Ideas Needed For A Disability Closet
 

Does anyone have any ideas for a much needed closet over haul to fit my chronic pain and disability needs?
No repetition with arms above waist and just plain no using of arms and hands.
It's tough enough to just get dressed.

I have bilateral TOS, subclavian artery and vein compression with CRPS throughout, right ulnar nerve compression.

Hanging up clothes hurts
Folding, no way...I leave up to help.
Right now I have my everyday clothes of cami's and yoga pants sitting on the floor in a basket.

I Know, I know...get someone in to do it all for me every week, right?

closet makeover
 

Can you have someone get the wire racks and adjust them to a usable height for you? Hangers hang real nice on the front lip of these racks and you could put your cami's and yoga pants on the rack right above the hung clothes. These can be adjusted to suit your needs and additional racks put above for people who can reach them to help keep your stuff organized.

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There are several changes I made regarding clothes which helps me (and I have similar hand problems.)

1) get one or two of those three compartment hampers. Sort clothes by type into the hampers as you use them. I.e. one compartment for yoga pants, one for tops, one for underthings, one for linens/towels, etc. Then when you do a load of laundry (from one compartment) you don't have to sort it afterwards because it's all the same type of item. Just dump the freshed washed load of yoga pants into your yoga pants basket.

2) get big open shelf unit and put baskets on the shelves, one for each type of item, so you don't have to fold. Make sure you have enough room between the basket and the next shelf that you don't have to put out the baskets to get clothes.

3) label the baskets and sections of the closet by different subtypes of clothes so people can organize things for you without you having to point or show things.

4) Limit color choices for your pants/skirts to a couple neutrals and maybe one non neutral (whatever your favorite color is). Then if you pull out any random top from the top of your basket of tops, it's easy to find a matching pant or skirt without too much rummaging.

5) Keep a basket of socks and and basket of gloves/scarfs/hats by a chair near your front door.

6) Get a few no winkle blazers (travel stores, like travelsmith, often have them) or cardigans and put them in another basket. Then if you need to look a little more presentable you can throw on a jacket/blazer/cardigan over your cami and yoga pants and look more formal without having to iron or hang up clothes.

7) If you like jewelery but can't handle the clasps, craft stores now sell magnetic clasps. A friend easily could replace the clasps on your bracelets/necklaces so you can put jewelery on yourself (if you have sufficently lightweight jewelery)

Hello, just wanted you to know you aren't alone. :hugs:

I have to revamp my closet also.

I eliminated all my dressers years ago due to the problem with pulling drawers and rummaging through them. But lately I added a rolling cart, normally used for offices I think, see through and large drawers, light weight and easy pull outs.... and am using it for non-foldable clothes such as unmentionables. It's been great because though I keep it in the closet, it being on wheels means I can move it out to where I can sit and decide etc.

I got rid of regular hangers a long time ago also, and just found out how great the Mangano hangers are... things don't slid off them, but are easier to handle for me. (I have hand and strength issues.) I have racks low (for when I will be accessing them in wheelchair?) and that helps to not have to lift my clothes or reach up if that day I can't. I do have stacks of clothes on the upper shelving... and a reacher can snatch them (though I do often bring down the whole stack. Oh well. ;) )

I've tried the hamper thing, and it won't work for me: I have great difficulty digging down into areas, can't bend over to hunt, etc. I ended up keeping one "hamper" that is tall and round with a lid, but things generally end up on top of the lid where I can access them, rather than inside it.

TC!