Options for dealing with shirt buttons:
--Once shirt is on and buttoned, unbutton only the top one or two buttons and
then take shirt off over the head. The next time it is worn, it can be pulled
on over the head.
--Have someone sew the cuff buttons on with elastic thread so there is enough
give to allow pulling the hands through without needing to deal with cuff
buttons.
--Sew the buttons on the shirt with elastic thread so there is more give making
them easier to maneuver.
--Have someone tack the buttonholes shut, and then sew the buttons on top of
the buttonholes. Put Velcro dots on the shirt under the buttons so the shirt
can be closed with Velcro.
--Switch to wearing polo shirts which don't require that the buttons be
buttoned.
Elastic thread is available in fabric stores and yarn shops.
A combination of these techniques could be used, as well, such as Velcro behind
the permanent top buttons and pulling the shirt over the head while the rest
stay buttoned.
Linda Youngblood
Rehabilitation Teacher
Virginia Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired
Staunton Regional Office
1076 Jefferson Hwy.
Staunton, VA 24401
540-332-7754
800-622-2155
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Subject: [visionrehabtherapist] shirt buttoning
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2015 14:57:31 -0400
From: "Austin, Deanna L." <Deanna.Austin@xxxxxx>
Good afternoon,
Any tips for buttoning up a shirt when you are a 95 year old veteran with legal
blindness from macular degeneration and beginning to get neuropathy on your
hands?
Do people think that buttoning device that comes from occupational therapy
would help when you cannot feel the button hole?
Thanks,
Deanna
Deanna Austin LSW, CVRT
Visual Impairment Service Team (VIST) Coordinator
Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center
1481 W. 10th Street
110 PC
Indianapolis IN 46202
(317) 988 2576
In State toll Free 1 888 878 6889 x82576
(317) 988 5320 fax
deanna.austin@xxxxxx <mailto:deanna.austin@xxxxxx>
<http://www.va.gov/blindrehab/> <http://www.va.gov/>
"Differences are made in an instant don't miss your opportunity to make
one"-Deanna Austin
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