Adaptive Clothing

• Dressing Tips and Clothing Resources for Making Life Easier
  This book tells you how to find clothes that best suit you, and how to modify your garments to make them easier to put on and take off. You will also learn new ways to dress yourself or another person. Plus, the resource section shows you where to locate more than 100 businesses that offer specially designed or adapted clothing for people of all ages and abilities. You'll find everything you need to look your best at work, play and all the times in between.
   
• Able2Wear
  Clothing for disabled adult and child wheelchair users.
   
• AbleApparel
  Bibs, ponchos, shirts, pants, more.

• Adaptive Designs Apparel
  Systems of garments that allow people to be more self sufficient.

• Adaptive Clothing
  Clothing and accessories for children and adults with snaps in the back and or sides for easy removal.
  
  
• Adaptive Clothing Showroom
  Adaptive clothing for people who have limited mobility, are physically challenged or disabled with diminished motor skills due to illness or aging.

• Adaptations by Adrian
  Moderately priced sportswear for people who use wheelchairs or who have motor deficits. Can make custom clothes.

• Anitavee's Adaptive Apparel
  This company offers a variety of  coordinating adaptive clothing for men, women, and teens. Each of its clothing items can be constructed in your choice of wheelchair use style or non-wheelchair use style.
   
• Babyling
  Carries clothing and many accessories needed by preemies and their parents - they carry sizes from 1 lb to 7 lbs on our website now as well as many other
  things needed by moms (maternity, nursing) and preemies, such as slings and pouches.

• Buck and Buck Designs
  Adaptive clothing for home health care and nursing home residents. Carries adaptive shoes.
   
• Care Apparel
  We carry the most complete line of quality adaptive apparel and footwear for both men and women with specialty products for the geriatric and
  wheelchair community and those suffering from incontinence and edema. Made in the USA with sizes from S-6X, we provide ease for the caregiver, value
  for the customer, and dignity for the wearer.
   
• Cameron's Special T's
  Weighted T-shirts and accessories for children with special needs.

• Clothing Solutions
  Adaptive, assistive and traditional clothing for people with special needs.
   
• Comfort Clothing
  Source of adaptive clothes for nursing home and home health care residents and seniors - wheelchair users, the elderly, and those with disabilities as stroke, arthritis, paralysis, diabetes, Alzheimer's Disease, edema and incontinence.
  
  
• Créa Vie Collection - Canada
  Adaptive clothing designed for people with arthritis, osteoarthritis, varied physical handicaps or paralysis, Alzheimer’s disease, multiple sclerosis, incontinence etc
   
• Dignity by Design
  Clothing for people with physical challenges and dexterity limitations and wheelchair users.

• Discovery Trekking Outfitters - Special Needs Adaptive Clothing
  Wheelchair ponchos and swim briefs. Canada.
   
• Easy Access Clothing
  Cargo Pants, Dress Pants, Sweats, Jeans, Tops, Outerwear & More
   
• Easy Does It Clothing
  Functional clothing without sacrificing fashion. Special adaptive clothing featuring front closure VELCRO-brand fasteners. No more hassles with buttons, snaps, hooks or zippers.
   
• Easy On Pants
  Sweat pants and jersey pants, they come with a large snap at the back of the waist for closure, smaller snaps down the back to close when necessary.
   
• EZYON
  Garments for people undergoing therapy; people who will be spending time in a care facility and do not like the open-back gowns; who will be recovering from surgery or who want a little extra comfort, durability and functionality.
   
• Fashions for Special Needs
  Manufactures adaptive clothing for people of all ages, including those in wheelchairs or in nursing homes, who are physically challenged or have limited movement.
   
• Forde's Functional Fashions
  Outerwear and sleepwear
   
• Freestyle
  A line of reusable, washable incontinence garments for adults and children in a wide variety of styles and sizes.
  
  
• Gerbing's Heated Clothing
  Products powered by your vehicle or an external battery pack.
  
  
• Golden Wear
  A adapted to meet the unique clothing requirements of people in wheelchairs and those living with physical limitations.
  
  
• Grace of Style
  Adaptive Clothing as well as regular Senior Clothing and Clothing for special needs. Oversize, Petite and regular.
  
  
• Handi Robe
  This company has designed robes that one can put on without standing up.
  
  
• Independent You
  Special needs clothing and accessories store and catalog
   
• Janska Easy Wear
  Easy wear jackets, leg wraps, leggings and socks.
   
• Kutaways
  Coats designed to maintain the quality of living for people who use wheelchairs.
   
• Lift Vest
  It is an attractive cotton denim vest with an attached high-strength webbing harness that supports the body and creates numerous convenient handholds. The LiftVest's handholds ensure secure and safe lifting and transfers from the front, back and sides.
   
• LLMedico
  Reusable incontinence pants, panties and briefs
   
• MJ Designs
  Back-opening garments for easy on, easy off access, cutaway seats on slips and dresses, specially designed slacks with elastic waists that simplify dressing by snapping at the sides.
   
• Mini-Miracles Children's Clothing
  Mini-Miracles is an adaptive clothing line designed for the "special child". 100% high quality Peruvian Cotton is used to make our garments which is perfect for even the most sensitive skin. Our philosophy is to promote dignity, comfort and quality of life for every child.
  
  
• Nice 'n Cozy
  Blankets, shawls, buntings for wheelchair users.
  

• Personal Touch: Health Care Apparel, Inc.
  This company offers many styles of adaptive, wheelchair, incontinent and ambulatory clothing.
   
• Pip Squeakers
  Squeaky baby shoes - Babies with vision or mobility disabilities are motivated while enhancing their auditory skills. Parents with disabilities are able to HEAR when their quick moving toddler is on the go.
  
  
• Pocket Sweatshirts
  Originally created for a severe asthmatic who needed immediate access to his inhaler.
   
• Professional Fit Clothing
  This company provides special clothing service for the health care industry: Elastic Waistbands, Velcro Closures, Back Snap Closures, Name Labels, Custom Hemming, Color Coordinated Outfits, and Cotton/Polyester Blends.
  
  
• Racketys - UK
  Designs and sells clothing for children with disabilities including jackets, leg covers, capes, top to toe covers, t-shirts, trackys, piques, swimwear, pajamas, toys, snuggle ups, popper vests, and bibs.
  
  
• Shop on the Net
  Has a mission is to provide specially designed high quality clothing at cost effective prices for all residents of nursing homes, facility caregivers and family members.
  
   
• Silvert's Adaptive Clothing
  A large variety of adaptive clothing for the elderly and fashions for people with disabilities. We have made shopping risk-free from the comforts of your home, healthcare facility or assisted living facility.

• Simplantex—United Kingdom
  This Company Offers Stylish Weatherwear and Casual Wear for the Wheelchair and Scooter User
  
  
• Smarty Pants Workshop
  Adaptive clothing for physically disabled or handicapped children and teenagers, as well as adult sizes.

• Specially for You
  This company offers clothing for the physically challenged.

• Special Clothes For Special Children
  All special adaptations, such as Velcro® closures, snap crotches, bib fronts, and G-tube access openings are designed to be inconspicuous. SPECIAL CLOTHES garments provide the features you need while preserving your child's dignity, and boosting self-confidence.
   
• Spec-L, Inc.
  Everyday and adaptive apparel.

• Swartzies's Handicapped Custom Clothing
  Swartzie Clothing is a privately owned business that custom designs clothing for your needs. We will either buy new and alter, or we can alter your existing clothing.
  
  
• Tanni&Anni - UK
  Range of adult clothing designed by Dame Tanni Grey–Thompson DBE and designer Anni McMahon. Includes ladies trench, jackets & covers, tees & tops, capes, vests, and bibs.
  
  
• TLC - American Cancer Society
  Turbans, hats, twists, and other head coverings.

• USA Jeans
  This company offers jeans for men and women in wheelchairs—designed to be safer and more comfortable.
   
• Wardrobe Wagon
  Men's and ladies wearing apparel, underwear, hosiery and footwear. Many of the items are designed with the elderly and infirm in mind making it easier for people with limited mobility to get dressed and undressed every day. Most of the clothing is not readily available in the stores.
  
  
• WheelieChix-Chic - UK
  "A designer collection specifically tailored for the independent, sexy and confident wheelchair woman"
  
  
• Wheely Nice Covers
  Wheelchair fashions for men, women, and children.

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Last updated February 15, 2008 by rowley@waisman.wisc.edu
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