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Paralyzed from the waist down from a diving accident when she was only a teenager, this strikingly attractive young brunette is now a sought after model in her home country of England. In addition, she has worked with some of America’s top photographers. Pictures of Shannon Murray in a wheelchair can be found on calendars, in automobile advertisements and fashion magazines. She is among a growing group of talented men and women in wheelchairs who are breaking long-standing perceptual barriers and proving that people with disabilities can be highly effective, successful actors and models. Some of these progressive changes in advertising and promotion can be linked to modeling agency, VisABLE, the UK's first professional agency exclusively representing actors and models with disabilities. The agency was founded by Louise Dyson (formerly of Louis Dyson Agency) who recognized the advertising and marketing potential of using photography of models like Shannon Murray to promote everyday products for marketers. Since the mid-1990s, Ms. Dyson has championed the value and benefit of placing models with disabilities in all types of print and broadcast advertising. To see photographs of models including Shannon Murray, go to VisABLE’s website: www.visablemodels.co.uk. Related Articles:Mobility Chair Choices for Greater FreedomBack to Home Page from Shannon Murray in a Wheelchair Article
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