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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Bicycle handlebar adaptation

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The client is a keen cyclist and would like to take part in the coast 2 coast cycle ride for charity. However, her left hand stops at the wrist making it difficult to hold onto the handlebars, especially when rising... View Details

Poop Scoop Holder for Wheelchair User with Assistance Dog

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This client required a holder for a poop scoop on his wheelchair when he left the house with his assistance dog. 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

Attaching a Dog Trailer to a Mobility Scooter

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The client wrote, “I have dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa recessive (EB). It means my skin shears off or blisters at the slightest touch. I can’t manage fiddly things like catches etc. I was diagnosed at birth. Any damage to my skin... View Details

4-wheel walker HEIGHT EXTENSION

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Extending the handles of a 4-wheel walker using 3D printed parts and carbon fibre tube. View Details

Wheelchair Trailer Attachment for Dogs and Shopping

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The client is a wheelchair user and has a dog that is recovering from surgery. She wishes to take him to the local park for exercise. She has a suitable carrier for the dog but no way of linking it... View Details

Electrification of recumbent trike for 9 year old boy

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Miles is a 9 year old with cerebral palsy. His father bought a recumbent trike for exercise, but he could not pedal uphill. His dad then purchased a wheel with an electric motor, battery pack, pedal sensor, controls and display... View Details

I can jump waves on holiday!

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5 year-old boy (one of twins) with Cerebral Palsy, who has recently had surgery to enable him to stand, planning going on their first family holiday to the beach. He wanted to use his ‘K’ Walker on the sand and... View Details

Paintbrush fitted solution to help a lady paint with her feet

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A lady who lost the use of her arms would like to be able to paint using her feet instead. She tried to do it barefoot initially  but she couldn't grip the paintbrush between her toes. View Details

Modified Bike

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Olivia wanted to cycle, but has low muscle tone, so can only pedal a few turns on her own. When younger, she had a toddler bike with a push handle, whereby the parents could control direction and speed; and with... 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

TRIKE

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The trike was built towards the end of 2016 for my friend Lewis who wanted to experience cycling but needed some help. Lewis is disabled and is only comfortable in his custon wheelchair so that meant that we needed something... 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

Handles for wheeled garden seat

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The client struggles to get up from a wheeled garden seat when gardening. The handles on the seat are too low and the seat moves sideways when getting up. A pair of free-standing handles provide the required height and their... View Details

Keypad lock operating tool

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The client has learning difficulties and does not recognise numbers. He has been given an allotment near his home as he is a very keen gardener. The allotment has a keypad lock however which he cannot operate. It is necessary... View Details

Wheeled garden seat for amputee

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Finished seat Forming the seat cushion Underside of seat showing screw height adjustment and plywood board tool tray The client is an amputee and requires a wheeled seat to allow her to continue with her gardening.  The seat cushion needs... View Details

Washing line adjuster

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This lady is a wheelchair user and found it difficult to hang out her washing due to the height of the washing line. An additional pole was concreted in halfway along the washing line and 4-armed rotating arms mounted at... View Details

Washing line adaptation

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This lady has multiple sclerosis and she cannot raise her arms sufficiently to hang out her washing. Two garden clothes poles were made with cross members which could be raised and lowered by a winch. Washing lines are fixed between the... View Details

Trampoline ladder

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Connor, a three year old boy with Down’s syndrome, needed to get on his trampoline safely. A ladder made from decking planks locks onto the trampoline frame and has nowhere he can trap his head, arms or legs. Connor can... View Details

Tipping wheelbarrow

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Children at Ravenscliffe School love gardening but some can contribute little or nothing to the activity. A wheelbarrow that can be attached to a wheelchair would be a useful enabling facility, especially if the child could make it tip. Severely... View Details

Support bracket/bench for chainsaw

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The client has only the use of one hand and arm and needs to cut logs with a chainsaw for a wood-burning stove. A bench was made to support the chainsaw between a pair of pivoted brackets, placed & secured... View Details

Steps for trampoline

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A young girl with cerebral palsy has a play trampoline at home, approximately one metre high. She needed to be lifted onto it by her mother, which restricts her use of the trampoline. A set of wooden steps were made... View Details

Special washing line

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This client has arthritis and cannot raise her arms above chest height. She wanted to hang her washing on an outside line. A continuous loop of clothes line was fixed at the usual height at one end and attached to... View Details

Spade holder

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This man could not grip a spade handle to dig his garden. A device was made where the spade slides in a ‘hook’ attached to a modified leg caliper, which is strapped to the wrist (which is strong enough to... View Details