Three images of Claudia collaged together from various press outlets. In the centre and right photo she is using a cane.

Claudia Rose Walder Martinez

Selected Clients

Claudia Rose is the founder and E-I-C of Able Zine, a consultant, creative director, writer, model scout and former fashion stylist. She has been spotlighted for her activism by Vogue and the Dazed 100. She has collaborated with brands and organisations including Nike, Adidas, The V&A Museum, Vogue, BBC and the Centre for Conscious Design. She has several chronic illnesses that impact her daily life, and her passion for disability rights and representation come from lived experience.

ABOUT

A birdseye view of a miniature bedroom featuring mobility aids, a double bed with a moving bed desk, a bed hoist and rugs and decoration around the room reflecting the tastes of a young style-conscious person

Shot by David PD Hyde for Able Zine

back portrait of artist Charlie Fitz, a white disabled woman with long brown hair separated into two side ponytails, with a surgical scar vertical down the middle of her neck. Beneath the scar is a gold necklace that says ‘disabled & proud’.

Charlie J Fitz shot by Oscar Mealia for Able Zine

A Black female model Maya crouches infront of a white backdrop. She is wearing a camouflage green skirt and bra set customised from Nike fabrics. She isn’t wearing shoes and you can see her feet and hands have limb difference.

Maya Scarlette shot by Shingi Rice for Able Zine

MISSION

Claudia’s mission is to integrate disability into our collective understanding of diversity and reincorporate this knowledge into our media landscape and workplaces. Using her creative skillset, Claudia uses disability as a starting point for design and critical thinking, providing outcomes that visualise disability as beautiful, natural and whole.

SERVICES

D&I, Fashion Imaging Consulting

Journalism and Commissioning

Creative Direction

Casting

INTERESTS

Creativity, Disability Representation, Art, Fashion, Adaptive Fashion, Healthcare, Wellness, Psychology, Travel, Sustainability, Upcycling, Beauty and Skincare.

Interested in working together? Book a free consultation.

Let’s create something special.

A screen print of Claudia wearing knee high patent leather new rock boots with straps and spikes and holding a flame covered walking stick. She is in a living room with black and white tiled flooring and foliage in the background

“I think there are so few things that we, as disabled people, can say is ours and is made for us and is beautiful.”

-Claudia Rose Walder Martinez