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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Pen-top remover

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A jewellery maker who works with paper decorated using felt-tip pens has reduced strength in her hands due to Rheumatoid arthritis. She struggles with removing the tops of her pens and glue-stick and asked if we could devise something to... View Details

Powered platforms for children

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The Redway School is a Milton Keynes school for children and teenagers with physical and learning difficulties. The children often use 'activity chairs' (see photo) which support them physically and have an attached tray to allow them to work with... 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

Wheel polishing fixture

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The client has a business polishing motorcycle wheels. He has specialist polishing equipment but to use It he must support the wheels for long periods in his hands. His medical condition is gradually causing a weakness in his arms and... 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

Pen and pencil holding

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Our teenage client was struggling to hold pens and pencils after an accident affected her grip. There are a great many pen and pencil holding gadgets on the market, but they tend to be geared towards holding a pen in... 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

Workshop stool back support

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The client had multiple injuries to his back and pelvis following a fall. After three years of recuperating he was planning to return to work as an auto locksmith that required him to sit for periods of time at the... View Details

Reading stand

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A child with spina bifida  also has difficulties with eye sight and neck pain and he struggles to look down at what he is reading. He finds it much more comfortable to look directly in front of him.  He requires... View Details

Wheeled garden tool holder

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[caption id="attachment_15623" align="alignleft" width="206"] Wheeled trolley[/caption] A gardening charity needed a means for a volunteer with severe back pain to carry documents and small gardening tools etc around the gardening site. View Details

Lower shop till

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Jade supports her local hospice by volunteering in their charity shop each week. She’s a key part of their team, helping to sort through donations and handle payments from customers. However, as her disability progressed, she became worried that she... 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

Move wheelchair controller

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Existing location of controller …   … and required location. New carrier plate and re-used clamping bracket  The new arrangement The client’s pedestrian-controlled motorised wheelchair was awkward to manoeuvre in restricted spaces because the rear-mounted controller protruded too far and... View Details

Laptop charging plug

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  The problem …   … and the solution. The bracket The client has arthritis and finds it hard to manipulate the plug of the charging lead into the matching socket of her laptop. A simple bracket was made from... View Details

Window Opener – Quick and Easy

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Following a rash of window opener jobs I decided to try and find a quick, easy, inexpensive and efficient solution for most windows. I have developed an opener that in many cases allows for the job to be completed in... View Details

Cordless drill steady

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  Mounting bracket Stand for outdoor use Workbench stand Drilling workpiece on bench Sawing wood with mitre block The client’s cerebral palsy makes it hard for him to hold steady the cordless drill that he uses for his DIY projects,... View Details

Standing aid

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The client’s spinal problem made it difficult to get up from a sitting position at his desk. A ladder-type stand was made that allows him to pull himself up.  For stability, it is bolted to the desk.  The client is... View Details

Bed or chair control switches

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Clients with restricted finger movement or arthritis often have trouble operating the small ‘blister’ switches on bed controls. The solution is to clamp on a framework carrying extended rockers with plastic buttons (B&Q drawer stops) that bear on the blisters.... 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

Hairdressing scissors mods

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The client has an enlarged thumb and is having difficulty in using standard hairdressing scissors. Modifications were carried out as below.   View Details

Bus wheelchair ramp operating tool

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The client is a bus driver with 1st Bus and walks with a stick. The double-decker buses have a standard built-in wheelchair ramp which is extended when needed by opening a small flap on the floor and deploying the ramp... View Details

Working tool aids

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A young man with very limited use of his right hand needed assistance to operate tools for his job. A leaf rake was modified by attaching the upper part of an elbow crutch with jubilee clips. A pair of branch... View Details

Support for amalgam mixing bowl

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A trainee dental nurse with a disabled arm was having trouble holding a rubber mixing bowl to mix amalgam as she only had 60 seconds to prepare the mixture before it set. A wooden support was made that holds the... View Details