Fashion Forward: Leaving No One Behind
What started as a side project that founder Marta Elena Cortez-Neavel took on while applying to medical school turned into an adaptive clothing brand that took the world by storm....
Press
The co-founders of a local clothing-and-accessory company are empowering those with medical needs
In the U.S., there are millions of children and adults with medical needs, yet there are few companies making clothing adapted for those particular needs. That is where Abilitee comes...
14 Empowering Christmas Gifts Diabetics Will Love
Diabetics can have it hard at times. Celebrate the bright side of life with these awesome Christmas gifts!
Aerie's New Adaptive Clothing Line Includes An Awesome Insulin Pump Band
American Eagle and its leisure brand, Aerie, have quietly been changing the fashion game. Not only do they sell inclusive clothing in a wide range of sizes, they now sell...
Aerie Unveils New Line of Adaptive Accessories
American Eagle affiliate Aerie’s new line of adaptive clothing accessories is helping to make necessary tools for people with chronic illnesses and disabilities fashionable. Aerie now offers five adaptive accessories...
Feeding Tube Accessories: How to Improve Life with a Feeding Tube
Keeping a feeding tube secure, clean and safe is important but can have a fun twist. Many feeding tube accessories are available, created by caregivers and manufacturers to secure...
Is the disability revolution for fashion here at last?
Disability visibility in fashion is beginning to blossom. However, representation is still disproportionately low, given disabled people make up a fifth of the population. Small brands like Abilitee Adaptive Wear,...
The Top 5 Adaptive Clothing Brands Revolutionizing Clothing Vogue
Abilitee Adaptive Wear is among another adaptive clothing brands that specializes in making innovative adaptive accessories. They offer a variety of apparel for people who have been ill or have had...
8 Fashionable Picks for Adaptive Kids’ Clothes
The concept of “adaptive clothing” doesn’t always inspire images of fab fashion-forward finds. But you can forget about about bulky garments or duds that are, well, duds. Regardless of their...
Why Is Facebook Rejecting These Fashion Ads?
“How can we educate the world that adaptive clothes” — not to mention the people who wear them — “are a fundamental part of fashion, when I am having to...
Getting Dressed Sucks When You're Disabled. Where's the Adaptive Clothing Boom?
Marta Elena Cortez-Neavel runs one such Etsy shop, called AbiliteeAdaptiveWear, and has made nearly 3,000 sales since 2016. Based in Austin, Texas, she began creating adaptive clothing in 2014 alongside Julie...