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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Moving table top

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Margaret has Motor Neurone Disease, and was keen to be able to move her plate away and access her communication device independently following a meal. The solution was inspired by a Lazy Susan type device that may be found for... View Details

Profiling bed control with large buttons

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Client could not use the small buttons on her bed controller and was reliant on carers to adjust the bed. View Details

Book Manipulation Aid

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[video width="1280" height="720" mp4="https://www.remap.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/makeabilityimagearchive/2022/03/ManualPageTurner.mp4"][/video] The client has suffered motor-impairment of her hands and fingers and can no longer hold and manipulate a book. She does, however, have limited control of her right index finger. A device had to be made... View Details

Modified Over Bed Table

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The client was a very accomplished water colour artist but found it extremely difficult to paint from her reclining chair, her MS condition required her to sit with her legs raised. She also loved reading and completing jig saws, both... View Details

Facemask Glasses

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Due to motor neurone disease related breathing difficulties, our client required a means of wearing his glasses with his mask. View Details

Mobility chair desk top

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Five year old who uses a wheelchair and about to start school needed a desk top for her work and lunch. Specialist mobility chair under warranty and the only OEM table obscured the dual controls and at over £700, unsuitable.... View Details

Brailling a Washing Machine Panel

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Most washing machine manufacturers will supply and fit a Brailled replacement front panel on request. However, this one sent a standard spare panel, which they would arrange to be fitted, once Brailled. How to get it Brailled?  Neatly and unobtrusively? ... View Details

iPad stand for AI text to speech app.

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The challenge was to find the best positions for the iPad and the paper. We experimented and found that an A4 sheet needed to be 13 inches away from the iPad camera and also, the camera is in a corner... View Details

Head Probe

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It’s easy to take activities like reading for granted but although the client could use his head movement for certain tasks like operating the TV remote, other activities weren’t possible. The challenge was to expand the range of items he... View Details

Very bright bedside reading lamp

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This client required a bright light to be able to read easily. Her existing lamps were too dim. View Details

Book stands

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A special needs school required book stands for its pupils, but found that those from the preferred school supplier too expensive. View Details

Holder for Electronic Magnifier

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The client has very poor sight and uses an electronic magnifier to aid her reading. The unit is similar to a digital camera and has buttons to control on/off, magnification, colour etc.  As she also has a problem with pain... View Details

Toy and bookstand

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Book rest in low position Book rest in high position Book rest front and rear The client has poor muscle control and needs to be supported by his carer while being encouraged to reach out to play with toys and... View Details

Fresnel Lens Holder

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Client has very poor eyesight and difficulty in reading. A large lightweight magnifying lens in a holder was required. A Fresnel Lens was acquired, and a frame to support it was made from 10mm plywood. All edges were sanded smooth,... View Details

Work surface attachment for wheelchair

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Young lad with brittle bones syndrome has to spend all his time in a wheelchair in a semi-supine position, which means that he is unable to follow any pursuits or interests which involve a flat working surface. A table unit... View Details

Wheelchair tray (stowable)

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The 50 year old client was born with severe disabilities. She spends much of her life in her electric wheelchair but is extremely active. She required a table or tray for her chair which was easy to attach and could... View Details

Wheelchair tray

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The client, an amputee and having had a stroke, required a tray for reading his paper and the facility to transport a mug of tea from kitchen to lounge. The tray had to be removable. A bracket was made coming... View Details

Two page turners

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There are two clients, neither of whom can turn pages themselves. The little girl has only slight movements in her fingers and the man only foot control. The machines were developed jointly with the North Herts panel, this particular one... View Details

Table raiser

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A wheelchair-using client, Andrew, required a table which he could use whilst in his wheelchair. A table was constructed of the correct height with a circular cutout to allow him to sit close to it. Using the table, Andrew is... View Details

Swivelling over-chair table

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A physically frail lady was unable to leave her special chair when she used a standard over bed type table as she is not strong enough to push this out of the way. A welded steel ‘A’ frame tower was... View Details

Table to fit rising chair

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An elderly gentleman, needing massage therapy, who sits in a rising chair, could only be massaged on his arms and shoulders if his arms were horizontal in front of him. Massaging his arms hanging loose was not an option. He... View Details

Adjustable reading lectern

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A middle-aged man with Parkinson’s disease needed a rest for books when reading sat in his armchair. Because of the shaking associated with this condition he cannot hold his books. The lectern designed has almost universal positioning to adjust for... View Details

Reading desk with adjustable magnifier

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Client has multiple sclerosis and is unable to keep her head still enough to use a magnifying glass to read the paper. A magnifier/ light attachment was purchased and mounted on a stable metal floor stand allowing it to be... View Details

Reading aid to separate magazine pages

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Judy, who has multiple sclerosis, had difficulty in turning her pages of technical magazines on her wheelchair table, owing to poor control of her fingers. The panel made a raised magazine support with a vertical gap to accommodate the spine... View Details