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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Portable Dog treat dispenser

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The Charity 'Dogs for Good' require potential assistance dog owners to be able to dispense single kibble dog treats to reward the right actions during their training period. This person has been waiting over a year to have an assistance... View Details

Dog Lead Adaptation

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Our client is a professional dog walker who was struggling with clipping a dog lead to the dog's collar due to osteoarthritis in her hands and fingers. This simple adaptation of a carabiner clip has enabled her to carry on... View Details

Table place setting template

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The college student has no fine muscle control and often will spasm when trying to use his hands. Laying the table for banquet service is part of the curriculum and currently the student is unable to participate. View Details

Pen-top remover

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A jewellery maker who works with paper decorated using felt-tip pens has reduced strength in her hands due to Rheumatoid arthritis. She struggles with removing the tops of her pens and glue-stick and asked if we could devise something to... 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

Talking Micrometer

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Martyn is an engineer who builds competition go-cart engines. Visual impairment means that reading precision measuring equipment is impossible. View Details

Wheel polishing fixture

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The client has a business polishing motorcycle wheels. He has specialist polishing equipment but to use It he must support the wheels for long periods in his hands. His medical condition is gradually causing a weakness in his arms and... View Details

Laptop Wrist Support

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Client with bi-lateral wrist fractures has aching arms when using the laptop, and needed something to support the weight of both plaster casts. 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

Integramouse Motorised Support Arm

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The client is a regular computer user but is slowly losing the use of his hands due to MS. For this reason, use of a conventional mouse is becoming very difficult. The solution offered by his OT involves use of... View Details

Wheelchair table mount

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Our client has a strong flip over wheelchair table designed for one of his two powered wheelchairs, and wanted to be able to use the same table on either machine. View Details

Workshop stool back support

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The client had multiple injuries to his back and pelvis following a fall. After three years of recuperating he was planning to return to work as an auto locksmith that required him to sit for periods of time at the... View Details

One-touch computer screen bracket

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The client earned her living with her computer and had a spinal condition that forced her to spend her working day supine or on her side on a divan.  She had to move frequently to ease her discomfort and therefore... View Details

Wheeled garden tool holder

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[caption id="attachment_15623" align="alignleft" width="206"] Wheeled trolley[/caption] A gardening charity needed a means for a volunteer with severe back pain to carry documents and small gardening tools etc around the gardening site. View Details

Push Button Sewing Machine Control

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He employed his full time assistants to operate the foot pedal of the sewing machine.   He wished to control the sewing machine himself.Additional benefits would include:Timed interval between pushing the button and stitch (so he can prepare the work and... View Details

Lower shop till

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Jade supports her local hospice by volunteering in their charity shop each week. She’s a key part of their team, helping to sort through donations and handle payments from customers. However, as her disability progressed, she became worried that she... View Details

Deeper tray for wheelchair

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Many of us are dependent on our laptops, smartphones and other 21st century gadgets to run all aspects of our lives, and Graham is no exception. However, the tray that was supplied for his wheelchair was too shallow to sit... View Details

Cordless drill steady

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  Mounting bracket Stand for outdoor use Workbench stand Drilling workpiece on bench Sawing wood with mitre block The client’s cerebral palsy makes it hard for him to hold steady the cordless drill that he uses for his DIY projects,... View Details

Hairdressing scissors mods

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The client has an enlarged thumb and is having difficulty in using standard hairdressing scissors. Modifications were carried out as below.   View Details

Bus wheelchair ramp operating tool

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The client is a bus driver with 1st Bus and walks with a stick. The double-decker buses have a standard built-in wheelchair ramp which is extended when needed by opening a small flap on the floor and deploying the ramp... View Details

Working tool aids

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A young man with very limited use of his right hand needed assistance to operate tools for his job. A leaf rake was modified by attaching the upper part of an elbow crutch with jubilee clips. A pair of branch... View Details

Typists chair steady

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The client has very weak arms and legs and wished to use her computer, at a normal desk, to write a book. Her problem was steadying the typists chair as she mounted and dismounted. A nest was provided to sit... View Details

Tracked digger driver loader

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The client, who is a paraplegic, had difficulty transferring into his mini digger independently. The solution needed to be transported easily with the mini digger when traveling to and from jobs. The seat needed to rotate to assist with the... View Details

Support for amalgam mixing bowl

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A trainee dental nurse with a disabled arm was having trouble holding a rubber mixing bowl to mix amalgam as she only had 60 seconds to prepare the mixture before it set. A wooden support was made that holds the... View Details