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We Belong in Our Communities Comfort Colors Unisex T-Shirt

We Belong in Our Communities Comfort Colors Unisex T-Shirt

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Unisex with a relaxed cut, true to size, S to 4XL. Garment-dyed heavyweight tee.

We belong in our communities. Disabled people have been saying it for decades: home is in our communities, not warehoused away in institutions, and the disabled adult in the tee has lived on the same block for twenty years, knows every neighbor, and is watching the Medicaid cuts hollow out the hours that keep her there. This tee says it again, for the hearing.

Wear it to the state house hearing on community services, the disability rights rally, the independent living center, the block party, and the family dinner where a relative says a facility might be simpler. It is a strong gift for a disabled adult on the block, a home care aide, an independent living advocate, and the neighbor who has known her twenty years.

The tee is a Comfort Colors 1717, garment-dyed in 6.1 oz ring-spun cotton, soft and evenly colored, with a heavier hand than a novelty tee and three lines that read across a block party on the street she has lived on for twenty years. Direct-to-garment. It bonds with the cotton.

Unisex, relaxed, true to size. S through 4XL. Colors: Black, White, Bay, Blossom. Also Chambray, Graphite, Ivory, Banana. It is the twenty-years entry on our disability rights page.

Designed and printed to order in the USA. Machine wash cold, inside out, with like colors. Tumble dry low. Do not bleach or iron the design.

Details

  • Comfort Colors 1717 unisex tee.
  • Garment-dyed ring-spun cotton.
  • Weight 6.1 oz.
  • Direct-to-garment print, into the fabric.
  • Unisex, relaxed, true to size.
  • Sizes S through 4XL.
  • Eight colors, Black through Banana.
  • Made to order in the USA.

Common questions

Is this the same as community living is a right? Same principle, first person plural. That one cites Olmstead; this one is the people Olmstead is about.

Would an independent living center order these for the hearing? Centers do. Every shirt is printed to order. Any mix of sizes, one order.

Which color do people pick? Bay and Blossom. Black for the hearing.

How does the 1717 fit? True to size, relaxed body. Order your usual.

Wear it to: the hearing, the clinic, Disability Pride Month in July, the parking lot where someone took your spot.

Fabric and fit

Comfort Colors 1717: 6.1 oz 100 percent ring-spun cotton, garment-dyed and soft-washed so it feels broken in from the first wear. Relaxed unisex fit, true to size, S to 4XL in eight colors. Double-needle stitching, no side seams, sewn-in label.

Measurements for every size are on the size and fit guide.

Printing and care

Printed to order in the USA, direct to garment: water-based ink goes into the fabric rather than sitting on top, so the print stays soft and does not crack or peel.

Machine wash cold, inside out. Tumble dry low or hang dry. Do not iron the print. More on the fabric and care page.

Shipping and returns

Every shirt is made when you order it and ships from the USA. Current production and delivery times, and how returns work, are on the shipping and returns page. Ordering for a group? See group and bulk orders.

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