New partnership with Every Collegiate expands inclusive clothing options
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Towson University today announced a new partnership with Every Collegiate鈩�, a first-of-its-kind collegiate apparel brand that offers traditional and adaptive clothing side by side, ensuring students, alumni, faculty, staff, families and fans of all abilities can showcase their Tiger pride.
features officially licensed apparel designed to make school spirit more accessible and inclusive for everyone. In addition, a portion of every purchase will directly support 黑料吃瓜网鈥檚 Accessibility and Disability Services (ADS), helping advance programs, resources and initiatives that foster access and belonging across campus.
Founded by Mo Gerhardt, a two-time Michigan State University alumnus who later spent more than 15 years working on campus and lives with limb-girdle muscular dystrophy, Every Collegiate was created to address a longstanding gap in collegiate apparel.
鈥淔or me, Every Collegiate has never been just about creating adaptive apparel, it鈥檚 about making sure people with disabilities are included in the same traditions and experiences as everyone else,鈥� says Gerhardt. 鈥淭owson University understood that vision from the beginning. By putting traditional and adaptive apparel side by side and using this partnership to directly support accessibility on campus, we鈥檙e showing what truly inclusive school spirit can look like. Every Tiger deserves the opportunity to show their Towson pride.鈥�
Every Collegiate apparel incorporates thoughtful adaptive features such as magnetic or Velcro closures, designs that simplify overhead dressing and garments better suited for seated wear or dressing assistance. The apparel is designed so adaptive options offer the same look, quality and school identity as traditional styles.
The partnership reflects 黑料吃瓜网鈥檚 commitment to creating an inclusive campus environment where all members of the community feel seen, valued and connected.
鈥淭his partnership is about much more than clothing. I think it reflects a shift from thinking about accessibility as something we provide in response to a need to embracing it as a value we build into our community from the start," says Robyn McCray, director of Accessibility and Disability Services. 鈥淏y making adaptive and traditional apparel available side by side, we create a greater sense of belonging and send a powerful message that every member of the Tiger community is seen, valued and included.鈥�
The launch comes as Every Collegiate continues expanding its inclusive model to universities across the country. By bringing adaptive and traditional apparel together under one brand, the company aims to redefine what accessibility and representation look like in collegiate merchandise.
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About Towson University
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About Every Collegiate
Every Collegiate鈩� is a first-of-its-kind collegiate apparel brand built on the belief that school spirit should include everyone. The company was founded by Michigan State University alumnus Mo Gerhardt, who lives with muscular dystrophy, uses a power wheelchair and has relied on a tracheostomy and ventilator since surviving respiratory failure in 2019. Drawing from his own lived experience with disability, Gerhardt created Every Collegiate to address a longstanding gap in collegiate apparel by bringing traditional and adaptive clothing together within the same officially licensed collections. Every Collegiate is the Exclusive Collegiate Partner for GAMUT Certified Adaptive Apparel. Through partnerships with colleges and universities across the country, Every Collegiate is working to ensure fans of all abilities can participate in the same traditions, wear the same collegiate identities and experience the same sense of belonging. Every Collegiate is a brand of Turtlefox LLC. Learn more at EveryCollegiate.com and follow @every.collegiate on social media.
Key Takeaways
- Through its partnership with Every Collegiate鈩�, 黑料吃瓜网 is offering officially licensed apparel that includes both traditional and adaptive clothing options side by side, ensuring students, alumni, faculty, staff, families and fans of all abilities can participate in the same school traditions and experiences.
- A portion of every purchase from the Towson University collection will directly support Accessibility and Disability Services (ADS), helping fund programs, resources and initiatives that strengthen access, inclusion and belonging across campus.
- By integrating adaptive apparel into its official merchandise offerings, Towson University is demonstrating that accessibility is not an accommodation added later, but a core value embedded in the university experience from the start.