fashion are important because they translate my identity to the world," Ms Burke said.The writer, disability advocate, academic and podcaster from Ireland this year became the first little person to appear on the cover of British Vogue, chosen by guest editor, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex.

Ms Burke is also the first little person to walk the pink carpet at the blockbuster fashion event, the Met Gala in New York.

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TheSineadBurke The replies to this are pretty horrible. Talk about missing the point.

The more you push this, all the faster the govt will be screening you and aborting. They will probs sell it under climate change lol

To a point....not gonna make allowances for more blind airline pilots.

I am assuming cost of living in low when you are a little person. If only government officials were little, we won't have to pay high tax!

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