Shannon Murray, photo by Richard Cannon
According to their website, VisABLE is the UK’s first professional agency representing only actors and models with disabilities. I’m wondering if they’re the first in the UK or the first in the world. Either way, I think it’s pretty darn awesome.
Pictured here is one of their top models, Shannon Murray, who has been confined to a wheelchair since she was 14. In 1994 Shannon won the first modeling competition for disabled women. It was organized by Louise Dyson, founder of VisABLE Models.
Awesome.
Thank you for the enormous compliment of making the AWESOME list with VisABLE… what a treat!
Yes, we are the world’s first and still the only – agency of its kind, world wide.
Shannon is fabulous, our first model – the world’s first professional disabled model, in fact .. and she is still the best ambassador we could hope for.
Congratulations on a terrific idea for such a positive website.
Thanks again, Louise x
Louise! Thank you so much! How wonderful to hear from you. THANK YOU for doing such wonderful and meaningful work, and for inspiring us all.
Yours in joy, Michele.