Equipment and techniques for dressing and undressing can also be utilised to enable ease and independence in self-care.

We would suggest hanging coloured latex clothing separately in clear plastic garment bags, as colours can be transferred onto each other when latex is polished. Latex will melt in heat and can discolour in sunlight, so avoid storing (or drying) on/near a radiator or window, in a wardrobe is perfect!

Leave your garment to drip dry in the shower or over a bath for long enough that it is completely dry inside and out. If you have difficulty managing or holding layers of clothing when you go to the toilet, consider alternative ways of temporarily securing your clothes. Please see here for information about alterations to standard sizes, as we can happily tweak sizes to fit, or get in touch here with any remaining enquiries. An online community of and for disabled people supporting and helping each other by sharing our experiences. You might like to try wearing some bright patterned tops which distract the onlooker from your abdomen.

It them becomes important to protect your hands and feet from cold and possible damage which you may not feel. For some of these items, practice and correct technique is needed to ensure you can use them effectively. If you have reduced, or no sensation in your lower body, and you are immobile in the chair much of the time, you must be aware of how the clothing you wear affects your skin condition. The loop is threaded through the buttonhole, hooked over the button, and the button pulled back through the hole. In warmer weather, looser fitting clothes allow air to circulate near the skin and remove moisture and heat.If you find it difficult to reach clothes once they are lowered, fit long loops of tape inside the waistband. It is often possible to adapt ready-made clothes from the high street so that they are more comfortable or practical to wear whilst using a wheelchair. If you experience incontinence and wear pads, you will need clothing which is discrete, which keeps pads in place and allows you to change pads easily when required. Prolonged contact with metal and a lubricant or polish will accelerate the staining so it's best to remove piercings completely when worn if possible. One clip is attached to your top, the other to your trousers before you lower trousers to go to the toilet.