If you use a wheelchair, you may find that some standard clothes are not practical or comfortable to wear for long periods of time. There are clothes designed for wheelchair users commercially available and it is possible to adapt your preferred clothes if you so choose. Magnetic, or hook and loop fasteners (such as Velcro), are usually the easiest to manage. Shirts, trousers, bras and skirts are available ready made with these types of fastenings, or it is possible to adapt your own clothing. For example, Velcro dots can be used instead of buttons to fasten a shirt

Skirts and trousers with elasticated waistbands are often easier to manage than those with fasteners such as buttons or zips Clip and Pull is canvas strap and clip device is designed to help someone to pull trousers up with use of one hand only.If you think this might be something that will help you, then look up Bra Angel on YouTube to see if it is something that would work for you Tops with a looser fit across the shoulders and upper arms will be more comfortable if you self-propel As many have a hook on the alternative end, they can also be used for reaching items of clothing, such as pants and trousers. A pants aid is a wire frame over which pants or a slip petticoat is fitted. The feet are put through the frame and leg holes of pants and the underwear pulled up to the knees from where they can be reached by hand. A zip aid is usually a piece of cord or fine chain with a hook on one end and a tab at the other to assist with doing up zips. Large rings or tape can also be attached to a zip tab to help make gripping easier.

Depending on your upper body mobility, you may find clothes which pull over the head, or fasten at the front, easier to manage Dressing aid adjusts to a wide variety of brassiere sizes, making it easier to put on a bra using only one hand If choosing clothing with fasteners, make sure the fastener is easily accessible, at the front for example Easy care fabrics are usually easy to wash and need little or no ironing, so are often a good choice

Look at adapting the shape if necessary. Also keep fastenings within reach and use less fiddly designs, e.g. magnetic clasps or buttons. Some chemicals used in textile manufacture wash out, some remain within the fabric. You are advised to wash new clothes before wearing them and where possible select clothes which are made of undyed, natural fabric. When considering how you use and transfer on/off the toilet, what items of clothing will you need to move or remove? Do you find it easier to pull pants up/down or would you find it easier to have pants which fasten under the crotch? How you choose to manage will depend upon your personal condition and abilities.