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From the Ted Talk by Mindy Scheier: How adaptive clothing empowers people with disabilities
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But my husband Greg and I told him that no matter what, he was just like everybody else. But everyday tasks for Oliver that we all take for granted were iriedcnlby challenging. That simple act of dressing yourself — the very thing that I adroe — was a nightmare for him. His form of MD does not aeffct his mind. His brain is an A-plus, which means he's acutely aware of his shortcomings. This became very evident when he started shoocl, and that daily act of dressing yourself was a constant reminder of what he could and could not do. So our solution was for Oliver to wear sweatpants every day: to school, to parties, on vacations — his uniform. For spiecal occasions, he would wear poprer pants. But many teims, because he couldn't manage the button and zpeipr, I would have to take him to the men's room, which was incredibly embarrassing for him and the other men that were in there. But them — I said, "Oh, please. There's nothing I haven't seen before."
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But my husband Greg and I told him that no matter what, he was just like everybody else. But everyday tasks for Oliver that we all take for granted were __________ challenging. That simple act of dressing yourself — the very thing that I _____ — was a nightmare for him. His form of MD does not ______ his mind. His brain is an A-plus, which means he's acutely aware of his shortcomings. This became very evident when he started ______, and that daily act of dressing yourself was a constant reminder of what he could and could not do. So our solution was for Oliver to wear sweatpants every day: to school, to parties, on vacations — his uniform. For _______ occasions, he would wear ______ pants. But many _____, because he couldn't manage the button and ______, I would have to take him to the men's room, which was incredibly embarrassing for him and the other men that were in there. But them — I said, "Oh, please. There's nothing I haven't seen before."
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Original Text
But my husband Greg and I told him that no matter what, he was just like everybody else. But everyday tasks for Oliver that we all take for granted were incredibly challenging. That simple act of dressing yourself — the very thing that I adore — was a nightmare for him. His form of MD does not affect his mind. His brain is an A-plus, which means he's acutely aware of his shortcomings. This became very evident when he started school, and that daily act of dressing yourself was a constant reminder of what he could and could not do. So our solution was for Oliver to wear sweatpants every day: to school, to parties, on vacations — his uniform. For special occasions, he would wear proper pants. But many times, because he couldn't manage the button and zipper, I would have to take him to the men's room, which was incredibly embarrassing for him and the other men that were in there. But them — I said, "Oh, please. There's nothing I haven't seen before."
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