Tag Archives: adaptive clothing

Products, User Experiences

Why 2019 was a landmark year for disabled fashion

January 7, 2020 udcom

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Despite Nike and Tommy Hilfiger X Zendaya making clothes for a disabled audience, the conversation around it is just beginning

Designing “Adaptive Clothing” For Those With Special Needs

June 5, 2018 udcom

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Companies are releasing new inclusive lines that solve some of the dressing challenges that people with physical and mental disabilities face.

Universal Design (UD) is an approach to design that increases the potential for developing a better quality of life for a wide range of individuals. It is a design process that enables and empowers a diverse population by improving human performance, health and wellness, and social participation (Steinfeld and Maisel, 2012). It creates products, systems, and environments to be as usable as possible by as many people as possible regardless of age, ability or situation.