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Patricia was inspired by a police officer that made a casual remark about him not being able to find suitable waterproof clothing for his wife, who was a wheelchair user. She and her partner business, Harry Gillispie, started to think about that.
“We saw there was a problem and we responded to it” Patricia said. The two of them started doing some research which included visiting a spinal injuries ward in Glasgow as well as interviewing people with various disabilities and their carers.
Able2Wear is now a successful and thriving business, which has won numerous awards and has now been selected as a finalist for the Glasgow Business Award 2013. “2012 was a good year for us” Patricia tells me proudly. She has been recognised for her efforts and, as of recently, may be referred to as Patricia Watson OBE.
More info: http://www.able2wear.co.uk/
Adapted from: http://bit.ly/2gDHSZE
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