Lorna Duff-Howie has Cerebral Palsy and has been in a wheelchair since she was three years old. She recounts what it was like shopping for a wedding dress as a wheelchair user.

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“What it’s like shopping for a wedding dress in a wheelchair”

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My physical impairment doesn’t bother me as much as inaccessible buildings and the preconceived notions of able-bodied people

My wheelchair is a part of who I am, and it’s necessary for my independence. I didn’t need to cover it in flowers or scarves or add bells to prove a point

“People assumed that because I’m a wheelchair-user, I was always a bridesmaid, never a bride…”

“The realities of shopping for a wedding dress in a wheelchair”