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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Vinnie’s Arm Support

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Vinnie has SMA type 1 and a few years ago he suffered a cardiac arrest resulting in a brain injury and dystonic posture.  He has extremely limited movement and communication capacity. His OT found that, when his elbows were supported... View Details

Voice Operated Page Turner

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Surrey REMAP were contacted by the daughter of an MS patient who used to own a book shop, and couldn't get on with new the iPad and PC options for reading a book. The patient, a quadriplegic who needed to... 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

Cooker control guard

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The client's daughter is 11 years old and has Cornelia De Lange Syndrome, resulting in severe behavioural difficulties.  These include fiddling with cooker control knobs when Mum is out of the kitchen or her back is turned. The cooker control... View Details

Umbrella mounting for wheelchair

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Our client who uses a powered wheelchair needed an (opened) umbrella mounting so his hands are free to make him independent. View Details

Kitchen stove guard

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The parents of a child with autism need to prevent her from leaning over the kitchen counter and touching the hot stove.  A three-sided guard was added. View Details

Toilet backrest

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The client who has MND needed extra back support while using his toilet. A backrest was made from foam, attached to his toilet cistern with velcro material. View Details

Rowing Machine Challenge

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A man with advanced Motor Neurone Disease wished to do a 24 hour challenge for a world record on a Rowing Machine and requested REMAP to provide side and back support for the seat of the machine. 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

Toilet footrest

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A client with MS has a toilet that has been raised to assist transfers, meaning her feet are unsupported. Because she has to spend long periods on the toilet, this is painful and a movable footrest was required. Her reduced... View Details

Weights for a Walking Frame

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Scooter Conversion to 3 Wheels

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This was a project for a 13-year-old girl, named Lillybet to convert a 2 wheeled scooter into a 3 wheeled one.  Lillybet has the intellectual capacity of a much younger child (around 3 years of age), and very poor balance... View Details

Dual Wheelchairs

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The client had two disabled teenaged boys, both who required wheelchairs, and they wished to be able to push both chairs with one pusher.  REMAP connected the two wheelchairs together so that they could both be pushed with one person. View Details

New wing for custom chair

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Rosemary's MS left her with an uncomfortable seated position in her usual easy chair.  She was provided with a specialised, motorised tilt-in-space chair that should have provided all the support she needed to sit up comfortably.  However, the design relied... View Details

Beach launcher for sea swimming

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A progressive condition has affected the mobility of an enthusiastic year round sea swimmer who swims  with a group of friends. It has become increasingly difficulty for her to get in and out of the water safely and more difficult... 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

Hand brakes for Silver Cross pram

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The client has problems with her balance and needs her pram to be stable and under control at all times. View Details

One-handed knitting

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This client wanted an aid to allow her to continue knitting after losing the use of her left arm as a result of a stroke. View Details

Special toilet support rail

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The client requires additional support while sitting on the toilet. A removeable cross-rail was added to the existing drop-down rails View Details

Motorised Neck Brace for client with MND

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The client needs to lean their head forwards in order to swallow. However, they have very weakened neck muscles, due to MND, and their head falls forward uncontrollably. The client is then unable to bring it back up without help... View Details

Activity board for an adult

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We were asked if we could make a heavy duty activity board for an adult who was living in a care home. He is quite strong but the care team were anxious to keep him occupied. View Details

Profile Bed Control Adaptation

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Our client struggled to use the handset for her profiling bed and wanted to retain independence. In order to overcome this challenge, our REMAP engineer has adapted the handset to allow the client to easily operate the controls on her... 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