Spina Bifida Awareness Story Shirt

Wherever You Are in This, You Belong Here

Maybe you’re living with spina bifida yourself, or know a loved one who is. It has been part of the story from the very first day, met with strength ever since. Their name belongs here - seen, honored, and never overlooked.

“Whenever I wear my shirt, it feels like hundreds of people have my back - because in a way, they do.”

This shirt isn’t just a collection of names.
It’s hundreds of stories of strength, hope, and resilience - an invisible thread connecting everyone living with spina bifida.

Behind Every Name Is a Story

A fight someone is facing. A survival someone earned. A life someone is honoring. Every name on this shirt carries its own story of courage - and together, they carry each other.

A Story of Courage

Every name is a story of courage, resilience, and hope - one that deserves to be seen and honored.

Strength in Numbers

Every name printed here reflects the strength it takes to live with spina bifida - and the power of facing it together.

The Invisible Thread

An unspoken thread of support connects everyone who wears this shirt. No one walks this road alone.

Add a Name to the Next Story Shirt

Submit the full name (first name + surname) of the person whose name you’d like on this shirt - someone living with spina bifida. It might be you, or someone you love.

Please note:

Multiple names should be separated by commas. For example: Janet Lucio, Pamela Williams.
Please ensure all spellings are correct. Names will be printed exactly the way you submit them.
If you are submitting someone else’s name, ensure you have their/their family’s permission first.

More Than a Shirt

Supporters tell us these shirts become far more than clothing - they become a way to be seen, to connect, and to make a difference.

✓

Honor someone living with spina bifida
Give someone with spina bifida a lasting place among hundreds who understand.

✓

Spread awareness
Spina bifida is often misunderstood. Every shirt helps more people see the person, not just the condition.

✓

Wear yellow with pride
Carry the yellow ribbon over your heart and show the spina bifida community it is seen and never overlooked.

✓

Bring the community together
Spina bifida is a journey for whole families from day one. This shirt gathers those living with it into one place of strength.

✓

Find strength together
Stand with hundreds of others in the spina bifida community - proof that no one faces this alone.

✓

Turn awareness into action
Make a simple shirt a statement of hope, strength, and support for a cause close to your heart.

Years of Shared Stories

For years, people across the country have worn our Story Shirts across dozens of causes, honoring loved ones and spreading awareness. Here are just a few of them.

Customer wearing a NamesWear Story Shirt

Submit Your Names!

Why We Created These Shirts

NamesWear was built on a simple idea: every name whispers a story. Our Story Shirts help people honor the ones they love and spread awareness for the causes closest to their hearts.

In 8+ Years of doing this, we’ve created Story Shirts for 31+ causes, gathered 450,000+ names, and made 110,000+ buyers proud to wear them - each name a real person: remembered, celebrated, or supported by someone who loves them.

A Spina Bifida Awareness Story Shirt isn’t just merchandise. It turns awareness into something personal - hundreds of real names, each a real person facing this with courage every day. Wearing it says, quietly and powerfully, I stand with you.

And every shirt is a conversation waiting to happen. When someone asks about the names, that’s a moment to share what spina bifida means to you and your family - and one shirt can carry that awareness to hundreds of people.

Frequently Asked Questions

Whose name can I submit?

This shirt is for the names of people who live with spina bifida. Every name printed is a person who has faced the condition itself.

Can I submit more than one name?

Yes. Separate each full name with a comma, and please double-check the spelling of every one.

Does submitting a name obligate me to buy?

Not at all. Submitting a name is completely free. We’ll email you when the shirts are ready, and it’s entirely your choice whether to order.

When will the shirts be ready?

Each round is produced once enough names have come in (usually 500–600). Once we’re live and accepting names, shirts are typically ready in about 10–15 days, depending on how quickly we receive names.

How will I know when they’re ready?

We’ll let you know by email - and by text as well, if you’ve shared your mobile number.

What are “Rounds”?

Rounds are like editions. Since there’s limited space on a shirt, we can only include a set number of names per print, so we run the design in multiple rounds as new names come in.

Where will the names appear?

All names are printed on the back of the shirt. The front left chest carries a small yellow spina bifida awareness ribbon.

How much do the shirts cost?

Prices start from $33.99, depending on the style and size you choose.

What styles and sizes do you offer?

Regular tees, V-necks, long-sleeves, and hoodies - most in sizes up to 4X or 5X.

Do you offer anything besides shirts?

Yes. Alongside the shirts, the same design is available on a range of keepsakes - including mugs, posters, and blankets - so you can carry the names with you in whatever way feels right. You’ll see all the available options once the round is ready to order.

Do you make the shirts yourselves?

We design the shirts and bring the names together; the printing and shipping are handled by our print-on-demand partner. We each do what we do best.

Submit Your Names!