How Sinead Burke is making the fashion world wake up to disability

Sinead Burke wants disability to be recognised on the catwalk – and her calls for inclusivity are going global, writes Carolyn Moore.

The first time I met Sinead Burke, she had popped in to have a look around Dublin’s Loft Market, a fashion and design co-operative I was involved in at the time.

Sinead is 3ft 5in tall, and it was instantly apparent to me that — like most public spaces — the Loft Market was not set up to cater to somebody of her height.