Technique to pull down the zipper of an outer jacket

Using a key ring attached to the zipper - technique for people with extensive disabilities


User opens zipper on outer jacket (video)

The user modified his outer jacket by inserting a key ring in the zipper, see related tip. He pulls down the zipper with his thumb in the key ring while holding the fabric with his teeth.

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User opens zipper on outer jacket

User opens zipper on outer jacket

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Removing an outer jacket
Removing an outer jacket

Technology to take off an outer jacket - suitable for a person with severe disabilities.

Key ring with “bite tug”
Key ring with “bite tug”

A user with extensive disabilities can use a "bite tug" to help pull up a zipper on a jacket.

Modified jacket
Modified jacket

The modification enables people with high tetraplegia to take off an outdoor jacket by themselves.

Author: Kenneth

Kenneth bor i en lägenhet. Han skadade sig 2006 och har en hög inkomplett tetraplegi med uttalad spasticitet. Han har personlig assistans 130 timmar i veckan.
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Type of disability

Motor incomplete tetraplegia (C2-Th1)

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