Alyssa-bilities: How to Zip your Coat with One Hand

It's That Time of Year

It's almost that time of year again, fall; the season that doesn't seem to be able to make up its mind on whether it wants to be warm or cold. As we transition from summer to winter; it becomes colder, we began retrieving our winter clothing from the back of our closets, and we begin shopping for a new coat that is both stylish and warm. The thing is though, is that you can choose the most stylish, comfy, and warm coat in the store, but unless you zip it up, it's not going to do you much good during a cold snap or winter weather. In this blog, I am going to teach you how to zip your coat with one hand.

Methods to Zipping your Coat for Children and Teens with Disabilities

When I was younger, zipping my coat was one of those tasks that were hard for me. What normally takes people roughly ten to fifteen seconds to zip their coat would take me five minutes to line up the zipper, hold it still, and grabbing the little metal piece of the zipper to pull up one to zip my coat. Each time I tried to zip my own coat, it would either not line up right, the zipper would get stuck, or I would start getting frustrated with the multiple failed attempts and end up having mom or dad zip my coat for me.

As I started getting a little older, my parents found a few different ways that I could easily zip my own coat with one hand. Some of the ways include;

Zipper pulls
Key chains

By using these types of products; not only did it make it easier to zip my coat up, but it also added some cute personality to my coat on those cold and sometimes snowy days.

Other Neat Products for All Ages

As our society becomes more and more advanced, they have come out with new and improved ways to zip your coat with one hand. When I did some research on the different ideas they came out with and was really impressed by the level of creativity they put into each product. Some of these products include, but aren't limited too;

Magzip Zipper by Under Armour

I am just going to put it out there, I think this is one of the coolest inventions I have ever seen and to be honest, I want one of these jackets. With a wide style of coats, sweatshirts, and vests for all ages it helps make zipping your coat a lot easier. When I watched the video of this product, it described it as a zipper that automatically aligns when its two magnets on the base of the zipper clicks together from the side

A Method I Found that best Works for Me

Over the years, I played around with different methods to see which one would help me the most as an adult. For me, out of all the methods, I have tried I would say the easiest way for me to zip my coat as an adult would be to push my zipper up against my leg. By doing this, it helps me keep the two parts of the zipper lined up; so I can connect them together, hold the two pieces together with one of my fingers, and then pull up on the zipper to zip my coat.