There are 1.2 Billion People With Disabilities, and a narrow market that caters to their needs.

“Paraplegia is a type of paralysis that affects your ability to move the lower half of your body.”

Mass-market garments are designed for standing - not sitting - a design flaw and a big loophole - something I wanted to solve.

  • Time

    Able-bodied women take 3.5 minutes to put on clothes. PwD take: 15 minutes.

  • Measurements & Fits

    Pants ride up while seated, get tighter at the hips, back waistline dips.

  • Openings

    No openings for catheters, pockets are better adapted near the hemline.

  • Experience

    Few catered experiences for PwD - increasing costs & pain points.

The brief was to create easy, quick & well fitted clothing for paraplegic women leading active lifestyles.

Process at a glance

  • × Research

    Conducted Primary & Secondary Research by speaking to women with Paraplegia and making notes from medical journals.

  • × Pain Points

    Circled out common loopholes for PwD - garment space for a catheter, bed sores, falling necklines, non-functional thigh pockets, etc.

  • × Design Solutions

    Sketched out functional solutions for the garments - corresponding to pain points.

  • × Prototype & Testing

    Made a mock for fit checks & testing its viability. Pros: functional solutions were a success. Challenges: poor colour choice, ill-fitted.

  • × Awards

    Presented the prototype at India’s first Adaptive Clothing Competition - received a special mention for our effort and attention to detail.

  • × What's Next?

    The prototype is viable, and requires a few refinements before it can be added to the product stream of brands as a constant or a no-cost customisable feature.

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Process through a film

Applause for this project

  • Special Mention during India’s first Adaptive Clothing Competition organised by Ekansh

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