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.

All Solutions

Push Button Control for Powered Door

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The client's mobility means she is a wheelchair user or bed bound within her lounge/bedroom. Her property has a powered external door which she can operate with a push button to allow access to visitors. The client can no longer... View Details

Bespoke Walking Stick handle

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Ann has rheumatoid arthritis which has given her ulnar deviations of her fingers. This condition causes her fingers to bend towards the little finger and often results from swelling and weakening of the tendons and ligaments around the knuckles. Over... View Details

Dog treat dispenser for wheelchair user and helper dog

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The client approached REMAP with a need to be able to give a treat to their helper dog each time the dog obeyed an instruction. The client is a wheelchair user and has limited use of their hands, so therefore... 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

Custom Medicine Trolley with Pump & Bottle Carrier

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This was work for a young lady who has quite complex medical needs. She is fed entirely by a tube below her stomach and is connected to it 24/7. She takes a lot of medications and struggles with malnutrition and... View Details

Tricycle steering lock

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A child with cerebral palsy has toppled his tricycle when turning the handlebars too sharply. A bracket was added to restrict the amount that they can be turned. 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

One-handed brake for rollator

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In summary, the collaboration between the client, the occupational therapist, and the REMAP engineer, led to a tailored solution for the client's mobility challenges after his stroke. The development of a 3D-printed cable doubler device has successfully addressed the limitations... View Details

Motorised chair controller

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A client with MS was not able to operate the membrane switches on the controller for his motorised chair. A cover was made for the controller with larger buttons that could be operated with the fist, rather than with fingers. View Details

Custom Rollator/Walker for client with limited upper limb function

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REMAP were approached to to see if we could help a gentleman born with arthogyrposis multiplex conginta – function deformity of both upper limbs – and with contractures and underdeveloped arms reducing functional use. In the last year he had... View Details

Aid for triggering someone to take a step (Gait aid)

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The client needed a visual prompt in the form of a line on the ground to enable her to take a step with her rollator. Initially we thought of a laser, but the OT felt that a physical line in... View Details

One-handed brake for 4 wheel walker

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The collaboration between the client, the occupational therapist, and the assistive technology expert led to a tailored solution for the client's mobility challenges after his stroke. The development of a 3D-printed cable doubler device has successfully addressed the limitations imposed... View Details

Utensil aid for a quadruple amputee

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A cutlery holder made by Perth & Kinross Panel for an upper limb amputee, plus a similar device seen on the internet, provided some ideas. Unfortunately neither of these were appropriate for our client who had higher amputations, ie she... View Details

Treadmill Handrail Raiser

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A client was working with a physiotherapist to complete their exercises on a treadmill, but the handrails were too low, causing pain and imbalance. To find a safe and comfortable solution, the client reached out to REMAP for help. 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

Bespoke Cutlery

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This was a project that involved the creation of customised cutlery supports for two clients. The primary client initiated the request via the carer and the second client was in the same care home with similar needs, and so the... View Details

Knitting Aid

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This project provides a flexible support for knitting for a client with limited mobility in one arm. The device is designed to be fully useable with one hand, ridged enough to work against but flexible enough to be easily adjustable. View Details

Pedestrian control for electric wheelchair

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The client has a powerchair which he can mostly control himself, however he is unable control it confidently in tight spaces.  A bracket was added to the rear push bar so that the controler can be easily moved to be... View Details

Wheelchair to pram or pushchair adaptation

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The client suffers acute pain caused by ACENS syndrome, which meant that she relied heavily on her partner to push her wheelchair for transportation. When she became pregnant she started to become concerned about how she would manage with a... View Details

Model car remote control adaptation

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On a holiday a few years ago, Leon watched a family member having fun with a high speed remote control model car and really wanted to have a go! However, Leon has damage to his spinal cord, which results in... 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

Shower control lever

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The client, who has Parkinson’s disease, found the controls on his shower difficult to operate. The controls were cylindrical and smooth, meaning that there was little for him to grip.  A simple lever was clamped onto the control, making it... View Details

Comfort adaptation for child potty training

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Being comfortable is always desirable. However, when you are a parent and trying to potty train your child, the comfort of the child becomes essential to the successful outcome. Whilst the majority of children's potty seats are made from rigid... View Details

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