Down syndrome Awareness Month,
celebrating in style.

As Rackety’s customers cover such a wide variety of different disabilities we get to find out about all sorts of great ideas for raising awareness from around the world. This month the American National D...

Iris Grace

The first time I saw the paintings created by Iris Grace, I was struck with the astonishing use of colours as well as the delicate and intricate construction of each piece. It is very hard to believe that they have been created by a little girl ...

 Its good to talk!

Throughout September I have been ringing up our customers just to make contact and check how we are doing as a business.

The downside of having everything automated via the internet is that we lose the daily feedback of speaking to our cu...

How has Rackety's Teddy gone Political?

We have always been rather fond of  Rackety’s Teddy and Dolly, that were originally created not long after we started the business ten years ago.

This week we were contacted by a wonderful charity in British Columbia...

Keeping incontinence care hidden.

Although we are in the business of designing clothing for Children and Adults with disabilities, when it comes down to it the majority of our clothing is actually used because our customers have varying degrees of incontin...

Weed Whacking Weasel!

 What a brilliant name for a landscape gardening business, you certainly would stand out from the crowd and perhaps be easier to remember, even if you only remember It’s the one with the funny name.

Weed Whacking Weasel is a landscapin...

Why appearances matter to families with Special needs.

I’m not having my son dressed like a guy!

I was on the phone today to one of my customers, she had rung for some more vests as the last ones had finally got too scruffy to use( after around 5 years and ...

How Rackety’s helps one Foster Mother.

We were sitting in the office grappling with the usual headaches that any business has to deal with when a lovely lady popped in.

Within a few delightful minuets she reminded us why we are here and the reasons that Rac...

Drop your Pants!

We are in the business of providing help to families and carers whose daily life involves a lot of things that quite simply do not get spoken about in public.

The most common of the taboo subjects is incontinence.

This advertising campaign, ...

Clothes to die for?

Rackety’s ethical policy. 

Last night I watched the BBC2  documentary Clothes to Die for about the collapse of the Rana Plaza garment factory in Bangladesh on April 24 last year quoting many horrifying figures: 1,134 bodies eventually r...