It’s no secret that inclusivity in the fashion world still has a long way to go, especially when it comes to adaptive clothing and disabilities. Fortunately, some strides toward progress are finally happening. Aaron Philip — a black, trans, and disabled model — recently signed with Elite NYC, a major agency that represents some of the top models in the industry.

Aaron shared the big news on Twitter, saying that she’s excited and ready for this new chapter.

It wasn’t even a year ago when Aaron was speaking her dreams into existence. In this tweet from last November, she proclaims that once she gets scouted by a modeling agency, “It’s all OVER for y’all!” Talk about epic.

She also wrote an essay for Them detailing how much this accomplishment means to her. “I enter the fashion world with intentions of making the industry more diverse, inclusive, and accessible,” she says. “I have never seen a physically disabled supermodel or a Black transfeminine model heralded, celebrated, or even working in the way other models are — and I hope to change that. This lack of representation and visibility in fashion has deeply affected me throughout my life, and has driven me to take matters into my own hands to carve a space and try to provide opportunity for members of my community in this field.”

Aaron goes on to explain that while her story may be “inspiring to some,” she’s simply doing what she has to do to open up people’s minds and show them that diversity in fashion isn’t a fad. “I want careers for Black, disabled, and trans models to be attainable and sustainable,” she explains. “I hope that one day soon, trans and disabled models will be able to reach the level of success any other talented and hardworking model can. I won’t settle for anything less.”

And that’s what true inclusivity is all about.

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