JURNAL PENDIDIKAN DAN KELUARGA Vol. 15 No. 2, 2023 Page 78-84 DOI: https://doi.org/10.24036/jpk/vol15-iss02/1290 available at http://jpk.ppj.unp.ac.id/index.php/jpk/index This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons 4.0 Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. ©2017 by author and Universitas Negeri Padang. 78 ANALYSIS OF CLOTHES OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITY WITH PALSY CEREBRAL FOR ADOLESCENTS BASED ON TOPOGRAPHY Vera Utami Gede Putri 1 , Melly Prabawati 2 , M.Noerharyono 3 1,2,3 Universitas Negeri Jakarta, Indonesia Email: vera.ugp@gmail.com* Submitted: 2023-06-04 Published: 2023-12-31 DOI: 10.24036/jpk/vol15-iss02/1290 Accepted: 2023-12-31 URL: http://jpk.ppj.unp.ac.id/index.php/jpk/article/view/1290 Abstract This study aims to determine needs about form of clothing for disabled people with cerebral palsy for young women. The research was conducted at Development Foundation for Children with Disabilities, Jakarta. 5 respondents with disabilities were grouped into 2 group based on topography or the number of disabilities in their bodies. The research method used is qualitative with a case study research approach. The result of this study indicates the need for dress form according to the conditions of type of disability based on the topography, namely diplegia and triplegia. Respondents still need help from others in dressing; experiencing difficulties in dressing; comfort and like the position of the front opening; can use types of openings such as zippers, buttons, and velcro; having difficulty with eye and hand coordination so it is more comfortable to use buttons that are not too small such as medium size buttons with less buttons. Respondents use pants for their daily clothes; baggy pants size maxi, midi and angkel size. The type of materials used are materials that fall, not too stiff and cool, colors suitable for adolescents can be dark but not black so they are not easily dirty, comfortable and prefer looser clothes; comfortable wearing more closed clothes; comfortable using thin cotton. On average, respondents having no problem in choosing colors on clothes, but rather on models and openings that need special creation based on topographic types. Introduction Clothing in a broad sense is anything that is worn from head to toe that provides comfort and performs beauty for the wearer (Ernawati, Izwerni, & Nelmira, 2008:23). The function of clothing itself, viewed from a psychological aspect, can bring confidence and self-confidence can provide a sense of comfort. From the social aspect, clothing can also function as non-verbal communication which will convey the social status of the wearer (Ernawati, Izwerni, & Nelmira, 2008:25). At first, the function of clothing was to protect the body from the sun, weather, and insect bites. Along with the development of science and technology, the function of the clothes is also affected and developed. There is a group of individuals who cannot feel the function of clothing completely. They are people with disabilities, as mentioned in the journal of Clothing Need of Teen Girls With Disabilities (Stokes, 2010), related to fastening, wearing, and removing clothes are functional problems often described. Besides the problem of independence in wearing or taking off clothes, people with disabilities are also still having difficulty finding clothes that are suitable and easy for them in the market. This is mentioned in the journal Clothing And Textiles For Disabled