ADAPTIVE BACK-TO-SCHOOL ESSENTIALS

FOR 2025: BACKPACKS, SHOES, SUPPLIES & MORE

From sensory-friendly supplies to easy-on shoes and adaptive backpacks, here’s everything you need to make back to school easier and more inclusive. Any links shared on my site may earn us affiliate commission.

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Back-To-School Blog Posts

a boy wearing blue BILLY adaptive shoe high tops with white soles and blue laces, paired with khakis. It's a close up of his feet, and he is sitting on a rock with pebbles under his feet

Shoes for SMO Orthotics

a row of backpacks hanging on hooks outside a classroom window

Your Guide to Adaptive Backpacks

a group of children sitting at a table in the library with their Pottery Barn backpacks next to them. The child closest is in a wheelchair and has the Pottery Barn Kids adaptive backpack mounted to his wheelchair

Pottery Barn Adaptive Backpacks

a young girl wearing the ARK brick stick chewable necklace (chewelry) smiling at the camera while biting the stick. She's outside, wearing a backwards green hat, a blue t-shirt, and a grey jacket.

The Best Chewelry We’ve Tried

a woman looking in a store window with a text box overlaid that says, "6 Adaptive Brands for Back to School Shopping"

6 Adaptive Brands for BTS Shopping

a man in a wheelchair wearing Tommy Hilfiger adaptive jeans and button down shirt next to a woman with a prosthetic arm wearing a Tommy Hilfiger adaptive sweater and jeans standing outside on a fall day

Tommy Hilfiger Adaptive

a girl at an easel using the EazyHold adaptive aid to paint. She is looking back smiling at the camera

EazyHold Adaptive Aid

a shot above a child writing on a piece of adaptive writing paper in a notebook

Adaptive Writing Tools Guide

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    Adaptive Backpacks

    • A girl sitting in a wheelchair with the Pottery Barn Teen Adaptive Backpack mounted to the wheelchair. The backpack is a blue tie-dye with neon green zippers, and neon green large zipper pulls. She is looking back at the backpack smiling

      PB Teen Gear Up Adaptive Backpack

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    • a wheelchair shown from behind with the black JanSport Central Adaptive Backpack mounted on the wheelchair, a water bottle in the mesh outer compartment. The person is facing a girl in a wheelchair smiling

      JanSport Central Adaptive Backpack

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    • a young girl in a wheelchair with a Fenrici Adaptive Backpack in a blue print mounted on the back. She is smiling at the camera and giving a thumbs up.

      Fenrici Adaptive Backpack

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    • The Embark Adaptive Backpack shown in olive green mounted on a wheelchair. It has large zipper pulls in green, blue, and grey, and two outer pockets along with a mesh drink holder on the side

      Embark™ Adaptive Backpack

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    • a young boy sitting in a wheelchair at a library table with the Pottery Barn Kids Mackenzie Adaptive Backpack in a Spiderman print mounted on his wheelchair

      Pottery Barn Kids Mackenzie Adaptive Backpack

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    • a young girl with limb loss of her right hand wearing the adidas adaptive black backpack smiling at the camera

      adidas Adaptive Backpack

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    Adaptive Shoes | Back-to-School Style

    Back-to-School Adaptive Style

    • the French Toast girls adaptive pleated ponte skirt shown in khaki with adaptive feature callouts like hidden shorts, label-free comfort, flat seams, lift loops, and stretch fabric

      French Toast Adaptive Pleated Ponte Skirt

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    • a young boy making a silly face wearing the Parker & Talia sensory friendly joggers in lavender with the lavender sensory friendly t-shirt

      Parker & Talia Sensory Friendly Joggers

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    • a baby blue French Toast kids adaptive short-sleeve polo showing the adaptive callouts including flat seams, label-free comfort, soft fabric, and ez-closure hook+loop

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    • A young girl wearing the Parker & Talia sensory friendly t-shirt in white, smiling at the camera

      Parker & Talia Kids Sensory Friendly T-Shirt

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    • French Toast adaptive kids long sleeve fleece jacket in navy, shown with adaptive callouts including label-free comfort, ez-closure hook+loop, flat seams, and soft fabric

      French Toast Kids' Adaptive Long Sleeve Fleece Hoodie

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    • A pair of Tommy Hilfiger Adaptive boys' chino pants in a light khaki color

      Tommy Hilfiger Adaptive Chino Pants

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