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Clothing for the Physically Challenged

Clothing for the Physically Challenged. Obj 6.02 Chp 21 pages 367-368. Specific Needs. Clothing should contribute to the dignity of persons who depend upon others. It is difficult to find ready to wear garments that are designed to meet the needs of the physically challenged.

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Clothing for the Physically Challenged

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  1. Clothing for the Physically Challenged Obj 6.02 Chp 21 pages 367-368

  2. Specific Needs • Clothing should contribute to the dignity of persons who depend upon others. • It is difficult to find ready to wear garments that are designed to meet the needs of the physically challenged.

  3. Limited Hand Movement • restricts the individual from working with their hands freely. • Trouble with fastening garments with back openings • Require larger arm openings/ raglan sleeves • Difficulty or impossible to button garments • Difficulty aligning buttonholes or buttons • Best to use velcro

  4. What is needed • Front openings • Wrap around styles • Velcro closures • Zippers with pull rings • Zippers for leg openings • Longer length zippers • Elastic waistline

  5. What is needed • Braces on legs require durable fabrics due to friction points. Reinforcement is a must in these areas. • Walkers, crutches, wheelchairs

  6. Visual Problems • Problems with telling the front from the back. • V-necklines are best • Appliqué designs • Identify colors and what goes together. • Small pieces of rick-rack added assist in identifying necklines and front from back.

  7. Fabrics • Easy care fabrics that are not too bulky. • Fabrics that will not wrinkle easily • Moderate weight knits • Should allow comfort and ease of movement. • Larger size garments will prevent skin problems not interfere with circulation

  8. Clothing • Classical styles • Year round or fabrics • Keep color combinations to a minimum • Prevent shopping trips and save money • Be careful of laundry detergents that may irritate the skin. • Fabric softeners cause rashes and reduce absorbency.

  9. Physical challenges • Colostomy bag • Wheelchair or walker • Two limbs missing • One hand or one arm • No arms • No legs • Arthritis • Broken limbs

  10. Colostomy bag

  11. Arthritis

  12. No arms

  13. No legs

  14. wheelchair

  15. Challenge Choose on of the physical challenges you have just viewed. Write out what the challenges would be for the clothing. Create a solution for the challenges. Sketch a clothing design for the challenge you have chosen.

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