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“As a disabled woman, one of the things I’ve experienced, and something I hear from many other disabled women, is a sense of disconnection from the body,” says Ariella Goichman Garber, a fashion history researcher and lecturer and an activist for disability visibility. “The body can be a source of discomfort and pain, something we sometimes have no control over.” “We cannot control suddenly losing sensation in our hands or legs. We have no control over what will hurt that day,” she said. “Being able to play with lingerie and shape the body through clothing like a corset gives you a great deal of control over the body.” Goichman Garber was born with spina bifida, a congenital condition in which the spinal column does not fully close during early fetal development (during the first month of pregnancy).