'Even sitting down, we can reach for the stars' - PHOTO

'We truly hope that we can challenge the unrealistic standard of beauty that exists today and demonstrate that there is beauty in confidence, strength and uniqueness,' Wendy Crawford, co-founder of the campaign, tells MailOnline.Wendy, one of the 19 women to pose for the series, was a 19-year-old rising model who was driving to the airport for her first international job when she was hit by a drunk driver. The accident left her a quadriplegic.I’ve looked up at most of the world from day one, and even from this seated position, I was raised to reach for the stars,' she says.'Now my most important role - mother to my six-year-old son - has brought the most joy and fulfillment to my life. Yes, I am a mom on wheels, but as my son knows, to be a parent, you only need a heart.'Emily Ladau, who has Larsen Syndrome, kicked off her career as an advocate for those with disabilities at a young age.When she was only ten years old, she appeared on several episodes of Sesame Street to educate children about life with a physical disability.Emily is a writer, with a blog, Words I Wheel By, and believes language is of true importance. 'I firmly believe in using the term "wheelchair user" instead of "wheelchair bound" or "confined to a wheelchair",' she says.Deborah Mellon, 60, a paraplegic, grew up in New York as the child of Holocaust survivors. In her early 20s, she married the love of her life and move to Tuscany, Italy, to start a family.'On an Italian highway, the driver of a truck fell asleep, causing a multiple crash,' she explains. 'I woke up in pieces, with my head smashed against the windshield and I lost the use of my legs.'Two years later my husband died tragically. I came back to the States feeling I had lost everything I loved.'Deborah, now a wheelchair user, moved back to the States where she eventually took up sailing. 'Recently, I found a 60ft-long, state-of-the-art, totally wheelchair accessible, ocean-ready catamaran,' she says.'I flew to England to see the boat, bought it and changed its name from “The Impossible Dream” to “Possible Dream.”The strength I learned from my parents has carried me on and I wish to spread their message in the world: Never Give Up.'(dailymail.co.uk)Bakudaily.Az