Patricia Fuentes, Marián Ávila, Paola Torres, Pepita and Olaia Pillado are five influencers with intellectual disabilities who demonstrate, through their social networks, that disability is not a barrier to fight for their dreams.
Social networks have given their users the opportunity to express their feelings, ideas, tastes and hobbies, without addressing physical or psychological barriers. People with intellectual disabilities have taken this opportunity to show the world, through their profiles, that disability is not summarized in pain, suffering or exclusion, but in normality.
More and more profiles of people with intellectual disabilities or families with a member who suffer from it appear on Instagram. Its main objective is usually that, through the exposure of their day to day, the perception that part of society has about disability is changed, favoring the social inclusion of this group.
From Nobbot we wanted to give them the prominence they deserve, thus collecting the five profiles of influencers with intellectual disabilities who have a greater impact on this social network:
This young woman from Alicante, with Down syndrome, has managed to get more than 40 thousand users on Instagram with their videos about makeup, fashion and TikToks, in which he shows his self-confidence, his creativity and his desire to take over the world.
Thanks to the reception it has had on this platform, the influence has created its own YouTube channel so that his followers can know more facets of his life.
Since she was little, Marián Ávila dreamed of parading on big fashion catwalks and showing the world that intellectual disability is not a barrier to fulfilling dreams. At 23 years old, has walked for big renowned designers such as Francis Montesinos, Ágata Ruiz de la Prada and has participated in the New York Fashion Week and has been the image of the advertising campaigns of the English Court and Levis. In addition, in November 2020, it was awarded by the Quincy Jones Excepcional Advocacy for being ” A great example to follow”.
But that’s not all, the Alicante woman shares her achievements and her day-to-day life on her Instagram profile (@marianavilamodel), in which it has more than 30 thousand followers, with the aim of stating that people with Down syndrome can break down barriers and stereotypes present in the world of fashion.
Paola Torres is another influence , with Down syndrome, who has taken advantage of social networks to show the world, through their profiles, that disability should not be a barrier and thus share their passion for fashion.
His journey through social networks began in 2012, together with his sister Teresa, when he opened his personal blog (Víapaolablog) to share their outfits. Later, he created his Instagram account, in which he has more than 6,200 followers, so that through their experience other people with intellectual disabilities are encouraged to meet their goals.
This passion for fashion has led her to create Dressing well is easy!, a educational program with workshops with content on image and fashion aimed at people with intellectual disabilities.
Pepita is the influence with Down syndrome youngest and naughtiest on Instagram. With only 6 years and his two tails, his Instagram account, tutored by her parents, has more than 212 thousand followers.
Through their profile, their parents show what the daily life of a large family that lives with a girl with Down syndrome is like, in order to serve as support to other families who are in the same situation and claim diversity as a positive.
Last but not least, the Bilbao-born Olaia Pillado is another passionate about fashion who does not hesitate to pursue her dream and become a influence reference. He owns a fashion blog (Livingfashionblog) in which you share your looks and an Instagram account with more than 2,000 followers. Thanks to his wonderful outfits, his joy and vitality has become a role model for many young women.
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