While Nike is one of the world's best-known brands, many people don’t know that Nike has a long history of disability inclusion including supporting disabled athletes, hiring people with disabilities, and inventing cutting-edge adaptive clothing. Today’s presentation will look back at how Nike has invested in the disability community and collaborated with disabled athletes and employees to spark innovation which became known as FlyEase. FlyEase started as shoes that were easier to put on with limited mobility and grew into a hands-free footwear experience. FlyEase continues to grow because at Nike we are never done when it comes to working with the disabled community to push the limits of what’s possible. But most importantly we want to enable the disability community to express themselves through fashion.
Dr. Megan Lawrence is the Global Director of Accessibility and Disability Inclusion at Nike in the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. She has worked with the disability community for over 15 years. Dr. Lawrence is deeply committed to “nothing about us with us” and bringing the disability voice to the table to engage in inclusive design though a deep partnership with the Shepherd Center. As a person with a mental health disability, she invests deeply in creating mental health programs that support organizations and people though a community of care model. Intersectionality is at the heart of her work. Disability is not one dimensional. It is though authentic storytelling that we uncover the richness of the diversity of the disabled experience.
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