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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Crochet and Knitting Helper

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Gladys is a very determined and resourceful lady who although she suffers from tremors and the effects of a stroke, she is very keen to make the best of situations and to overcome difficulties. In the past, Gladys has always... View Details

Non-spill cup carrier

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We are often asked if we can help Clients who are unsteady on their feet (following a stroke, Parkinsons, or simply age related) if we can find some way they can carry drinks and other liquids without spilling them. The... View Details

Treadmill adaptation for boy with cerebral palsy

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This was for a 4 year old boy who needed to use a treadmill to help him develop his leg muscles.  He couldn't reach the handrails so a lower set needed to be attached to the original hand rails. 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

Large buttons for recliner chair

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The challenge was to design a device that allowed our client to operate her brand new Kirton Products Duo Major/Minor electric powered recliner chair by herself. The controller supplied with the chair has soft touch buttons that are hard to... 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

Radio push-button controls

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The client's advancing dementia made it difficult to operate the baffling array of buttons on his new DAB radio.  View Details

Control of tremor

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The client had trouble controlling the joystick of his wheelchair because of a severe tremor in his forearm. He was supplied with a wristband containing a flat rare earth magnet, and a small steel plate was attached to the arm... View Details

Weighted cuffs to reduce shake

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The client, who has Parkinson’s disease, likes to dine out and work at his bench. He finds his forearms tend to shake when using cutlery utensils and small tools. Linen cuffs were made and pocketed to take 10mm diameter steel... View Details

Weighted beaker

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The client’s condition resulted in violent hand tremors which prevented him drinking from a normally weighted, though modified, tumbler. After some experimenting, it was found that by adding weight to the beaker in the form of an encased lead ‘shoe’... View Details

Toilet transfer

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This lady has very bad tremors and kept slipping off the toilet with the likelihood of injuring herself. A sheet of thick Perspex was cut to fit the gap between the walls, and profiled round the toilet seat to give... View Details

Keyboard guide

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Tremors in the client’s fingers meant that he tended to touch two or more keys when using the laptop computer keyboard. A shield was requested by his parents. An aluminium plate was machined with holes positioned at the location of... View Details

Drawer locking system

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A local care centre asked for help to devise a drawer locking system for bedside cabinets which would enable patients with shaky hands to place the key in the lock without assistance. A removable plastic insert which slotted behind the... View Details

Cardboard box opener

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This client struggled to open food packaging. He was unable to manipulate scissors and had a tremor in his arms that affected the fine motor movements needed to open packets. A large handled tool to peel back lids and pierce... View Details