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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Patio Door Handle Extension

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The client has arthritis and was finding it hard to open and close the patio doors, to allow her dogs into the garden. View Details

Talking Guitar Tuner

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A previous excellent REMAP solution by Ian Mercer (Hertfordshire South), documented at https://remap.org.uk/solutions/audio-guitar-tuner/ for a guitar tuner with audible cues was the full inspiration for this new version. The new solution is based on a different commercial tuner and uses... 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

Raised Train Table

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The client "K", a teenager with multiple conditions, has a large train track on a table specifically designed for the purpose, with storage underneath. However, K has grown too tall for the table, and due to having a bent spine,... View Details

Battleships Game

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Client request for a giant ‘Battleships’ board game with large pegs. It needs to be twice the size of a laptop! She has many conditions and is almost blind. She can see colours but would need large pegs and holes... View Details

Finger Guard for an Electric Iron

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Our client is visually impaired and wished to use her iron but was afraid to because of the risk of the hot bottom plate of the iron touching and burning her fingers. I designed a finger guard that keeps her... View Details

More Hob Guides for Visually Impaired Clients

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Since the original hob guide job 2023#062, I have provided a further three fibreglass hob guides for clients with visual impairments. Two of these are for induction hobs and one is for a conventional electric ring type hob. In all... View Details

Wrist support for White Stick User

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A client who is blind and experiences arthritic joints and a weak grip was finding it increasingly difficult and painful to hold and use her White Stick. The primary objective was to develop a practical modification that would reduce strain... View Details

Combined Bed Side Table and Standing Aid

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A very sturdy bed table, bolted to the bed and doubling as a sit-to-stand aid for a visually impaired client. View Details

Wheelchair to rocking chair adaptation

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Talia has complex needs which are in part a result of scoliosis and spinal surgery. Her parents thought that it would be fantastic for her to 'experience some park life fun' by being able to adapt her wheelchair into a... View Details

Induction Hob Pan and Button Location Guides

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Our client is registered blind and has an induction hob that he would like to use. He asked us to make some guides to allow him to locate the various touch buttons and also to locate the pans on the... View Details

Extra height for a horse mounting step

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The local Riding for the Disabled needed an additional step for their mounting platform. The young clients are getting smaller and the ponies bigger so the steps that are currently used were not quite high enough. View Details

Braille Swing Cell

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Braille is read using a 6 dot pattern arranged as two columns of 3 dots to define each letter. When it is typed, the six keys of a Braille typewriter are arranged in a straight line left to right (ie.... View Details

Sudoku set for blind user

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The panel was contacted by the husband of a lady who was a talented pianist and artist before becoming blind in her late 70’s due to Temporal Arteritis.  She had enjoyed playing Sudoku so we were asked if we could... 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

Game for Blind or Partially Sighted

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The Essex branch of the charity Deafblind UK found it very difficult to entertain blind or partially sighted people, singularly or in groups, they were aware of a games console made by Essex Central Remap for people with disabilities, but... View Details

Outdoor Childs steps and Ramp

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The client has CP and limited vision. She desperately want to walk but need equipment to help her and boost her confidence.  There is a particular need to help her get used to climbing steps in preparation for her attending... View Details

Long Stick with cushioning feature

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The Client was a lady, registered blind, whose Guide Dog had retired. His successor lasted about six weeks before deciding that the life of a Guide Dog was not for him and the lady is now reliant on a long... View Details

I can make a hot cup of tea for my friends & I am Blind!

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To enable a blind man to make a hot cup of tea with milk without assistance. 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

Raincover for a wheelchair/buggy

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Please note that there are now similar items commercially available, so we no longer create these solutions. Find out more. The 5 year old client is blind, has cerebral palsy and is quadriplegic. But her hearing is good and she... 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

Wheelchair sun & rain cover

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Client uses a wheelchair and is both visually and hearing impaired. Part of his visual impairment means that if the ambient light is too bright and causes him discomfort, even on overcast days.  Because of the way his seat is... View Details

Noise box trainer

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A teacher needed a device to help blind and partially sighted children to practice their ability to locate sounds. View Details