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Fashion forward
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p and coming model
Jason Clymo will
headline Multicap’s
FashionAble event in Brisbane
on October 21.
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Join the club
A
Sydney-based program that’s
designed to get people with
disability active and out
socialising is enjoying great results,
with over 200 members joining in the
past year.
‘Club Afford’ - an initiative of the
Australian Foundation for Disability (Afford)
- encourages people with disability to lead
happy and healthy lifestyles. Its diverse
activity program, which includes trips to the
zoo, Zumba classes and attending sporting
“Not only because it will be my
first runway experience but also
because FashionAble is all about
matches, takes place outside of traditional
service hours, including on weekends.
“Club Afford is designed to create
inclusion and diversity,” he said. opportunities for people living with
“I am campaigning to change the disability to receive the support they need
fashion and modelling industries. to achieve their personal goals for a healthy
after an accident in 2014 left him My end goal is that it will no longer lifestyle,” says Afford’s Steven Herald. “It
paralysed from the waist down, is be exciting that someone in a offers activities that are geared towards the
building a name for himself in the wheelchair is on the runway - interest of our clients, incorporating fun
fashion industry since signing with it will just be normal.” activities in a supportive environment.”
Jason, who uses a wheelchair
a modelling agency last year.
The former medical student
Multicap’s Joanne Jessop
Club Afford member Madlien says, she
said FashionAble is all about has enjoyed outings to the Sydney Easter
from Victoria has since featured celebrating ability and diversity. Show, Sydney Aquarium, Taronga Zoo, NRL
in various campaigns, and is “To have Jason involved is football games and musical performances.
an ambassador for Models of wonderful,” she said.
Diversity - an organisation that
promote diversity in fashion.
Jason said he was excited to be
appearing at FashionAble.
“I love it at Club Afford - you are
welcome and can make new friends.
For details visit
www.multicap.org.au/event/
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It feels great to be there,” she said.
Members also learn life skills such as
budgeting and how to cook healthy meals.
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