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Over the years we’ve continued to highlight the need to provide altered and adapted clothing for those with limited dexterity so were delighted to receive the attention of Swindon Link magazine this month.

Dressability has been featured in the latest July edition of Swindon Link magazine, highlighting Annabel Robson, our new admin assistant. Following a brain injury in 2006 at just 18 years of age, we worked with Annabel for over five years on altered clothing such as baby grow poppers and nursing bras to help her as a new parent.

Now everything has come full circle as Annabel joins the Dressability team, working together with us to continue helping those who need practical clothing solutions for everyday problems.

If you’re able to help in any way with the cause, our Localgiving page is here.

You can read the full issue here.

It was a real pleasure today to meet with Suresh Gattapur, Councillor for Westlea, to discuss the issues around female ‘period’ poverty. Suresh is involved in an initiative by Mast the Magazine (MTM) to tackle female period poverty and has been asking for donations of sanitary wear products. Here at Dressability, we have been making our own!

Suresh is working to provide sanitary wear to the remote island of Lamu in Kenya, with the support of local charities such as the Huris Foundation Faza. Suresh hopes to create awareness and avenues of support to provide sanitary towels to girls in deprived communities.

Dressability’s own project will run until September 2021 and our homemade sanitary towels will be sent to women in Ghana by our collaborative charity Action Through Enterprise. Many women will receive a bag containing five reusable sanitary towels which will dramatically and hygienically change their lives, giving dignity and a basic need to many women. The material that we have been using has all been kindly donated to us by local people and organisations.

YOU can help!

If you have any new unused cotton or towelling, we would very much appreciate any donation.

Alternatively, you can donate to our local giving page.

A BIG thank you in advance from all at Dressability.

Let’s raise awareness of the work all small charities across the UK do.

We thought in support of this day, we would ask you to join us and Simply Take a photo of yourself holding up a poster that reads:  

“I love Dressability because – and then tell us why”, then reply to us on Facebook or Tweet us, attaching your photo.

We hope this will encourage anyone who may need our services to get in touch or encourage others to donate or raise funds for our charity.

Your generosity, helps us to help people of all ages with learning and/or physical disabilities and those with limited dexterity. We adapt clothing to suit their needs which in turn, helps them to maintain their independence and to feel confident and dignified in clothing reflecting their personal style. Together, we can make a difference. Donate here.