Accessible Clothing FAQ
- What is Adaptive Clothing?
- What Adaptive Accessories are available?
- Do adaptive accessories really make a difference to people?
- Resources
Updated May 2012
Q. What is Adaptive Clothing?
A. Clothing designed for persons with disabilities, to allow more independence in dressing. Its use is intended for those who have difficulty dressing, as well as for those with special clothing needs.
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Q. What are Adaptive Accessories?
A. Clothing or non-clothing items that complement Assistive Clothing. This includes items such as long-handled shoehorns, Velcro tab buttoners/zipper pulls, cooling vests, neck/wrist wraps, button fasteners, et al.
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Q. Do adaptive accessories really make a difference to people?
A. Yes, absolutely. They can really facilitate independence. When you are able to get dressed on your own, it can make you feel much more independent and that feeling of independence can carry over into other areas of life.
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Resources
Adaptive Clothing Showroom
12 Remsen Ave
Monsey, NY 10952
877-222-1055 (Toll Free) or 845-352-1674 (Voice/Relay)
845-352-3919 (Fax)
www.adaptiveclothingshowroom.com
AdaptiveClothingShowroom@kewnet.com
The Adaptive Clothing Showroom provides clothing for men and women in need of regular as well as adaptive clothing to meet their ease of dressing needs.
Adrian's Closet
P.O. Box 7
San Marcos, CA 92079-0007
(760) 744-3565 (Voice/Relay)
(760) 471-7560 (Fax)
www.adaptationsbyadrian.com
adrians1@sbcglobal.net
Adrian's adaptive clothing features back-openings with hook and loop closures, side zippers and wide band elastic waists for easy dressing, fashion and comfort. 12 years ago, we began solving dressing problems for Adrian, who has CP. Now, we are sharing our adaptive clothing solutions with you with our moderately priced adaptive sportswear to make dressing and hygiene easier! Our adaptive clothing is customized for wheelchairs and/or motor deficits including wheelchair jeans, wheelchair capes, and wheelchair accessories. We often make custom adapted clothes for people with unique disabilities requiring special clothing. We offer wide variety of special needs clothing including fashionable adult bibs and clothing protectors, back-opening wheelchair shirts and wheelchair jackets, hook and loop closures on wheelchair pants and lounge-wear, wheelchair capes and accessories, as well as specialized foot wear and winter wear. If you notice a drooling problem because of rigidity with Parkinson's, try our absorbent scarves! If you notice that buttons are difficult to handle because of Multiple Sclerosis, try our hook & loop open shirts! For someone with a spinal cord injury, our back open jacket helps caregivers avoid dragging the jacket across the person's back. If your hands are weak because of muscular dystrophy, ask us to make the velcro tabs on our pant fly smaller. Pants with full side zippers are particularly good for people with paralysis, muscular dystrophy, or ALS. If a brain injury or stroke makes your body unresponsive, our side zipper pants slide themselves up the legs. If you spill liquids while eating because of muscle rigidity or tremor associated with cerebral palsy, our EZ Topp will guarantee that your shirt will stay clean.
Buck & Buck Inc.
3111 27th Ave. So.
Seattle, WA, 98144
800-458-0600 (Voice/Relay)
800-317-2182 (Fax)
www.buckandbuck.com
info@buckandbuck.com
Adaptive clothing is any type of clothing designed or altered to accommodate a particular dressing difficulty. Many of Buck and Buck's adaptive designs are created to solve problems posed by Alzheimer’s disease, stroke, limited range of motion, incontinence, the inability to bear weight or any number of related problems.
Diestco Manufacturing Company
P.O. Box 6504
Chico, CA 95927
800-795-2392 (Toll Free)
www.diestco.com
There
is no direct email address on the website but there is a contact form.
Diestco Manufacturing only manufactures the products; they do not sell them. They maintain a list of companies that sell their products and that list is on their website.
Polar Products Inc.
P.O. Box 2015
Santa Maria, CA 93457
800-597-0618 (For Orders, Toll Free)
805-925-8774 (Voice/Relay)
805-925-8775 (Fax)
www.polar-products.com
info@polar-products.com
These items help to cool a person's body temperature in cases when people have a low tolerance to heat.
Silvert's
3280 Steeles Avenue West, Suite 18
Concord (Toronto)
Ontario L4K 2Y2
Canada
800-387-7088 (Toll Free) or
905-738-4545 (Voice/Relay)
905-738-6236 (Fax)
www.silverts.com
customercare@siverts.com
Silvert's men's & women's adaptive clothing/apparel and footwear is designed specifically for those facing physical challenges or for elderly seniors with arthritis, handicap, disabled or lowered mobility issues. Silvert's men's & women's adaptive clothing/apparel incorporates domes/snaps, VELCRO® brand closures, Easy Touch and Zipper closures in order to facilitate ease of dressing.
Tru-mold Shoes, Inc.
42 Breckenridge St.
Buffalo, NY 14213
800-843-6653 (Toll Free) or
716-881-4484 (Voice/Relay)
716-881-0406 (Fax)
www.trumold.com
There
is no direct email address on the website but there is a contact form.
These shoes are custom made in a variety of styles and colors, according to your measurements and to accommodate a range of foot problems.
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