Development of Adaptive Clothing for People with Disabilities

Abstract

The article discusses the relevance of the problem of improving the quality of life of people with disabilities. The concept of "disability" is studied, the classification of existing disabled groups is considered, which identifies the groups and contributes to the study of private groups in need of special adaptive clothing. One of the important aspects of the article is the study of the requirements for clothing for people with disabilities and the factors that cause the greatest inconvenience when wearing clothes, due to a sedentary lifestyle. The study of this topic made it possible to identify ways to solve these problems by introducing structural and technological elements that contribute to a more comfortable stay for persons with disabilities, in particular, wheelchair users. The author's proposal is the use of the technology of inflatable elements in the development of a set of adaptive clothing for disabled people, which allows you to remove part of the physical load from the spine, create an orthopedic base for sitting in a wheelchair, and provide additional heat and wind protection.