Today's Homemaker - Clothes for the Handicapped, Part 2

back again and this time to talk about children's coasters opal Robertson with extension clothing and textile specialist here at Iowa State University and I think this is going to be a very fun time not only for the viewers but also for us oh my yes always when we have children show and although I'm going to kind of make my way over to the children and then we hope that you'll be able to express this exact and what these children have all in all right well here we have fantastic injure who is five years old is the gentleman and I group today and he's wearing ol affecting almost lemon yellow cotton corduroy jacket I think you'll notice that the buttons are big enough for him to handle if he wanted to do this sometime it is nice to teach them how to get in and out of their clothes and sometimes they have to have a little practice to do all this but this could go right through the washing machine with there's other clothes and an easy to get on and off shirt if the knitted one that he has it has a turtle neck collar to it I wish you could enjoy with us this color of this because he does have dark skin dark hair and dark eyes and yellowish jesibl I can expect one of his better colors now his trousers are extra special too there are a wool blend and have the zippers that open down the side if he wanted to he could learn to get into those trials are just by manipulating zipper the tab is large enough so that a child could handle it and pull them full of trousers open-and-shut I think a little practice might help on that those trousers also could be watched their washing machine since their blend of oil and man-made fibers sandy s fucking jerk five is wearing old my this will do for an Easter dress this is a blue and white cord blend of polyester and cotton and this blend I'm sure you recognize this one that's very easy to launder sometimes these garments come through the washing machine was just a bare touching up practically no ironing the design on her garment has made their for little girls because they always like those flowers they're in color too and we'll show you about them a little bit later they're actually red white blue with a great big heart and flower there too now her undergarments there is made of cotton organdy white organdy if the full link slipped really and her dresses line completely lined in this ardenti this helps to give it body and also just a little bit more fabric there silversea learn the garment will be right this is kind of an a-line gown which happens to be popular at this moment for adults as well as children I think we like the wide around her face too it just kind of sets her off in a frame there for a nice little picture of her face and hair she's showing you her petticoat it does come all the way down with the knife him by the way to this is Marcy McGinnis and she's eight she's wearing a cotton corduroy to you will notice that cotton Carter always often featured in children's clothes because it's a hard wearing fabric if you had Lou this and had it does have a nice 10 minute another child could actually worried her undergarments are you see a white sleeves met pretty colors it stays flat around her neck they really don't like him hi on the next she's showing you her petty pants now as well as her slip there if you'll notice that her slip is all the way down now again this dress unbuttons actually shoulder line she might need a little help with this in the beginning but watch hurts undo that now this is not going to be difficult for a child to fade you can get in and out of it herself and this is part of the development child learned how to handle all this clothing I think they'd like to help closing almost as much as anything else again because of the textures and colors and they're pretty this is important that children have pretty things her little rd outfit well it could be a nice little easter outfit without the corridor there because I again that the complete dress was pleased you see and this gives her room to get in a nap children don't like things so tight that it hurts their noses when they pulled over their head so she could get in and out that with justice nothing at all neat and clean there's no frills to bother and fuss about ironing easy to care for this is kari byron emission is this Kari next in red cotton corduroy yes and this one also opens at the side now as we talked about the yellow for speed sandy Carrie is wearing elephant oh it's a turkey red corduroy just right for her she also has dark skin and hair and I beautiful all the way around and she's going to show you her underneath garments which is red white and blue striped cotton knit it's really a little dress within itself but she likes the red corduroy oil with it we do too I like to full-length sleeves for this kind of climate and I expect she feels pretty warm and nice and it too again no frills on there just a basically good garment that will last if you can pass it down through a little sister if she has one it's not to the neighbors they'll all enjoy wearing that plenty of room for movement there too as you see her sit down and get up this is claire and crystal as she's eight and he's wearing a different kind of a garment you might have noticed these on the market before this is an elasticized waist line and a man-made fiber there that will hold a permanent please this could go through the washing machine with careful drying so that the grain line would hang straight I believe those sweets would come out with no pressing and after several washes just tucking up with an iron her this is a yellow garmin esta life a little bit darker yellow on her very nice color but the way or blouse has a different feature to it too it has a song in tuc which can be let out and we would lengthen the shoulder line and the waistline if a little bit so if this is a growth feature in that blouse an extra special feature for a long way for the blouse since it is this color she probably would have this for better garments overspeed Easter Sunday things like that parties in the neighborhood so that it would last a long time so the pleat in that jacket is put an hour on purpose so that you can continue to to wear it looses wonder stressful and she's wearing a white red and blue like this is quite as predominant in this a kind of a sailor outfit with stars on it a red tie and a belt that's right popular now even with girls much older than Wanda you see it's kind of low in the back this is a high fashion element right now this is the cotton white cotton 4k also will go through the washing machine I was suggested to homemaker that the time come off when it's washed it won't need that much abrasion in the washing machine and I think killings clothes have to be planned to go through the washing machine if we if clothes help them develop their apt to get right out and make a mud time some of these clothes one day and this this should be this is as it is they should be able to have those activities which will help them use their fingers and hands and minds and the post should go along with these activities well I think that was as much fun for me possibly as it was for the children they certainly look very lovely in their clothes and I think that you realize too that these features that we show today on these children are also very good in here been designed for the handicapped child but they're really good for every child now some of the other features that we weren't able to show we're going to show you with some of the codes that we just have in front of us although I think you mentioned color as being a rather important element in a child's clothing and also the fact that it should be something they like and maybe they help select yes I'd like to go back and pick up a point that you may just a second ago though that these clothes are not any difference because we're designed for handicap they are a death did you see so that children who wear them will not be set apart from their playmates from any good to say you want to go into this would not do this is not acceptable behavior and dying children cold you set them apart they must belong to a group in clothing health children can belong to lose as it helps the rest of the feet well now let's take a look at some of these specific garments they saw this one on one of our models will never have a another group as more second in this one was really forced i'll show you can see here i believe how smooth the lining is just flat this is important particularly for using argan d because organdy can stretch stretch this is very soft and nice and miss Carmen again on a close-up maybe they can see a little bit better the design and the children like these design a garment that has a loo and and quite right too it will have to be very careful about what kind of the design design because we get conflicting lines here but not with this one let's just raise this a little bit and maybe they can see how pretty that is on the inside this is very important that this excludes next to a child's skin well now we're coming back to the beginning on this particular garment and we don't have to spend much time on it it's really just to call your attention to the fact that you can buy some of these garments you don't have to make all I'm will start with the diaper what's important about this doctor I think is that all this patty in here comes out now this is these clothes need to be put through hot water first of all for the child's sake itself but also so that we won't carry a strep bacteria from one place to another the hospital have been burdened with these things so especially with little children we want as many of these clothes to go to hot water 160 degrees this we know by research now we have not known as forever our latest bulletin from the US office about the soldier has told us this I think we want to pay attention to it so that this could be taken out and put in real hot water while some the rest of this completely wiped off with a warm cloth now underwear is not as attractive oftentimes as the outerwear you and so we're just calling your attention briefly to some of these points this is the last Assize so two little boys could get into these them out without inhale pc after a while even if it sits on the floor and sixers legs through the vet doesn't matter to us for long t understand though it's only clothes it's important to build in independence of the cow as we go along they get a little bit over over one of the things on these pair of boxer shorts was that they were reinforced at the sides which would be very good when the child is wearing braces you know you get a lot of wear and tear with a metal lock and therefore if you use some type of the lining material or perhaps you use just a double thickness of material you'll get more aware and this is just good information for trousers and anything like this for any child yes this and all the time and this is one of them the needs are the enforcement a separate piece of fabric underneath this is the kind of has been pressed on and this also are go through the washing machines no clothes should hang for a normal activity of a child there's something wrong the clothes when your child normal activities are hindered by clothes it puts too much importance on the clothes and not enough on the person when this happen so this is a reason we'd like you to reinforcement just so they can have normal play this would be a real good one bent on your knees and digging the same bill the Easter bucket full of spam and eggs and whoever the head after day and this crew would be good with four brace protection of the garment I wanted to show you this it isn't really two different is the cotton corduroy again this fabric is very nice and soft next to a delicate skin but this one has a zipper that open dollar way through the pot now in changing pants diapers on children sometimes they get a little fidgeting and kick around a little bit but with this one it wouldn't be so much difficult we wouldn't have to bother about the child's needs I think was a really getting in there with this up we do not have two men is it open all the way through the crotch but this is one of them and you know this fabric is soft thank you very much well i think that the tips that you have given will help those of you who are trying to dress a handicapped child or maybe are helping them to dress themselves which is very important Oakland Robeson is our extension specialist in textiles and clothing year at iowa state will see you tomorrow talking about points on women's dresses for the handicapped and until then have a nice day bye now you