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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Touch control for mobility scooter

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Our client, Christine, has a mobility scooter but has not been able to use it for many months because operating the control levers causes pain in her arthritic hands. View Details

Mouth / air operated air rifle trigger

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The client has little strength in his arms and has involuntary movement in his hands, so is unable to use a standard trigger on an air rifle. The item required needed to be removable as the rifle used was a... View Details

Powered folding ramp

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The client required a means of transferring on an electric wheelchair between his lounge and dining room / kitchen that had a step of 200 mm. The problem was that a toilet door close to the step opened out  into... View Details

Chin controlled sewing machine

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John has a spinal chord injury at chest level and uses a manual wheelchair. He is an engineer and very much likes to work problems through himself. John bought an electric sewing machine so that he can sew bespoke articles... View Details

Treadmill adaptation for boy with cerebral palsy

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This was for a 4 year old boy who needed to use a treadmill to help him develop his leg muscles.  He couldn't reach the handrails so a lower set needed to be attached to the original hand rails. View Details

Fly-by-wire kids tractor

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Reaching the steering on your toy tractor is very frustrating if you are a 20-month old boy. If only you could have a small steering wheel close to your hand that would steer the tractor electrically, like a modern automated... View Details

Dementia activity board

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The board was made with mainly mechanical items (different locks, switches, handles)  that could be fiddled with but not come apart.  The bolts on the bottom of the board had holes drilled in the ends with split pins tightly inserted... View Details

Sensory woodland bird boxes

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Nidderdale Children’s Resource Centre in Killinghall near Harrogate offers short breaks to children and young people with special needs.  The facility has a sensory garden already, which Remap has helped with in the past, but the dedicated team who run... View Details

Servo-assisted drum kit modification

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Young client with cerebral palsy is a keen drummer, however has limited use of this legs, so experiences difficulties with using the high hat and bass drum, which are both pedal operated. The traditional way of dealing with this issue... View Details

MaMa T4CE

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The simple domestic oven presents particular design challenges for the engineer.  No more so when the design has to allow for the individual capabilities of a client who is differently abled. The latter means that no one solution will fit... View Details

Earswitch: assistive technology switch

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Description : Ear switch as an assistive communication and control device / gaming switch and HCI A USB otoscope camera detects voluntary movement of a middle ear muscle (tensor tympani), to control assistive technology software (Grid3), the Microsoft On-Screen Keyboard... View Details

Positioning Alert

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The client, who has cerebral palsy, did not have the core stability to maintain an upright posture whilst seated. This resulted in the client overcompensating by leaning heavily on her left forearm, placing excessive load through the left shoulder. The... View Details

Noise box trainer

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A teacher needed a device to help blind and partially sighted children to practice their ability to locate sounds. View Details

Brailling a Washing Machine Panel

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Most washing machine manufacturers will supply and fit a Brailled replacement front panel on request. However, this one sent a standard spare panel, which they would arrange to be fitted, once Brailled. How to get it Brailled?  Neatly and unobtrusively? ... View Details

Night Time Alert

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A solution was required for use by a mobility impaired client who requires assistance through the night, and therefore needs to frequently wake up their deaf spouse in the night for assistance; the Client also had difficulty speaking.  The previous... View Details

Speech communicator

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The client was introduced to our panel by her OT, she is blind and has exaggerated hand movements and wants to press a buttonto initiate a pre-recorded spoken message as her speech is not always clear.This will improve her ability... View Details