Solutions

Here you will find an archive of many previous REMAP solutions. These may be pieces of bespoke equipment or adaptations that have been made by REMAP volunteers. To find out more about an item, please click view details.

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Extension for standing frame’s tray

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The client is a child who uses the assistance of a paediatric standing frame (Leckey Horizon stander) at school - this is a frame designed to hold the user safely in an upright position.  The frame has a waist-level tray... View Details

Lifting Stair Barrier

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The client required a barrier that could be lifted to one side and stowed when not in use. The client was unsteady on his feet and had previously fallen down the stairs at night, when transiting to the bathroom. View Details

Push Button Control for Powered Door

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The client's mobility means she is a wheelchair user or bed bound within her lounge/bedroom. Her property has a powered external door which she can operate with a push button to allow access to visitors. The client can no longer... View Details

Bespoke Walking Stick handle

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Ann has rheumatoid arthritis which has given her ulnar deviations of her fingers. This condition causes her fingers to bend towards the little finger and often results from swelling and weakening of the tendons and ligaments around the knuckles. Over... View Details

Raised Train Table

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The client "K", a teenager with multiple conditions, has a large train track on a table specifically designed for the purpose, with storage underneath. However, K has grown too tall for the table, and due to having a bent spine,... View Details

Battleships Game

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Client request for a giant ‘Battleships’ board game with large pegs. It needs to be twice the size of a laptop! She has many conditions and is almost blind. She can see colours but would need large pegs and holes... View Details

Hinged Bed-Rail

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The referral for this project came from an occupational therapist. The client has frequent night-time seizures which often lead to him falling from his bed and injuring himself. He also frequently needs to go to the toilet in the night... View Details

Dog treat dispenser for wheelchair user and helper dog

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The client approached REMAP with a need to be able to give a treat to their helper dog each time the dog obeyed an instruction. The client is a wheelchair user and has limited use of their hands, so therefore... View Details

Wheelchair ramps

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Our client, Brian, uses a power wheelchair that cannot cross the threshold of the patio doors into the conservatory due to the aluminum door sill. A fixed ramp is required in the conservatory, and a removable ramp is needed on... View Details

Wheelchair arm side rest

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A simple gel side rest for a wheelchair arm for a client with involuntary movements. View Details

Support to aid teeth brushing

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Our client, Timothy, a wheelchair user, was experiencing difficulties leaning forward over the washbasin when cleaning his teeth. His Occupational Therapist suggested that handles on both sides of the wash basin would be useful to pull his upper body forward.... View Details

Finger Guard for an Electric Iron

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Our client is visually impaired and wished to use her iron but was afraid to because of the risk of the hot bottom plate of the iron touching and burning her fingers. I designed a finger guard that keeps her... View Details

Communication Aid – Speaking Board

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A custom communication board was developed to help a hospital patient with limited mobility easily request assistance using large, pre-recorded buttons. View Details

Custom Medicine Trolley with Pump & Bottle Carrier

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This was work for a young lady who has quite complex medical needs. She is fed entirely by a tube below her stomach and is connected to it 24/7. She takes a lot of medications and struggles with malnutrition and... View Details

Tricycle steering lock

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A child with cerebral palsy has toppled his tricycle when turning the handlebars too sharply. A bracket was added to restrict the amount that they can be turned. View Details

More Hob Guides for Visually Impaired Clients

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Since the original hob guide job 2023#062, I have provided a further three fibreglass hob guides for clients with visual impairments. Two of these are for induction hobs and one is for a conventional electric ring type hob. In all... View Details

Wheelchair table for art

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The Suffolk East branch of REMAP was asked by an Occupational Therapist in Social Services to provide a wheelchair table for art, suitable for someone with left side paralysis following a stroke. View Details

Bespoke bottle/cup holder for electric wheelchair

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Our client, Jenny, needed a bottle/cup holder for her electric wheelchair, so she would always have a drink available. Her family have searched for a holder but most are flimsy and widen the chair, which is impractical. View Details

Foot guide for an ARJO Sara Stedy sit-to-stand-aid

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The client uses a standing aid to mobilise from sitting, but one-sided weakness means one foot drags, leading to his standing with poor posture. A guide was added to the footplate to guide the foot into the preferred position. View Details

Wrist support for White Stick User

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A client who is blind and experiences arthritic joints and a weak grip was finding it increasingly difficult and painful to hold and use her White Stick. The primary objective was to develop a practical modification that would reduce strain... View Details

Art Headset

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The project aims to enhance the artistic capabilities of residents at St. Bridgit's, a Leonard Cheshire Disability home in West Sussex. By designing specialised headgear and a versatile easel, the initiative seeks to empower individuals with disabilities to engage in... View Details

Adaptation to a kitchen trolley

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The Community Physiotherapist referred our client, Olwyn, to REMAP. Olwyn uses a kitchen trolley and needs to rest her forearms on its handlebars for support. The Community Physiotherapist thought she would benefit from gutter arm supports being fitted, which are... View Details

Adaptation to Dorsi ramp

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Our client, Adam, has a musculoskeletal weakness that impacts on his right ankle. He uses a Dorsi ramp to stretch and strengthen his muscles. The request is to make a ramp that will suit Adam’s feet as he grows from... View Details

Outdoor access ramps

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Our client, John, has an electric scooter which he is unable to keep in his store room because of a 150mm high step at the doorway. Similarly, there is a step at the edge of the car park which he... View Details