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One in four U.S. adults has a disability that impacts major life activities, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The fashion industry has become more inclusive in recent years with adaptive clothing designed specifically for people with disabilities, but Adams wanted to make sure her product was affordable too.
The adapters are sold in sets of 10 for $30.
\"Life doesn’t have to be that hard, so if this is one thing we can do to help people, it keeps us going,\" said Adams, who has spent more than two years researching and raising capital.
Adams also went through a divorce while starting her business and has made her new venture a family affair with her kids. They helped her research hundreds of shirts and buttons as she figured out challenges like how to make the buttons machine washable and transferable, both of which they are.
\"I am very fortunate to have found my life’s purpose,\" Adams said. \"Despite the trials and tribulations of an entrepreneur, this company feels right. Helping people regain confidence, time and dignity is important.\"
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Cheryl Angelelli, of Clinton Township, Michigan, has been in a wheelchair since a diving accident left her paralyzed at the age of 14. She said she was always \"limited\" when she would shop for shirts because she could not wear button-down shirts.
Angelelli, now an ambassador for Buttons 2 Button, said the product is as much a \"psychological\" boost as it is a fashionable one.
\"When you have a disabling accident like I did, you lose so much of your confidence and self-esteem and independence, so you want anything you can do that gives it back,\" Angelelli said. \"Aside from fashion, it gives a psychological benefit too.\"
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\"I can button my shirt faster now than when I had full use of my hands,\" she added.
Wareologie is currently taking pre-orders on the Buttons 2 Button adapters. Adams and her business partner, James Murtha, who has a spinal cord injury, are also working to expand the line of products to include things like jeans and clothes for kids.
Down the line, Adams said she has plans for a concierge service where people will be able to send their clothes to be retrofitted, adding, \"We are on a mission to restore independence with fashionable and stylish products.\"
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