11-10-2008

Here are some pictures of the wheelchair-friendly coat Astrid uses. It goes on and off without having to take her chest strapping on and off, so it is easy to open or remove on the school bus if she's hot. It is basically like a regular coat, split right up the back and then tied to the chair. I made it a bit roomier on the sides so that it would wrap around the back of the chair and her to keep drafts out of the sides.

This is what the coat looks like off the chair.

Here is how the coat ties in back.

From the front, it looks like a regular coat.

From the side, you can see that instead of sitting behind
her, it wraps around both her and the back of the chair.

When she doesn't need to wear the coat, it comes off and we tuck the arms around behind the chair to keep it out of the way.