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Uniform adaptations can have a massive impact on a student’s quality of life and their ability to play, learn, and feel included, giving them the chance to feel comfortable, confident, and able to focus on their studies.

As a charity, our funding allows us to alter and adapt garments at a subsidised and affordable cost.

Our alterations are tailored to each student’s needs, including;

– Replacing buttons with Velcro or magnets.

– Creating back or side openings to make dressing easier.

– Creating collar openings to aid dressing.

– Altering arm lengths and taking up trousers to fit the wearer.

– Adding waterproof layers.

– Creating openings for feeding tubes and other medical equipment.

– Altering school ties to clip-ons or elastic.

– And more…

To find out more or arrange a visit, call 01793 512878 or email mail@dressability.org.uk

It’s Monday and our Dressability group of volunteers are busy working on de-branding.  

At Dressability we try to be as environmentally conscious as possible.  We love the thought that these de-branded items of clothing will be avoiding landfill and instead benefitting those in need in our area and further afield.

Yesterday at Dressability we took a break with a light lunch, to say a BIG thank you to all our volunteers.

Amazingly last year, our volunteers donated 1124 hours of their time to Dressability, bringing with them a host of skills which help Dressability enormously to provide its services to our clients.

We also wanted to say a big thank you to Tony, Rose, Judy and Jane for giving us 10 years’ service as volunteers, a massive gift for them to give…

If you have a few hours to spare a week and would like to be part of our volunteers team or would be happy to raise funds for us, please do get in touch, we’d love to hear from you.

One of our lovely talented volunteers has been busy making beautiful handmade items to sell at our craft stalls this year.

There’s plenty of items to buy to treat yourself or gift to that special person!

Keep an eye on our posts to see details of our events throughout the year.

When one of our team’s young grandson fell from a swing and broke his leg, he was unable to wear his existing clothes because his leg was in plaster and it was especially difficult to get small undergarments on.

Dressability adapted them so he could keep his dignity in a painless manner.

It got us to thinking that it’s not just long-term disabilities we can help with but also for the short term needs too. If you are having trouble with clothing due to medical aids being worn, in the short term or in the long term, do get in touch as we may just have a solution to make your life a little easier.

What an absolute honour and privilege for two of our Dressability staff and two of our valued volunteers to be guests of The Prince of Wales Charitable Fund at the Coronation Concert.  The PWCF have funded us over the past year which has been much appreciated.

A huge thank you to the Operations Manager, Yvonne Abba-Opoku for inviting us.  It was lovely to meet Yvonne at the event and to be able to thank her personally on behalf of Dressability for their support.  We also had an opportunity to speak with another charity, Omega, who also support elderly people @ https://omega.uk.net/about/

It was a magical experience and what a thrill for our colleagues to see King Charles III, along with other members of the Royal Family throughout the night.

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