Adaptive fashion show celebrates kids, adults with disabilities
Posted by Joanne DiCamillo onBOSTON — The 2nd annual Strut and Stroll virtual fashion show put on by the Massachusetts Spina Bifida Association is a virtual fashion show celebrating kids and adults with disabilities. The models are living with...
zipOns® featured in 2022 Strut and Stroll
Posted by Joanne DiCamillo onSCOTIA, N.Y.; MILFORD, MA – The neighboring Spina Bifida Association chapters of Northeastern New York and Greater New England have paired up to offer their second annual Strut and Stroll, Virtual Fashion Show to educate,...
befree is featured on Link Up with Lynette on KTLA channel 5 Los Angeles
Posted by Joanne DiCamillo onbefree Co-Founders Nikki Puzzo and Joanne DiCamillo are featured on Link Up with Lynette on KTLA channel 5 Los Angeles. The segment talks about their adaptive line of pants called zipOns® and their participation in...
befree is one of four small business adaptive sponsors to participate in A Fashion Revolution LA
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Posted by Joanne DiCamillo onAnyone who’s had to wear a cast knows the hardship of finding clothing that covers it. Co-founders Nikki Puzzo and Joanne DiCamillo discovered this when one of their daughters underwent hip surgery and was forced...
East Boston is home to a different kind of start-up incubator
Posted by Joanne DiCamillo onBOSTON — Incubator sites are all over Boston and Cambridge, where entrepreneurs are hoping the next big high-tech idea could take off. In East Boston, there’s a different spin on that concept. It’s a facility...
Meet Nicole Puzzo and Joanne DiCamillo of befree in Swampscott
Posted by Felicia Santos onPublished August 21, 2018Today we’d like to introduce you to Nicole Puzzo and Joanne DiCamillo. zipOns® pants were inspired by Nikki’s daughter Stella, who has spastic quadriplegia Cerebral Palsy. At the age of 5 she...
The Women Behind befree zipOns Pants on Solving a Design Flaw for People with Disabilities
Posted by Joanne DiCamillo onFour years ago, when Nikki Puzzo haphazardly cut up a pair of her daughter Stella’s pajama pants and reconstructed them with Velcro on the sides so they could easily be taken on and off over...