If there are any fab companies you’d like me to feature, please do let me know! I think it’s great to celebrate the amazing things that are being done to give people with all kinds of disabilities options and access to style. So, I decided to set off on a mission to find and showcase some brands that are doing great things to make their clothes wearable and comfortable, but also beautiful.Īs with everything disability related, ‘accessible’ means different things to different people, and at the beginning of this series I’ll be writing a lot about clothes that are accessible for me with my physical needs, but I’m also hoping to speak to companies that create clothes for people with different disabilities to mine, and therefore different accessible clothing needs, too! So please keep that in mind as you read on. I mostly just buy clothes I like for aesthetic purposes and get help putting them on and off because sometimes I just want to look pretty and not spend even longer trawling the internet. I especially found that a lot of clothes that were specifically marketed as ‘accessible’ seemed targeted at older people, or at least didn’t fall within the style of clothing I’d ever choose to buy. I was surprised at how difficult it has been to find dresses that I love that fall within these requirements, and like with many things accessibility-related, was disappointed by the lack of options. I really struggle to find clothes in my style that are easy to get on AND match my access needs: which mostly means not causing subluxations while getting dressed, have soft fabrics that don’t irritate my skin, fit in a way that doesn’t hurt my body when it’s on, and looks good both sitting down in a wheelchair and standing up. Rediscovering my love for fashion since becoming a wheelchair user has brought a lot of joy into my life, but also a lot of challenges. Hello and welcome to my new blog series “But Make It Accessible”, where I speak to brands that are working to create beautiful and stylish clothes that are also accessible.
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