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04/23/2023

Here at Inclusive Clothing, we believe in empowering inclusivity and creating a community that celebrates diversity in all its forms, but we also recognize that true inclusivity means acknowledging and addressing the injustices that marginalized communities face every day. Today, we want to shed light on the challenges that families with children with disabilities, particularly those with self-injurious behaviours (SIB), face on a daily basis.

The tragedy of Angie Robinson and her 16-year-old son from BC (2015) highlights the urgent need for more support for families like hers. Despite her repeated pleas for help being ignored by Social Workers and the Ministry of Children and Family Development, nothing changed. Angie's final plea to Social Services BC, the MCFD, and the British Columbia and Canadian Government, as well as to all of humanity, "we need more help!", went unheard. Despite the power and urgency of her words, they were tragically disregarded.

We believe that we need an 'identification protocol' to indicate families' obvious dire need with extraordinary challenges and hardship, which can easily be implemented in the Clients Profile. It's shocking and unacceptable that an MCFD Social Worker was unable to employ common sense and recognize this family's obvious need. As a minority group that is exhausted and traumatized, with little energy left to continue striving for their voices to be heard, families of children with severe cases of SIB are both ignored and oppressed.This is not what is portrayed in the facade of long winded scholarly rhetoric and politically popular lingo, so prevalent and prominently highlighted by Special Needs Organizations, the Social Services sector, and the Government.

The case of Angie Robinson provides compelling evidence that the Canadian medical system's cost-cutting measures to "save money" and "balance the budget" are failing to deliver crucial medical treatments to those in need, leading to avoidable fatalities. As a society, we must demand change and provide support to families with autistic children who suffer from self-injurious behaviors.



https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/murder-suicide-angie-robinson-robbie-robinson-1.3252744

03/31/2023

Former Grimshaw man launches clothing line March 7, 2023 · by Admin2015 · 0 Brant Cartwright is a former Grimshaw resident who has created an inclusive clothing line set to reduce the stigma around people with differences. His aspirations were inspired by his brother, Riley, who has Pervasive Deve...

08/06/2022

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We are so thrilled to introduce you to Grace! We have had the absolute privilege of working with her on a photoshoot for...
07/19/2022

We are so thrilled to introduce you to Grace! We have had the absolute privilege of working with her on a photoshoot for our sun + the sea collection 🤍

Meet Grace:

"Before Grace was born, I knew things wouldn't be easy; but what I didn't know was how resilient, dedicated, and perseverant Grace would be.
Grace's journey to diagnosis was very scary and it seemed to take forever prior to her birth. At the time, it wasn't even certain that she would survive. Grace was born with a syndrome called Thrombocytopenia Absent Radius (TAR). This syndrome affects roughly 1 in 1,000,000 people.
As we know, Grace is certainly that - one in a million.
TAR Syndrome is characterized by low platelets and missing radius bones, which in turn causes a malformation of the ulna, which results in shorter arms and very small hands. Grace has been lucky in that there can be many other physical and medical difficulties that she has not had to face in her life.
In her decade on Earth, she has had eight surgeries, multiple procedures, countless blood tests, and many, many, doctors and specialist appointments. Grace faces this world day in and day out, never seeing anyone that looks like her. She encounters stares, comments, and sometimes very harsh ones. As a parent, this is extremely hard to see. It is hard to watch someone stare at your child wondering what is wrong with them.
Despite all of this, Grace is the kindest soul. She is a brave warrior and a super talented hip hop dancer. Any obstacle that she has face and any new skill she is learning, she tackles. She is fiercely independent and doesn't hold herself back from anything.
Although many things in her life are very difficult, she is becoming such an advocate". - Sara A (Grace's mom)

Thank you, Grace.

You mean so much to our Inclusive Clothing community 🤍

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❗️We are currently offering 10% off all of our Essential Hoodies❗️Essential Hoodies are available in a variety of colour...
07/13/2022

❗️We are currently offering 10% off all of our Essential Hoodies❗️

Essential Hoodies are available in a variety of colours & we also have KIDS SIZES! 🥳

Who wouldn't want matching hoodies? 🤍

Use code: SAVE22 at checkout! 🤍

https://www.inclusiveclothing.ca/collections/the-essential-collection

Models: Katelyn, Adam & Ethan
📸: Areli Images

This is your Monday reminder that you can handle whatever this week throws at you! 🤍Be brave. Be inclusive 📸:
06/27/2022

This is your Monday reminder that you can handle whatever this week throws at you! 🤍

Be brave. Be inclusive

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As a part of our mission, we want to provide you raw and authentic first-hand stories of what life looks like growing up...
06/18/2022

As a part of our mission, we want to provide you raw and authentic first-hand stories of what life looks like growing up with exceptionalities. For our first blog post, I’ve written a story called “The Hard Truth”, which explains a bit of what it was like growing up with my brother Riley. Please click the link in our bio to read the full post 🤍

THE HARD TRUTH Growing up, I had quite a unique life. I grew up in a large family with a brother whose needs were always...
06/18/2022

THE HARD TRUTH

Growing up, I had quite a unique life. I grew up in a large family with a brother whose needs were always more important than mine and my other siblings. It was often our responsibility to get Riley ready and take him to and from school, or watch him on weekends and evenings. Having a brother who is living with autism can pose quite the challenge and I would be lying if I said acceptance was easy.

I distinctly remember growing up and not understanding why we would get strange looks in public, how some of my friends would be uncomfortable coming over to my house, or how my relatives had a hard time accepting that they could not treat Riley the same way that they could treat me. I was worried to bring around new friends or love interests to my house because I was afraid that they would judge him. "What is wrong with your brother?" "Why doesn't he talk?" "Why is he staring at me?" "He is so weird!" These were all common remarks that I heard from peers growing up and after awhile, I actually started to believe them. I felt... resentful. Sitting here and reflecting, I can remember feeling like I needed to compensate for my brother's inabilities and be the best that I could be for my mother and father. I wanted to be the most athletic, intelligent, social, and highest-achieving child that I could be for my parents. I realize now that I could have never been more wrong.

It's not easy to explain to people what it means to be a sibling of someone living with a disability, but what I can say is this:

Growing up with a sibling who has exceptionalities can pose challenges and exposes some tough and scary feelings, but it can also make you patient, empathetic and resilient. It brings you back to the bare basics, where being kind, helpful, patient, and loving are the most important attributes. I've learned a lot from my brother. He is the reason I decided to become an educator and choose a career where I can help others. He taught me more about life than I could have ever imagined growing up. He provided me with a new way of looking at the world around me. I've learned that people fear what they cannot understand. To truly understand is the key to acceptance. Understanding that everyone is different. To understand that some people need extra help, extra time, extra attention and a little extra love.

And to my brother, Riley, thank you for teaching the people around you the importance of being patient, being kind, being silly, being understanding and having fun. You have helped so many people recognize the importance of celebrating our differences and appreciating that there are other ways to move about in this world. You have been a ray of sunshine to so many people in your community.

So, thank you. I am the luckiest brother in the world to have learned what life is truly about.

-Brant Cartwright

Check out the blog post on our page 🤍

https://www.inclusiveclothing.ca/blogs/news/the-hard-truth

To help us celebrate the beginning of summer, please use code: SUMMERTIME to receive 10% off all products in our sun + t...
06/08/2022

To help us celebrate the beginning of summer, please use code: SUMMERTIME to receive 10% off all products in our sun + the sea summer collection! 🥳☀️

WOW! Thank you so much to those of you who have purchased your sun + the sea summer essentials already! ☀️🌊We are offici...
06/07/2022

WOW! Thank you so much to those of you who have purchased your sun + the sea summer essentials already! ☀️🌊

We are officially SOLD OUT of our organic t-shirt dress, hoodie dress & kids t-shirts! 🥳

Make sure you head over to our website to grab your summer essentials! Stock is limited 🤍

SHOP NOW! https://www.inclusiveclothing.ca/collections/sun-the-sea-collection

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