About Bailey Bug
-
Love has no Disability
At Bailey Bug we strive to promote Warmth, Style and Safety; This means providing a safer, more comfortable apparel option to wheelchair users that can appeal to any personal Style. We are committed to giving back to the community, and we manufacture all our products in Cleveland, OH & Detroit, MI.
-
Humble Beginnings
Bailey’s Capes started as a homemade coat for daughter and sister, Bailey. She passed away in 2017 and was the inspiration for a Movement we did not think was possible. Bailey means the world to us, and the Warmth she gave will be spread to wheelchair users everywhere with our Wheelchair Capes.
-
Meaning of our Logo
Bailey was legally deaf and blind. We were not able to communicate with her to find out her favorite color or animal, so she was given the animal, ladybug, by her family. That is where her nickname, Bailey Bug, came to be. Our logo represents a Ladybug and a wheelchair inside of a shield. Warmth, Style, and Safety in one.
Bailey’s Story
Bailey (May 20th, 1996 - February 23rd, 2017) was born with Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome, a rare form of epilepsy. She was legally deaf, blind and used a wheelchair her entire life. However, this never stopped her from radiating love and warmth through every ounce of her body. Although she never spoke a word, we heard her loud and clear. She never took a step, but traveled through all of our hearts.
Bailey is a daughter, a sister and an inspiration to us all. In her innocence, she gave to us a living model of some of the characteristics which we all strive for; trust, love, patience and hope. Though her journey was full of obstacles, she overcame every challenge with strength and grace.
Bailey made us all understand a deeper, unselfish love; a connection without words, free of judgment and always with grace. Her story needs to be heard; her pure love needs to be shared. Bailey's life was short if measured in years but long if measured in the acts of goodness and accomplishment that she generated in so many others. Bailey will be missed, treasured and always in our hearts.
Her touch has never been so warm.
Our Mission
Bailey Bug LLC. develops specialized apparel and accessories that provide warmth, style and safety for those who use wheelchairs.
Core Values
Passion – Committed in heart and mind
Quality – Handmade with love in every stitch
Outreach – Spread our story to wheelchair users everywhere
Giving – Our manufacturer hires people with disabilities
and provides them with personal and vocational rehabilitation services
Community – Share our mission to impact lives and bring knowledge of adaptability to our community
Publications
Dayton Business Journal
Dayton Daily News
Dayton Jewish Observer
Springfield Hustles
Festival of Flight
Vandalia, OH Fireworks Celebration
Wittenberg University Publication
Yellow Springs Festival
Patent
PATENTED US PATENT NO. D941,557