Capable Clothing – Fashionable Denim That Saves Your Skin

Capable Clothing – Temeka Norris

Capable Clothing was founded in 2011 by Temeka Norris RN, to highlight the abilities of individuals living with handicaps, as opposed their disabilities.

Capable Clothing designs are made to assist individuals with limited abilities, (spinal cord injury, ostomy bags, rheumatoid arthritis, and the elderly) gain a more independent lifestyle, and reduce injury, and skin breakdown. Capable Clothing also assist the care givers of these individuals by designing clothing that reduce lifting and turning, thus reducing back strain and injury.

She has been working with Spinal Cord Injury patients for the past ten years. Temeka found herself constantly treating skin breakdown issues due to the zippers and pockets on traditional pants. She also wanted to address the back strain that she experienced as a caregiver while repositioning her patients. Temeka went to work creating the Capable denim jean, a fashionable pant that protects skin, and decreases caretakers back strain.

Capable Men’s or Women’s Denim Jeans

One pair of Capable premium men’s or women’s denim jeans.
* Patented design
* Back pockets and metal tabs removed
* Reinforced “lift loops” on front and back of pants
* Lower front and higher back
* Waistband stays intact to prevent sliding during transfer
* Easy glide side zippers for easy access to change under garments, straight cath., or access urine and ostomy bags
* Sturdy zipper pulls that allow movement of zipper using gross motor skills
* Extra length added to the bottom
Women’s sizes – 2,4,6,8,10,12,14
Men’s sizes – 28,30,32,34,36,38

Adaptive jeans for people with spinal cord injury, ostomy bag, problems with fine motor skills, or problems with incontinence issues.

Higher in back, lower in front, waistband stays intact

No back pockets, or metal details that cause skin breakdown

Easy access to straight cath., leg bag, or ostomy bag

Lift loops on back and sides are reinforced to assist with lifting, and repositioning

Easy access to leg bag, larger area to straight cath., easily opened with gross motor skills