![Someone told me I'd never model because I'm disabled. I proved them wrong at NY Fashion Week (opinion) - CNN Someone told me I'd never model because I'm disabled. I proved them wrong at NY Fashion Week (opinion) - CNN](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/201030202057-02-melissa-blake-super-tease.jpg)
Someone told me I'd never model because I'm disabled. I proved them wrong at NY Fashion Week (opinion) - CNN
![Illinois Writer With Disabilities, Melissa Blake, Shuts Down Internet Trolls With Message: 'You're Not Going To Get The Best Of Me – CBS Chicago Illinois Writer With Disabilities, Melissa Blake, Shuts Down Internet Trolls With Message: 'You're Not Going To Get The Best Of Me – CBS Chicago](https://chicago.cbslocal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/15116062/2019/09/melissa-blake-twitter.png?w=900)
Illinois Writer With Disabilities, Melissa Blake, Shuts Down Internet Trolls With Message: 'You're Not Going To Get The Best Of Me – CBS Chicago
![Defiant woman with bone disorder posts picture every day despite being branded 'ugly' - Mirror Online Defiant woman with bone disorder posts picture every day despite being branded 'ugly' - Mirror Online](https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article22786913.ece/ALTERNATES/s615b/1_BLP_CHP_031020SLUG_019JPG.jpg)
Defiant woman with bone disorder posts picture every day despite being branded 'ugly' - Mirror Online
![A writer from Illinois with a genetic disorder was made fun of online for her looks. She fired back with a series of cheerful selfies that went viral. - Chicago Tribune A writer from Illinois with a genetic disorder was made fun of online for her looks. She fired back with a series of cheerful selfies that went viral. - Chicago Tribune](https://www.chicagotribune.com/resizer/ytdgNSFRvWvcukb82PG-O58pALo=/630x630/right/top/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-tronc.s3.amazonaws.com/public/4CIWGNDCHFBM3KGPL5JNTXKEHQ.jpeg)
A writer from Illinois with a genetic disorder was made fun of online for her looks. She fired back with a series of cheerful selfies that went viral. - Chicago Tribune
![Melissa Blake su Twitter: "Today, my shocked face. I've been in counseling for 16 years and just had my LAST SESSION. Therapy has seen me through my father's suicide, severe depression and Melissa Blake su Twitter: "Today, my shocked face. I've been in counseling for 16 years and just had my LAST SESSION. Therapy has seen me through my father's suicide, severe depression and](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EW4YfGEXQAI9pgA.jpg)
Melissa Blake su Twitter: "Today, my shocked face. I've been in counseling for 16 years and just had my LAST SESSION. Therapy has seen me through my father's suicide, severe depression and
![Disability activists call out the viral #NewTeacherPrank trend on TikTok, call it 'harmful and hurtful' | World – Gulf News Disability activists call out the viral #NewTeacherPrank trend on TikTok, call it 'harmful and hurtful' | World – Gulf News](https://imagevars.gulfnews.com/2020/09/05/Disability-advocates--Lisa-Velasquez-and-Melissa-Blake-called-for-an-end-to-the--NewTeacherPrank-on-TikTok_1745e77e8f4_medium.jpg)
Disability activists call out the viral #NewTeacherPrank trend on TikTok, call it 'harmful and hurtful' | World – Gulf News
![They Fought Bullying For Years. Then Their Photos Became Part Of A Viral Tik Tok Trend Mocking Disabilities. They Fought Bullying For Years. Then Their Photos Became Part Of A Viral Tik Tok Trend Mocking Disabilities.](https://thumbor.forbes.com/thumbor/960x0/https%3A%2F%2Fspecials-images.forbesimg.com%2Fimageserve%2F5f4e4ced73fb54adc2de396e%2FMelissa-Blake-and-Ariel-Henley-%2F960x0.jpg%3Ffit%3Dscale)
They Fought Bullying For Years. Then Their Photos Became Part Of A Viral Tik Tok Trend Mocking Disabilities.
![At 39, disability activist Melissa Blake is modeling in her first runway show — at New York Fashion Week | Fashion | gmtoday.com At 39, disability activist Melissa Blake is modeling in her first runway show — at New York Fashion Week | Fashion | gmtoday.com](https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/gmtoday.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/6/06/60631d8e-f93c-11ea-a0c3-13dd3e5a84b0/5f63ef496f913.image.jpg?resize=1200%2C800)
At 39, disability activist Melissa Blake is modeling in her first runway show — at New York Fashion Week | Fashion | gmtoday.com
![Melissa Blake ar Twitter: “I never want y'all to think I've got a big head from these selfies, so I'm sharing this photo. I hate it & almost deleted. But with much Melissa Blake ar Twitter: “I never want y'all to think I've got a big head from these selfies, so I'm sharing this photo. I hate it & almost deleted. But with much](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EOIw2KfXkAAPyCx.jpg)