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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Adaption to assist with toilet transfer

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We were contacted by City of York Council Occupational Therapist for ideas to help a 94-year-old lady with an extreme mobility impairment to transfer independently to and from the WC. View Details

Chair adaptation with tray

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A gentleman with shorter arms and legs needed a chair that was standard width but with a seat height of 25cm and a seat depth of 30cm and armrest height of 60cm with sturdy hand grips extending beyond the front... View Details

Increased handle height for rollator walker

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  Matt needed his existing rollator handles raised by 2-3 inches to aid his recovery following brain injury. Matt is 6'2" and his rollator was too low to provide the correct posture. View Details

Adaptations to a folding electric wheelchair

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The client contacted REMAP as they and their family wanted to go away on holiday, but were unable to fly with the client's usual wheelchair. The family had purchased a folding electric wheelchair, which met the airline's requirements but unfortunately... View Details

Handles for JLL treadmill

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I was asked to attach some handles to a treadmill for a seven-year-old as the original handles were too high for him to reach. View Details

A removable tray for a walking frame

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Our client uses his walker with one hand in the middle of the cross bar, rather than the two handles. He reached out to REMAP because he wanted to be able to carry some items around his flat and to... View Details

bespoke kitchen step

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This client required a bespoke step so they could reach the kitchen work surface and help to cook with family members. View Details

Kool Stride Buggy Foot Plate Extension

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The Kool Stride buggy needed modifying to safely allow the growing child.  The child's legs extended beyond the factory-fitted foot plate, exposing the child to risk of trapping their feet. View Details

Handlebar extension

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I was challenged to produce a handlebar for a girl that was smaller and closer to her body because she liked to support her hand on the bar. The original handlebar was smaller than a normal bike handlebar in diameter... View Details

Drum Stool Removable Backrest

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A professional drummer with Motor Neurone Disease could not get onto the stool for his drum kit from his wheel chair. He had quite strong arms therefore he could shuffle forward over the stool, leaving the wheelchair behind him. This... View Details

MaMa T4CE

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The simple domestic oven presents particular design challenges for the engineer.  No more so when the design has to allow for the individual capabilities of a client who is differently abled. The latter means that no one solution will fit... View Details

Increase footrest height

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The footrests on the wheelchair were too low, even on the highest setting. To overcome the back pain caused by the low footrests, she used the edge of the shopping basket as a footrest. Resting feet on the thin edges... 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

Accessibility Handle for BT 4600 DECT Phone

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Our client had difficulty picking up and maintaining grip on their mobile phone. As a consequence, the phone would often drop to the floor and they were unable to retrieve it from their electric wheelchair. View Details

Accessibility Handle for Alcatel 1066 Mobile Phone

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Our client had difficulty picking up and maintaining grip on their mobile phone. As a consequence the phone would often drop to the floor and they were unable to retrieve it from their electric wheelchair. View Details

Variable Height Washing Line

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The client can’t raise her arms above shoulder height without severe pain and therefore finds it nearly impossible to hang her washing out on the line. This is made worse by the washing line running from the top of a steel... View Details

Fold out standing platform

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Margaux has skeletal dysplasia (dwarfism) and struggles to use bathroom facilities, particularly the washbasin, as a result. Her parents have tried various steps but they are very difficult for Margaux to use and lack sufficient stability. She really needed a... 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

Modify foot rest of riser/recliner chair

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Footstool with added hooks and handle. Because of his height, the client finds that the footrest of his riser/recliner chair does not support his feet. The footrest cannot be extended, as was done in this solution. The problem was initially... View Details

Over-chair table

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The client eats seated in her recliner chair and requires a special over-chair table that accommodates her sitting position which in effect raises her stomach up. Standard tables have been found not to work. A table was made to exactly... View Details

Modified sit-to-stand aid

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Knee separator Foot rest The client required her Etac Turner sit-to-stand aid to be modified to include a padded panel to separate her knees and a raised foot rest to suit her stature.   View Details

Wide child gate

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Client’s child gate Gate installed Unmodified  retractor mechanism … … and after modification. The client is a wheelchair user and needs a child gate to separate the kitchen and dining areas. The opening is wider than the widest commercially available... View Details

Special small balance bicycle

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The client is small for his age (inside leg 190mm). A standard balance bicycle had been obtained by his parents and wheel sizes reduced from 200mm to 125mm diameter. The saddle was still too high (300mm) and this needed to... View Details

Chair raiser for office chair with 5 feet

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The  client has an office type chair with 5 feet which needed to be raised 4 inches. A platform was made from hardwood ply supported on 5 timber bearers. The top of the platform was recessed so that the chair... View Details