Ashley Lauren Fisher

Ashley Lauren Fisher
Born Montville, New Jersey, U.S.
Occupation Model
Restaurateur
Years active 1998–present

Ashley Lauren Fisher is an American model, co-founder and chairwoman of Discovery Through Design,[1] a non-profit organization that creates awareness and raises funds for disabled women's health initiatives and spinal cord research,[2] and a former actress, and restaurateur.[3]

Background

Fisher was born and raised in Montville, New Jersey, and was inducted into the Montville Township High School Hall of Fame in 2011.[4] She has performed in Carnegie Hall and Steinway Hall, on MTV, and modeled with NYC agencies.[5]

In 1998, she and her boyfriend Larry ran an upscale Italian restaurant in New Jersey called Pazzo Pazzo.[6]

On July 12, 1998, Fisher suffered from a spinal cord injury after diving into shallow water near the Jersey Shore.[3][6]

Philanthropy

With other women, Fisher co-founded Discovery Through Design which has raised almost a million dollars for spinal cord research.[7][8][9] She is also an organizer of Rolling with Style, a fashion show for women with disabilities.[10]

The Morris County (New Jersey) Chamber of Commerce named Fisher "Female Legend of Morris County".[11] She gave the keynote address at DiscoverAbility, the New Jersey Governor's Conference on Employment for People with Disabilities.[12]

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Philanthropy: Marilyn Hamilton helped establish the nonprofit organization Discovery Through Design". marilynhamilton.com. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Discovery through Design’s Rolling with Style Gala Adds a Whole New Spin to Fashion Week". National Spinal Cord Injury Association. 15 February 2007. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Parker-Hope, Tara (26 March 2009). "Voices of Spinal Cord Injury". The New York Times blog. Retrieved 3 May 2010.
  4. ↑ 2011 MTHS Hall of Fame, Montville Township High School. Accessed March 29, 2012.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Rouba, Kelly (2007). "New Jersey Governor’s Conference on Employment for People with Disabilities". thisabled.com. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 Rubin, Nadine (1 June 2006). "Overcoming the odds". Harpers Bazaar. Retrieved 3 May 2010.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Edelman, Adam (13 February 2007). "Designers roll out their latest lines: Chic wheelchairs". USA Today. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 "Founders of Discovery Through Design". Sunrise Medical. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 Rouba, Kelly. "Reinventing the Wheel with Style". United Spinal Association. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 "'Rolling With Style' for a good cause". ABC Eyewitness News. 5 February 2007. Retrieved 3 May 2010.
  11. ↑
  12. ↑ "First New Jersey Governor's Conference on Employment for People with Disabilities". Press release. New Jersey Business Leadership Network. Retrieved March 29, 2012.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 "Featured in New Mobility : Ashley Lauren Fisher: Full Force, Non-Stop". Ellen Stohl. Retrieved April 2014.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 "Mobility Awareness Month Spokesperson 2013 & 2014".

External links

Mobility Awareness Month