Abstract: A unique garment which may be worn intermittently or continuously by paraplegics provides means for readily attaching the garment and the paraplegic to a lifting device in a manner which encumbers only the mid and upper torso, leaving the lower torso unencumbered by the lifting device. The paraplegic may thereby be lifted by the lifting device with the use of the vest onto and off of a water closet as from a wheel chair or other device and because the vest only encumbers the upper and mid torso, and the lower torso is unencumbered, the lower garments may be easily removed and put on while the paraplegic hangs by his vest.