Shirt with magnetic buttons provides independence

I came across the above post on LinkedIn about a year ago; a video of a man called Lincoln, who has cerebral palsy, putting on a shirt unaided. The shirt looks like a standard button shirt, but uses magnets for fastening. The typically viral LinkedIn post was lacking in detail, so I did some Googling, and found the company that creates these shirts.

US-based MagnaReady was started by Maura Horton when her husband Don developed Parkinson’s Disease. When he started having difficulty fastening his shirt in 2009, Maura had the idea about using magnets, and eventually started the company. Watch the video (~5m) for the full story.

Sadly, Don passed away in 2016, but the company remains active and has a range of casual, athletic and sleepwear clothing for men and women.

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