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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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

Weights for a Walking Frame

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Stair barrier

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A barrier to prevent the client falling down the stairs at night. View Details

To design and build a stability frame

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Our client Gillian was experiencing falls particularly when transferring from her chair, from a raised seating position to standing because of her physical motor impairment. Her occupational therapist approached REMAP to see if there was any way of making something... View Details

Request to adapt mobility scooter

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Our client’s sister, an occupational therapist, contacted us to help adapt a privately purchased mobility scooter. She wrote that her brother was using a foldable mobility scooter.  However, reduced dexterity in his hands and fingers as a feature of progressive... View Details

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

Duvet lifter

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The client uses a self hoist to move from her bed into a wheelchair. She finds it very hard/impossible to remove her duvet to do this so REMAP was engaged to find a solution. It was a difficult solution to... View Details

EXPERIMENTAL POWERED BOCCIA RAMP

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An experimental wheelchair/motor powered Boccia ramp to assess whether it is possible to reduce the reliance on a ramp-positioning helper for those with significant disabilities playing the sport. View Details

Modified over bed pole

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Our client uses a profiling bed that has the facility for mounting an over-bed pole. This enables him to take his weight off the bed to prevent pressure sores. View Details

Holder on a Wheelchair For a Helping-Hand Grabber

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Solution to ensure a grabber is always to-hand for a wheelchair user.  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

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

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

Adaptations to a folding electric wheelchair

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The client contacted REMAP as they and their family wanted to go away on holiday, but were unable to fly with the client's usual wheelchair. The family had purchased a folding electric wheelchair, which met the airline's requirements but unfortunately... View Details

Wheelie Bin Lid Lifter for Wheelchair User

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Our client, Emily, has Limb Girdle Muscular Dystrophy which causes weakness in her hips and shoulder muscles. Being a full-time wheelchair user, she cannot lift the lids on her wheelie bins. REMAP engineered a pair of remote controlled "Bin Lid... View Details

Handles for JLL treadmill

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I was asked to attach some handles to a treadmill for a seven-year-old as the original handles were too high for him to reach. View Details

Powered scooter lateral support

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The client had mobility difficulties and asked for help to support him more centrally on his scooter. He had a tendancy to slip to one side, and there was a worry about the stability of the scooter. 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

Pushchair emergency brake

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This project provides an adaptation to a pushchair such that it will not roll away if inadvertently released. It therefore provides safety. View Details

Sidhil Profiling Bed Control Holder

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A control holder that attaches to the standard issue bed rail on a Sidhil profiling bed to help a lady who had suffered a stroke to press the controls. View Details

One-handed Rollator brake – one brake, two wheels

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The client could only use one hand to brake his four-wheel Rollator. This meant that sometimes, the Rollator would swing wildly and had resulted in occasional falls. The solution made the Rollator much more stable when the right-hand brake was... View Details