soooo im into adaptive clothing and disability fashion and all the things that would help disabled ppl in the area of clothes. I wanna make a business for queer disabled ppl so like can someone point me in a direction of how to make clothes while not having much energy from being disabled myself? also disabled ppl, everyone who sees this (not forced) tell me smtg you want as a feature of ur clothing to accommodate you

[Image description: A photo taken of an adaptive shoe with a zip. It is on a foot with an AFO brace on it. The AFO brace is camouflage pattern, and the shoe is mostly army green and black with an accent of camouflage at the side. The lining of the shoe and the zip is red. The zip is undone which fully shows the Velcro strap of the brace. End ID.]

[Image description 2: Ezra’s legs stretched out in front of him, photo taken from his perspective. His trouser legs are rolled up to show the full AFO braces and shoes. End ID.]

[Image description 3: The braces and shoes standing on their own without legs in them! They look like invisible person legs. End ID.]

Just wanted to show new cool shoes! They are great and fit well, very comfortable and don’t put extra pressure around my feet. That is very important for me because I am very sensitive to pressure and textures on my feet, so wearing AFOs is very hard for me, but the shoes being so comfortable helps.

They are still new so I am still getting used to them. Mum or Dad has to help me, because putting on/taking off the braces and shoes is a lot of physical effort. But I slowly do little bits of walking with them, and they make me feel so tall and strong!

I am overall very happy, they are great! They are called “Excursion Canyon Camo” from the kids section of Friendly Shoes. UK based company, they have adult shoes too, and different styles where the zip is in a different place. I got size K4 (second biggest kid size). They have their own sizing chart with instructions on how to measure. I recommend!

I love how my braces and shoes match with the camouflage!!

Adaptive Clothing by IZ Adaptive

Buttons 2 Button - adaptive no-sew magnetic buttons

£37.45 with VAT Exemption for qualifying conditions

Quick and simple to install – adapt traditional buttons on your favourite shirts and blouses in minutes

Freedom to choose your own fashion – simple solution broadens clothing and style options for your every day, business or evening wear wardrobe

 Each set contains 9 adaptors. (The average shirt has 9 buttons; 7 in front and 2 cuffs.)

* Not suitable for those with pacemakers or implanted defibrillators.

* Not suitable for children or those with learning difficulties due to swallowing and choking hazards.

* Please be aware, this product adapts pre-existing buttons to make them magnetic closing, it does not replace broken or missing buttons.

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These Buttons 2 Button magnetic buttons can be fitted to almost any shirt or blouse with ease. It totally removes the fuss and stress of difficult-to-close buttons.

This makes them an ideal dressing aid if you have dexterity issues or physical disabilities. Once fitted to your favourite garment, the no-sew buttons allow you to dress and undress effortlessly, with dignity and independence.

They can also be machine washed and reused again and again on other garments by simply switching them over.

Initial fitting of the magnetic buttons will require some fine motor skills, and the Buttons 2 Button adaptive button kit is suitable for buttons larger than 9.5mm in diameter and smaller than 13mm in diameter.

* Please be advised that the Buttons 2 Button magnetic buttons work best with loose-fitting garments, and stress points at the neck, chest or stomach will cause the shirt or blouse to open.

Check out a review of this product down below from our amazing in house reviewer Zec!

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Learn to Sew Accessible Clothing: Adaptive Clothing Tutorial Morana Skir...

Hopefully none of you are in this position now or any time, but if you need to adapt some t-shirts to accommodate a chemo port and you want to do snaps instead of zippers, I found that finding a continuous packet tutorial and then adding snaps after was the easiest and cleanest method. You'll have to find matching or complimentary knit fabric and snaps, but the end result is tidy, and softer than most zipper tapes. (I'm lucky to have both fabric and snaps in my stash. But I'll be getting plastic snaps for future shirts, and if you really want the placket to match the shirt, your best bet is probably to buy an extra shirt in the same color to cannibalize. )

I'll link the tutorial I used in the replies, and update if I find any changes to improve comfort and function.

Just saw this on Facebook. How did I not know this was a thing? As someone who had regular infusions lasting up to 4 hours each for years, let me tell you that IV fluids and infusion centers in general are freaking cold. The infused arm would feel like ice. This would have been a lifesaver.

So, if you didn’t know, I am a fashion design major. I’m currently hoping to participate in a design competition and my professor recommended I design for the adaptive/functional design category. I need to do research for this, so I thought it would be best to hear from real people what their needs/wants are with adaptive clothing. If you could please fill out my questionnaire, I would appreciate it! (And I say it in the form too, but if you think I should rephrase some of the questions for a future form, I would appreciate the feedback!)

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I’m tired of people looking at me with pity when instead I could have the air of a fashionable gentleman from the Victorian era or perhaps a Vaudeville performer

howdy :) i’m writing a fantasy novel with a physically disabled character that has a lot of very stiff joints (especially the fingers and the wrists.) she got her disability from an accident (magical curse), so i plan on having her learn to adjust and adapt to her disability by having her change her wardrobe over time to clothes that would be easier to put on and off with her stiff joints. originally she has a bunch of medieval-y clothes (bc the novel is set in medieval inspired times), with buttons and laces and things that require precision. what suggestions do you have for some clothes and other things that might be easier for her to wear?

Hi there, thanks for your question!

I'm not a medieval clothing expert by any means, but I'll give this a shot. I'll try to keep my advice as vague as possible to suit various settings, since "medieval" is pretty broad and doesn't specify locale.

I don't personally wear modern adaptive clothing so I can't fully speak to how you might adapt modern techniques to a medieval setting, but I can give you a general idea of which medieval clothes might be easiest for her to wear. Also, since this is fantasy, you can fudge the details however you like to make it work for your character even if it's not fully "historically accurate."

My immediate thought for this character would be button hooks. They're Victorian in origin so quite a bit later than medieval, but I see no reason why they shouldn't exist in a medieval fantasy setting as they're not too complex and all the elements to create one would presumably still be present in this society. They're long, thin metal rods with a hook at the end that are used to pull buttons through closures without needing to use your fingers and are especially useful for clothing with very small and/or a large number of buttons. Different versions of them are still used in the modern day as assistive devices to help with getting dressed, particularly for people with arthritis.

Depending on your setting, and particularly if your characters are wearing some version of a corset, supportive kirtle, or stays under their external clothing layers, it might already be common practice for characters who need bust support to have assistance in getting dressed and doing their laces up, so that would take some of the pressure off of this character to get dressed by herself. I'd also expect this character to prefer clothing with front closures or laces that are easier to reach, rather than clothing that is done up at the back or side. Depending on the nature of her curse, she might wear a supportive garment anyway even if she doesn't need bust support, as corsets/kirtles/stays can actually alleviate some chronic pain, especially for people with scoliosis or other skeletal/spinal differences.

She might have clothing made specifically for her or seek out clothing cut similarly to a shift, so just a large unfitted tunic or dress that can be slipped on over the head and doesn't have any elaborate laces or buttons (in most cases). It would be loose and baggy on her by design, but it would alleviate the dressing struggles associated with achieving a tighter and more fitted silhouette. Basically, I'd think anything with uncomplicated square or rectangular cuts sewn together--anything wide enough to go over her shoulders and fall straight down her body without tapering. Belts would come in handy to secure and support any external garments that she couldn't lace up herself and to give her silhouette some shape if she'd like. Also--pins! Pinning clothing in place has real historical precedent so if she wanted to pin something up on her body rather than tie it, especially pinning different layers of clothing together to hold them in place, she could absolutely do so without necessarily standing out.

I hope this was at least a little bit helpful! If you'd like, you're more than welcome to offer a follow-up with more specifics on a time period and location that you're drawing from so we can offer input on specific garments. Other disabled people (especially those who wear adaptive clothing) & people with more historical costuming knowledge than me are absolutely encouraged to chime in!

-Mod Faelan

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If you're disabled and in search of adaptive underwear, bras, and other 'accessories', such as ostomy bag covers, waistbands, cath clips, and more, Aeries has cute adaptive intimates! They have velcro and magnetic snap closure bras and underwear and more! I've always been a big fan of Aerie, they're intimates are good quality, long lasting, and always cute. If you're in need, this might be a place to look!