Madeline Stuart Hits the Runway

Madeline Stuart, an 18-year-old Australian model who has Down syndrome, walked the runway at New York Fashion Week on Sunday.

Stuart opened South African designer Hendrik Vermeulen's spring 2016 collection for the group FTL Moda in association with the Christopher Reeve Foundation and Models of Diversity. She follows Jamie Brewer, an actress who became the first person with Down syndrome to walk in NYFW earlier this year. 

Fashion Week Starts to Break Barriers

New York Fashion Week wrapped up and actress Jamie Brewer took the spotlight by making history and headlines by being the first model with Down syndrome at the event.

I believe many headlines used the term Down syndrome to label Brewer, but she should not be classified by her disability.