You may have seen this on a handful of other sites but I believe in spreading the good news about awesome projects as much as possible.  American Able is a series of portraits, created by photographer Holly Norris and model Jes Sachse . The portraits are a parody of American Apparel advertisements and are a means for critiquing the manner in which the media, specifically advertising, has “invisibilized” women with disabilities.

‘American Able’ intends to, through spoof, reveal the ways in which women with disabilities are invisibilized in advertising and mass media. I chose American Apparel not just for their notable style, but also for their claims that many of their models are just ‘every day’ women who are employees, friends and fans of the company. However, these women fit particular body types. Their campaigns are highly sexualized and feature women who are generally thin, and who appear to be able-bodied. Women with disabilities go unrepresented, not only in American Apparel advertising, but also in most of popular culture. Rarely, if ever, are women with disabilities portrayed in anything other than an asexual manner, for ‘disabled’ bodies are largely perceived as ‘undesirable.’ In a society where sexuality is created and performed over and over within popular culture, the invisibility of women with disabilities in many ways denies them the right to sexuality, particularly within a public context. – via American Able

You can also read a great inteview with Jes and Holly at the, always clutch, Worn Fashion Journal.