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Mom On Mission To Feature Children With Disabilities In Ads

Chicago Tribune, Monday, February 27, 2017 7:56 AM

For five years, suburban Chicago mom Katie Driscoll has been working to persuade retailers to use more models with disabilities in their advertising. She's flown all over the country offering photo clinics for parents of children with special needs and met with dozens of corporations. Those efforts are starting to pay off, with Driscoll's daughter, who has Down syndrome featured in some Walgreen's in-store materials. Driscoll manages an advocacy site, www.changingthefaceofbeauty.org.

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