This is Asher. Asher’s mom Meagan Richter Nash thinks her 15-month-old son would be the perfect child model. 

After all, he has the chubby cheeks, the bright blue eyes and the winning, contagious smile. 

So over the summer, she responded to a local online modeling agency open call for a Carter’s ad. 

An agent emailed her back saying they wouldn’t be submitting his photos, “because the criteria didn't specify they were looking for a baby with special needs.”

It turns out, the agency just assumed that Carter's, wouldn't want a child with special needs in their ads. 

Nash took to Facebook to fight for Asher’s right to be a model.

His photos have been shared more than 125,000 times. 

"It's important to feature people with special needs in advertisement for three reasons. The first reason is inclusion," Nash said.

And according to Nash, OshKosh B’Gosh has officially heard her call. 

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Recent fashion weeks were the most inclusive yet — but many are still being ignored

According to the Fashion Spot's latest report, which tallied 299 fashion shows and 8,832 model appearances in New York, London, Milan and Paris, the Spring 2017 runways were the most inclusive to date, with 25.35% of models cast being people of color. But two often ignored groups continued to make up a tiny percentage of castings.

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As if you needed another reason to love Danielle Brooks, she just wrote a stunning essay about the importance of representation in the media. In the essay, Brooks describes her confusion after finding out who runs Vogue, Elle and Glamour.

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Barbie Ferreira gets real about the importance of representation in fashion

Curve model Barbie Ferreira has never been afraid to speak her mind. And now in a new video for Teen Vogue, Ferreira, is getting real about just how important it is for young women to grow up seeing women like themselves in the media. She's joined by trans model Torraine Futurum who highlights one major diversity faux-paus in the industry.

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Viola Davis on embracing her natural hair, black girl magic and redefining beauty

The Emmy-winning actress has time and time again made a bold statement by wearing her hair natural on magazine covers, during numerous red carpet appearances and on her show. Davis has realized that her beauty isn't determined by her outside appearance or what others might've deemed beautiful. She elaborated on this epiphany by using a powerful metaphor about stepping on a scale.

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British 'Vogue' misses the mark with its "Real Issue"

Putting aside that all women are "real women," British Vogue missed the diversity and inclusion mark with its "Real Issue." Though the intentions might have been well-meaning, the women featured in the magazine are almost all white — not to mention, the other huge representation fail.

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Lonely releases stunning unretouched photos for its latest campaign

The New Zealand-based brand, which recently made headlines for releasing raw images of two HBO stars, casted nine women of all different sizes, ages, gender identities, and races. Although the campaign is a step forward, there is one issue with inclusivity that the brand plans to address.

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Danielle Brooks of 'OITNB' calls out the beauty pressures curvy women of color face

From starting the hashtag #VoiceOfTheCurves to partnering with Lane Bryant. Danielle Brooks has made size inclusivity her platform. Now, the Orange Is the New Black star opened up about the societal expectations that curvy women of color continue to struggle with. She also highlighted an additional struggle plus-size who are African American often face.

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Watch: Kaitlyn Dobrow's Halloween makeup tutorial is so impressive — and the end result is stunning

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There's a problem with the concept of "passing" for transgender women

For trans women, the presentation of femininity is so closely linked with safety that the two have become conflated into the notion of "passing." Trans women are often taught that passing as a cisgender woman is the ultimate goal of trans presentation. Therein lies the vicious cycle: trans women attempt to pass because cis culture demands it, but once they do, they face a devastating consequence.

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Latinx artists used the #LatinxsCreate hashtag to amplify their artistry

During the past week, Latinx artists have been using the social media platform to share samples of their artistry and discuss their aesthetic style. From paintings to photographs, the work of these Latinx artists spans genre and format. Twitter user @backthatelfup began the hashtag to reflect diversity of her community, but also in hopes of helping Latinx artists to surpass a daunting barrier.

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Geena Rocero and Tracy Norman are the first trans models to cover 'Harper's Bazaar'

After nearly 150 years of publication, one of the earliest fashion magazines in existence, Harper's Bazaar, has casted two transgender models for the covers of one of its international editions. Industry vet and current face of Clairol Tracey Norman, and Geena Rocero, the founder of advocacy campaign Gender Proud join seven diverse cover stars, including a legend.

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H&M has quietly removed their plus-size sections

H&M has been preaching size inclusivity by casting curvy models in its campaigns, but has quietly decided to remove the plus-size section from some of its stores. According to an H&M representative who spoke with Revelist, H&M Plus is still offered "in the majority of U.S. locations." The publication researched just how many stores carried the line and discovered some major hypocrisy.

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People are praising Whoopi's Vetements sweatshirt — despite the company's race problems

Fresh off her runway debut at NYFW, Whoopi Goldberg threw on a Vetements sweatshirt — and the internet is loving it. There's a huge racially infused problem though: The brand's recent history includes some sordid "whites-only" shenanigans.

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Christian Siriano created 8 custom gowns for the 2016 Emmy Awards

Within the past year, Siriano has been outspoken about dressing women of all shapes, sizes, ages, and ethnicities. With celebrities approaching him left and right, like they did for the Emmys, his commitment has clearly paid off. And many on Twitter have taken notice as well, with the New York Times fashion critic Vanessa Friedman, too, tweeting an amazing observation about his work at the Emmys.

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15 photos that show this was the most diverse NYFW ever

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