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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Easy grip plug remover

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Paul has made a tool for arthritic hands to pull stubborn power plugs from their sockets. The handle and trigger from a litter-picker was adapted to operate a pair of jaws which grip the sides of the plug - they... View Details

Table extension compatible with motorised wheelchair

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This is a common problem: the controls on the client's motorised wheelchair wouldn't fit under her dining table, and alterations to the chair or the table were out of the question. This extension can fit onto (almost) any table in... 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

Making arms weightless

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The client has an unusually severe case of osteoporosis resulting in difficulties in lifting her hands to her mouth and being able to feed herself. A frame of 25 mmx 2mm mild steel box section has been welded together and... View Details

Rutland trolley adaptation

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The project to adapt the client’s Rutland trolley shows the importance of personalised solutions in assistive technology. By addressing the specific challenges she faced, the team were able to implement a successful solution that involved widening the trolley's legs. Despite... View Details

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

Life without fingers and thumbs

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Our client contracted Covid fairly early on, which led to sepsis and necessitated the amputation of all fingers and thumbs. Help from the NHS was coming but not in the immediate future. I visited with her Occupational Therapist and saw... 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

Leg Supports for Rollz Motion wheelchair

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This client has a Rollz Motion wheelchair and, for medical reasons, needs to have her legs horizontal. However, this wheelchair does not have an option for leg supports to be attached. I obtained some standard leg supports and designed and... View Details

Bespoke Cutlery for Post Polio Sufferer

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Hazel suffers with manual dexterity following polio. She needed a set of cutlery that allows her to feed herself, which fits her hands comfortably, and will not degrade in the dishwasher. Earlier bespoke cutlery lost its shape in hot water... View Details

Table extension and cup holder

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Fay has cerebral palsy and uses a wheelchair.  She would like to get close enough to her table to eat her food and drink her drink, but the table is too low for the wheelchair arms so her carer has... View Details

End to end Chair Transfer

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Our client needs to be moved in a chair on wheels between his upstairs bedroom and the ground floor via a through-floor lift with the minimum number of transfers between different chairs. An end to end approach needed to be... 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

4-wheeled Walker adaptation

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Our client was elderly and frail and had had a stroke which affected her right-hand grip on her 4-wheel walker. She also had hurt her ankle on a protruding brake fixing on the lower tubing of the walker. Her Occupational... View Details

Powered folding ramp

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The client required a means of transferring on an electric wheelchair between his lounge and dining room / kitchen that had a step of 200 mm. The problem was that a toilet door close to the step opened out  into... View Details

Parkinsons chair support

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When sitting at a table the client gradually leans over to the left. So something was needed to sit on a range of different chairs to stop this happening. The solution also needed to fold down so it could be... View Details

Bespoke Cutlery

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The client has limited use of his left hand due to a stroke. His physiotherapist had made an adaption to his fork so he could stabilise food for cutting with his unaffected right hand. However, the adaption wasn't quite fit... View Details

Adapted thin and light cutlery.

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The challenge was to find a way of making very light cutlery items with thin grippy handles, with the fork and spoon both being angled. View Details

Plastic table for lady with severe allergies

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She sits the majority of her time in a plastic garden chair and needs a table to put her meal plate on which is served to her by her carer. View Details

Rascal Rio power chair tray

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Our client is an 80 year old lady suffering from MS. She wanted an easily removable tray fitted to her Rascal Rio powered wheelchair which she uses around the house.  Nothing was available from the manufacturer.  The controls for the... View Details

Head support

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Our client suffered from MND and a support had been made to help lift her head, but she was finding it a little difficult to move her head sideways to look at her computerised vision driven voice box or her... View Details

Paternoster storage system

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The client has restricted space and is wheelchair bound. They live in a rented flat so permanent fixings to walls etc are not allowed. The clients main hobby is creating art and crafts for which they use a lot of... View Details

Breezi chair modification

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To make a foldable footrest for an existing chair for a client with special needs. View Details

Palm Free Cutlery

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Philippa is unable to tolerate pressure in the palms of her hands, making it difficult to hold or grip cutlery. Off-the-shelf equipment does not offer a suitable solution. The OT had made a cutlery holder that fits around the back... View Details