i've worn prescription orthotics for almost 20 years now, and i just discovered that the brand Revere makes SANDALS WITH REMOVABLE FOOTBEDS DESIGNED FOR ORTHOTICS, AFOS, AND BRACES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

AND THEY'RE ACTUALLY STYLISH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

IMPORTANT NOTE: not every pair has the removable footbed, and i haven't found a way to sort by that on the website. but if you look at the More Detail tab under the product description it'll say "Removable footbed to insert custom orthotics, AFO's and braces"

My new leg splints! This is with two pairs of socks on haha

Here were the results:

With AFOs was exactly 1 minute 19.64 seconds

Without AFOs it took 8.87 seconds

Same shoes, and tried to go at the same pace

I'm not great at math, but I do know that is more than 3 times as long ?? Just to put on shoes, mind you. So if you're seeing this and you're able-bodied, please be understanding when disabled people are running late. This doesn't even account for things going wrong (like AFO malfunctions or sudden flare up of motor issues).

And here are screenshots from the stopwatch, though not necessary since I placed the times above. Just in case you wanted to see them idk