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Designing of Functional Garment Item for People with Disabilities

The sitting position is very common in daily life. Therefore, all clothing applied for this position should be comfortable. This is particularly important for disabled people who are restricted to the sitting position for their entire life due to their disabilities. These are people who suffer from paraplegia, multiple sclerosis or some injuries, and who have limited mobility using wheelchairs. This paper presents research on improving clothing design, adjusted to the special needs and demands of an individual, through the application of new technologies. In that respect, taking measurements is very important, as is the virtual simulation of garment fitting as the result of cuts adapted to the sitting position. Also, the research refers particularly to a functional garment item which could be a base for a garment model designed for disabled people.

disabled people, wheelchair users, functional clothing, 3D scanning, virtual garment simulation

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