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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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

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

Long-reach shower controller

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The client needs to be seated when showering and, because of the configuration of the shower cubicle, is too far from the shower controls to reach them. A simple arm engages with the control knob and allows it to be... View Details

Raise ReTurn sit-to-stand aid footplate

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The footplate of a ReTurn sit-to-stand aid was too low for a child so a simple wooded platform was made to achieve the required height. View Details

One-piece wheelchair footrest

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The client found that her feet slipped between her wheelchair footrests. A simple plywood platform was made that rested on the existing footrests, holding her feet in place. View Details

Bowling green access support

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A removable handrail to help a client to get onto the green of her local bowling club, following a stroke. 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

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

Cot/bed adaptation

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Our client self referred as young mother with an 8 month old baby. The mother has a fairly severe and painful spinal condition which means she mostly uses a wheelchair or occasionally a walking stick. Our client lives in Local... View Details

Folding Jigsaw Table Attachment

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A folding attachment to allow for extra room on an existing table. View Details

Shower chair comfort and safety modifications

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The client has a form of Cerebral Palsy called FOXG1 which results in regular random movements of the arms and legs. Although showering is carried out in a specially designed shower chair, the hard surfaces of the shower chair often... View Details

Low Level Ride On Scooter

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The project was to provide a scooter for a two year old child with low growth. The ride-on scooter was suggested by their physiotherapist to help the child gain leg strength. 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

Standing Aid

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A client's left leg is 5.5 inches shorter than her right. A custom stand was made to make transfers from and onto her wheelchair a lot easier. View Details

Steps for young boy’s bunkbed

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We were asked to replace a ladder to a gaming bunkbed with some sturdy steps. The young boy's coordination is affected and we needed to add a handrail to the steps without making the steps too heavy or big from... View Details

Sofa Arm-Rest

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A client needed help with sitting to standing from their sofa. Raising the sofa alone was not sufficient as he needed something to press down on. View Details

Footplate Shields for Activity Chair

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The client tried using a Rifton Activity Chair, but he kept getting his foot trapped underneath the wheels. The company makes a footplate box, but it wasn't suitable as it would have prevented the client from standing and transferring on... View Details

Moving table top

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Margaret has Motor Neurone Disease, and was keen to be able to move her plate away and access her communication device independently following a meal. The solution was inspired by a Lazy Susan type device that may be found for... View Details

Archery bow stand for wheechair and standing users

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Our clients required an archery bow stand which would suit standing and sitting children with learning difficulties, enabling them to compete in the sport. View Details

Walking Frame Supporting Platform

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Our client had great difficulty going up his two steps from his hall to his kitchen. To solve this, REMAP has created an overlapping extension platform to the bottom step between the hall and the kitchen in order to accommodate... View Details

Raised Sofa

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The client's OT contacted REMAP, because their sofa was very low, and she was struggling to get up from it. View Details

bespoke kitchen step

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This client required a bespoke step so they could reach the kitchen work surface and help to cook with family members. View Details

One-handed Sandwich Cutter

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An elderly stroke survivor with significant left-sided inattention and upper limb hemiparesis wanted to be able to make and cut his own sandwich to reduce dependence on his carers. The reliance on his right hand had made using knives risky... View Details