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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Lightweight Mounting Block for Disabled Rider

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The client rides with Riding for the Disabled and had problems getting onto her pony. She asked REMAP to make a bespoke mounting block, so she could mount her pony unaided. View Details

Boccia ball holder

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Boccia is a boules sport related to bowls and Pétanque, and is played up to Paralympic level.  Our client plays Boccia socially and required a Boccia ball holder to attach to an existing wheelchair tray he has. View Details

Mouth / air operated air rifle trigger

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The client has little strength in his arms and has involuntary movement in his hands, so is unable to use a standard trigger on an air rifle. The item required needed to be removable as the rifle used was a... View Details

Wheelchair Boccia Ball Holder

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The client needed a tray/holder for boccia balls mounting to his wheelchair. This needed to involve no permanent modifications/damage to the wheelchair and needed to be removable when not in use. Ideally this should also be cheap to produce and... View Details

Wheelchair shooting table

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To construct a rigid but foldable table adapted to shooting regulations for a lightweight manual wheelchair for a client with limited mobility who wished to enter Paralympic level competitions.   View Details

Wheelchair shooting table

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  To design an easily dis-mountable table to fit to a wheelchair which meets the Para-Olympic shooting regulations for both prone and standing events. It must be adjustable in several planes. The client's carer must be able to mount, dismount... View Details

Bradshaw Buggy Conversion mk2

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As this was a 2nd conversion the main elements of the project are as described at https://www.makeability.org.uk/project/17549/bradshaw-buggy-conversion/ However in the case it was necessary to stow the batteries under the seat as the client needed to make use of the... View Details

Talking Archery Target

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  The client is a 10 year old boy who has been totally blind since birth.  He is very determined and has learnt to play a keyboard instrument and to ride a bike in the playground apparently using echo location... View Details

Servo assisted sailing

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RYA Sailability is a large well established organisation that enables those with disabilities to enjoy getting on the water in a variety of ways. This project is particularly concerned with dinghy sailing, either accompanied or single-handed. Early adaptations of dinghies... View Details

Boccia Ramp

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Rafael Young is a talented Boccia athlete in the England Academy who needed his ramp modifying to better suit his needs and allow him to advance further in the sport. Boccia is a precision ball sport similar to bowls, with... View Details

Jack for wheelchair archer

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A wheelchair user wishes to return to archery. To avoid the bow clashing with one of the wheelchair wheels, he removes one wheel and supports the chair on a jack. A change of wheelchair means the jack no longer fits... View Details

RDA trailer remote speed control

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A Riding for the Disabled Association (RDA) school uses a small tractor to tow a powered machine for picking up horse droppings. Its speed needs to be controlled remotely by the tractor driver. The speed control lever is mounted on... View Details

One-handed snooker rest

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Copy by Berkshire Panel A one-handed snooker player required a rest for his cue that could allow him to play his shots, but also be easy to move one-handed about the table. This simple rest was made from a bracket... View Details

Wheelchair wheel straightening jig

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A wheelchair basketball club frequently damage their wheels and find it difficult and expensive to get them straightened at bicycle repair shops, whose jig are made for bicycles which have different spindles from wheelchairs. A simple jig was made that... View Details

Special snooker cue rest

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The client has difficulty in forming a cue rest with his hand. A rest body was made from hardwood and the rests 3-D printed in plastic. There are two different supports and spacers, and an M5 button-headed socket screw.The support... View Details

One-handed kayaking

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An 11 year old boy with only one hand was keen to start kayaking, and the problem was to make a safe (and easy release) attachment for the kayak paddle. He had a simple prosthesis provided by the NHS, consisting... View Details

Special wheelchair mods for tennis

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The client is a wheelchair user who wants to play tennis in his special wheelchair. His current wheelchair is not adjustable and he requires the back to be modified so that he can adjust the seat position. A custom bracket... View Details

Snooker cue rest

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The client is a keen snooker player but has difficulty in forming a bridge with his hand to hold the cue. A hardwood block was made with a built-in rest. Bristol Remap panel case reference 314-04 View Details

Skittles aid

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A ramp was needed to enable people with learning disabilities to launch a skittles ball independently. Special rubber covered balls are used by the skittles team. A ramp was constructed using pine batten, 6mm MDF and hardboard glued and screwed.... View Details

Wheelchair table for rifle shooting

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Robert enjoys the sport of target shooting and one of the disciplines he competes in requires that his right elbow is rested on a support table. The table needs to fit on his wheelchair and be as firm as possible.... View Details

Device for one-armed cricketer

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Iain is a keen young cricketer who was born with the bottom of his right arm missing. A lightweight device was needed with 360 degree flexibility of movement to help him play cricket. A thermo-plastic tube was fitted with a... View Details

Standing aid for child

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A young wheelchair user wanted to stand in order to throw a basketball in to a hoop. A frame was mounted on a platform, painted in the boys favourite team colours. This supported him well enough for him to feel... View Details

Snooker rest

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After a stroke, the client was unable to form his left hand into a bridging support for the cue when playing snooker. An artist’s full-size wooden modelling (left) hand was purchased; all digit joints and the wrist are flexible so... View Details

Ski carrier

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A 12 year old girl with dystonia is unable to walk but loves to go skiing with her parents. An adaptive ‘Bi -Unique’ ski had been purchased for her which comprises a seat in a space frame fixed on to... View Details