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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TV REMOTE CONTROL HOLDER FOR WHEELCHAIR

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The client uses her wheelchair all day and required a mounting for her Sky TV remote so she could access TV without help. View Details

Sky Q Remote Easy Grip Replacement

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Sky TV is important to Chris, and he uses an old Sky Q Easy Grip remote control holder to help him. This consists of a plastic device with a large hand loop on the back that is attached to the... 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

Earswitch: assistive technology switch

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Description : Ear switch as an assistive communication and control device / gaming switch and HCI A USB otoscope camera detects voluntary movement of a middle ear muscle (tensor tympani), to control assistive technology software (Grid3), the Microsoft On-Screen Keyboard... View Details

Sky remote grip

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Sky provide an improved and more tactile remote control for people with disabilities. They also used to provide an additional grip for it, which our client had - but it had broken over time as shown in the photo below. ... View Details

Homecraft Pick-Up Reacher Modification

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The client had difficulty picking up certain objects, such as a television remote control or house DECT phone, using the standard reacher as they have a weakened grip and the standard reacher was only able to hold the sides of... View Details

Sip and Puff Control of Smartphone or Tablet Computer

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A referral for remote control of TV by a client suffering from advanced MS resulted in the development of a cheap Sip and Puff device. It is acknowledged that for intensive use, commercial products are available, but in some cases... View Details

Sip and Puff TV Control

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The client spent long periods in bed with her only entertainment being a wall mounted TV stuck on whichever channel the last carer had set it on. On the first appraisal visit it was quickly established that there was no... View Details

Stand for TV remote control

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The client has multiple sclerosis which is affecting his hand function. This has resulted in his having difficulty operating the remote controls for his TV and radio. A wooden block was made to hold both remote controls firmly in place,... View Details

TV mounting bracket

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The client is an early teenage boy with severe cerebral palsy. His parents bought a TV for his bedroom but a position for it could not be found so that he could watch it from his bed. They suggested fixing... View Details

Secure TV/video unit

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A hyperactive child was frequently at risk of injury to self, interacting at close quarters with TV and video. The panel constructed a corner unit to accommodate all of their entertainment equipment. The item was made of interior grade plywood... View Details

Television periscope viewer

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This client’s inability to lift his head into vertical posture makes watching television very difficult. Medical aids to support head in vertical position have been unsuccessful. Two mirrors mounted at the correct angles in a lightweight aluminium frame allow the... View Details

Head support

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The client has multiple sclerosis. He has difficulty focusing his vision on text, television or other specific objects due to involuntary movements of his head. He wanted some means of stabilising his head movement sufficiently to allow him to resume... View Details