“We’re GIB,” said Connie Lewis of rural Greenup, while she flashes her daughter a thumbs-up sign.
Lewis and daughter Meredith are GIB, or Girls in Business, with their company Designs By Inspiration.
Meredith was her mom’s inspiration for the company, which designs and sells items that make life easier for people with handicaps.
“We’re partners,” Lewis tells her.
Now 23, Meredith was born with cerebral palsy, a disorder or group of disorders causing lack of muscle coordination.
The fledgling company’s first item, now on the market, is an expandable tray that fits over the arms of a wheelchair.
Designed like a drop-leaf table, extensions on the sides of the tray go up to create a larger work area, or down for easy mobility through doors or crowded halls.
“This is what gave me the idea,” said Lewis, pointing toward a drop-leaf coffee table in her living room.
“I was sitting with Meredith one day and was really frustrated at the lack of room on her tray. I turned around and saw the coffee table and that’s when the light came on.
Daughter Inspires Mom To Design Items For The Disabled
July 9, 2007 by Angela | 1 Comment
In Inventions, News
Yoly Pierson on July 27th, 2007 at 6:53 pm
My mom and I own 2 fashion websites.
www.ynotshop.com and www.hipbabyboomers.com.
My mom is my best friend and I am very lucky to have her as my business partner.
We value every moment we share together whether it is for business or pleasure.
Family is number one and that is what we live by.
Our online boutiques ynotshop.com and hipbabyboomers.com have been a lot of fun and exactly what we both wanted to do for a long time.
My mom taught me all about the love of fashion and family and that is what we are all about.
Happy Shopping!