Research & Innovation
Getting dressed should work for you, not against you. Through our research and innovation work, we study the difference it makes. LS Adaptive partners with clinicians, researchers, universities, and advocates to measure that impact and prove it.
There is limited research for one of the most touched everyday products, our clothes. That is why our technology and research work is so important. We support Quality of Life and ADLs (activities of daily living) through the time people and caregivers save each morning, the energy they keep for the rest of the day, and the independence and dignity that follows.
Research & clinical collaborators
Bridging the gap to discharge
Buttons, zippers, hooks, and snaps each add steps, time, and effort to getting dressed, and after a stroke, a surgery, or a hand injury they often mean waiting on someone else for help. Our research arm exists to measure that cost and design it out, through real-world pilots, outcome studies, and collaboration with the people who see it every day. The goal is plain: fewer steps, faster dressing, less effort, so the move home takes less out of people and the people who care for them.
This is the work behind the product: validating impact, publishing what we learn, and building the clinical and academic relationships that let adaptive design reach the people who need it most.
Help fuel the mission
You don't have to run a hospital or a university to be part of this. If our work moves you, we'd be honored to have your support, and a Donor Advised Fund (DAF) is one of the simplest, most tax-smart ways to give. Already have a DAF? Recommending a grant takes just a few minutes.
Gifts are welcomed through our nonprofit partner, Disabled Life Alliance, so your generosity flows straight into our research, pilots, and the people they reach. Every gift, at any size, helps more people get dressed with dignity and independence.
Not sure where to start? Reach out and we'll walk you through it.
We are currently seeking strategic partners, funders, and sponsors for:
- Rehabilitation and Care Partnerships: Integrating adaptive apparel into the discharge process to ensure a seamless transition to home care.
- Research and Academic Collaboration: Validating the impact of adaptive design on patient recovery, independence, and activities of daily living (ADLs) — including in assisted-living settings.
- Clinical and Community Pilots: Testing LS Adaptive solutions in real-world medical and rehabilitation settings.
- Funded Innovation Initiatives: We invite sponsors and philanthropic partners to support and scale our pilot programs to reach more communities.
- Accessibility and Inclusion Advocacy: Joining forces on global initiatives that prioritize dignity in care.
What researchers and clinicians say
"Disability innovation leaders."
Chris Maher
Samaritan Partners
"Bold yet elegantly simple."
Bob Ludke
Value Inclusion
"Transformative potential for Parkinson's disease patients."
Dr. Christopher Bishop
Binghamton University
Partner with our research arm
If you fund, study, or deliver care in this space, whether you are a health system, a university lab, a rehabilitation program, a foundation, or an advocacy organization, we would love to explore what we can build and prove together.
Prefer email? Reach us directly: wecare@lsadaptive.com
Looking to carry or license the product?
Wholesale accounts and Hana Fasteners™ licensing are handled on our partners page.