PITTSBURGH -- Disabled models took the stage during a fashion show aimed at empowering people.
The Dare to Change the World show was designed to make the models feel as good as they looked.
The show was created by disabled rights activist Madonna Long.
The Ebensburg, Indiana County, native also publishes a magazine aimed at empowering disabled women.
"It's also about hoping to help them to understand to advocate for themselves, and not just understand that it's 'Madonna on Capitol Hill,' it can be me up on Capitol Hill," Long said.
The fashion show was part of the Disability Pride dinner hosted by the Three Rivers Center for Independent Living.
WTAE Channel 4's Andrew Stockey served as the event's emcee.
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