A woman with lower limb difference and a bright orange prosthetic sits on a couch scrolling through a phone. Under the Where it's AT logo, the text reads Accessible Fashion: Customizing Your AT's Default Appearance - abilitytools.org

Accessible Fashion: Customizing Your AT’s Default Appearance

Fashion and Assistive Technology might seem like a bizarre intersection, but for most people with disabilities, it makes complete sense. Adaptive clothing can help people with a variety of disabilities manage their clothing independently throughout the entire day. Just as there is a myriad of disabilities, there is also a myriad of adaptive clothing needs.…

An older man wearing glasses looks stoically into the camera. Under the Where it's AT logo, the text reads Accessible Fashion: Accessories - abilitytools.org

Accessible Fashion: Accessories

Fashion and Assistive Technology might seem like a bizarre intersection, but for most people with disabilities, it makes complete sense. Adaptive clothing can help people with a variety of disabilities manage their clothing independently throughout the entire day. Just as there is a myriad of disabilities, there is also a myriad of adaptive clothing needs.…

Two women look toward a wall of bras. Under the Where it's AT logo, the text reads Accessible Fashion: Undergarments - abilitytools.org

Accessible Fashion: Undergarments

Fashion and Assistive Technology might seem like a bizarre intersection, but for most people with disabilities, it makes complete sense. Adaptive clothing can help people with a variety of disabilities manage their clothing independently throughout the entire day. Just as there is a myriad of disabilities, there is also a myriad of adaptive clothing needs.…

A young man with Down syndrome sits with a dog at the base of a staircase putting his shoes on. Under the Where it's AT logo, the text reads Accessible Fashion: Shoes - abilitytools.org

Accessible Fashion: Shoes

Fashion and Assistive Technology might seem like a bizarre intersection, but for most people with disabilities, it makes complete sense. Adaptive clothing can help people with a variety of disabilities manage their clothing independently throughout the entire day. Just as there is a myriad of disabilities, there is also a myriad of adaptive clothing needs.…

A family with kids hold hands and run along the storefronts in a mall. Under the Where it's AT logo, the text reads Accessible Fashion: Kids - abilitytools.org

Accessible Fashion: Kids

Fashion and Assistive Technology might seem like a bizarre intersection, but for most people with disabilities, it makes complete sense. Adaptive clothing can help people with a variety of disabilities manage their clothing independently throughout the entire day. Just as there is a myriad of disabilities, there is also a myriad of adaptive clothing needs.…

A stylish looking woman sits in a wheelchair outdoors with buildings in the background. Under the Where it's AT logo, the text reads Accessible Fashion: Clothing - abilitytools.org

Accessible Fashion: Clothing

Fashion and Assistive Technology might seem like a bizarre intersection, but for most people with disabilities, it makes complete sense. Adaptive clothing can help people with a variety of disabilities manage their clothing independently throughout the entire day. Just as there is a myriad of disabilities, there is also a myriad of adaptive clothing needs.…

A toy jack-o-lantern with the phrase "Happy Halloween" printed in it's open mouth. Under the Where it's AT logo, the text reads "Halloween is for anybody!" - abilitytools.org

Halloween is for anybody!

A Halloween that is accessible to everyone is possible without any extra effort or with very little effort and some creativity. With COVID-19 still being a serious consideration, please check out last year’s blog Spooky, Not Scary for some tips on how to have a socially distant and safe Halloween. Accessible costumes Costumes that incorporate…

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Moldable Plastic and DIY Assistive Technology

For most individuals with disabilities, life is all about adaptation. Narrow scope of imagination when environments and objects are being designed and constructed are, more often than not, the true cause of accommodation needs. As a result, individuals with disabilities are some of the most innovative and creative people you will ever come across. So,…

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WHERE IT’S AT: The New Name for the Ability Tools Blog

The Ability Tools team at the California Foundation for Independent Living (CFILC) opted to let our assistive technology (AT) advocates and the general public vote online for a new blog name. With over 50% of the votes, Where It’s AT won! When you think of an assistive technology (AT) blog – Ability Tools is Where…

In the photo, Liz is lying on the ground next to her daughter who is sitting on a ride-on toy. The text is light yellow on a pink background. The Ability Tools Logo is at the top. It reads “Ability Tools Blog; Mothering with a Disability; Liz Pazdral shares her mom hacks using assistive technology; www.abilitytools.org/blog”.

AT Mothering With A Disability

Written By: Liz Pazdral, Executive Director of the State Independent Living Council (SILC) and Madeleine’s Mom If you are living with a disability, you know that modifying tasks is the key to success.  This Mother’s Day, I would like to identify some Assistive Technology I used to successfully mother when my daughter was a baby.…