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The challenge of finding suitable clothing for a wheelchair user

I have decided to write a post related to the issues around disabled people getting suitable clothing, as this is something I find very difficult due to my shape and size. I have a very short body and broad shoulders (that is a very simplistic description) on top of this I struggle with my weight and so this also doesn't help when finding clothes as I need slightly larger than average clothes to start with anyway. I am sure I am not the first and definitely wont be the last who have had this problem. I have had massive issues finding a coat that is suitable for my needs. One problem I have is finding clothes that are suitable for the top half of my body. I have very broad shoulders as mentioned above and although I might be a certain size everywhere else I always have to get larger than I would like when  buying clothing to make sure I can fit my shoulders in. I searched on the internet for coats suitable for wheelchair users and as you can imagine it came up with all sorts of...