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Tips for One-Handed Dressing

Tips for One-Handed Dressing
If you or your loved one dresses either with one hand or has limited ability on one side, here are 3 tips to make dressing easier:

 

  • Dress the weaker side first.
  • When undressing, remove clothing from your stronger side first.
  • Dress with adaptive clothing, such as shirts with magnetic buttons or pants with elastic waistbands and side zippers
If you’d like to read about more dressing tips, here are 3 helpful articles:

 

 
 
 
Dress Easy Again!

 

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