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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Trampoline Steps

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The client uses his garden trampoline for exercise but struggles to mount the rather basic ladder. A set of steps were made to provide easy access, and a slide offers an alternative way to leave.   View Details

Table extension compatible with motorised wheelchair

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This is a common problem: the controls on the client's motorised wheelchair wouldn't fit under her dining table, and alterations to the chair or the table were out of the question. This extension can fit onto (almost) any table in... View Details

Graduated Access Steps

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The client has reduced mobility and is unable to leave the house due to a large step down from the front door to the street.  This has rendered the client mostly housebound.  A solution to make the step easier to... View Details

Lifting Stair Barrier

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The client required a barrier that could be lifted to one side and stowed when not in use. The client was unsteady on his feet and had previously fallen down the stairs at night, when transiting to the bathroom. View Details

Raised Train Table

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The client "K", a teenager with multiple conditions, has a large train track on a table specifically designed for the purpose, with storage underneath. However, K has grown too tall for the table, and due to having a bent spine,... View Details

Battleships Game

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Client request for a giant ‘Battleships’ board game with large pegs. It needs to be twice the size of a laptop! She has many conditions and is almost blind. She can see colours but would need large pegs and holes... View Details

Hinged Bed-Rail

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The referral for this project came from an occupational therapist. The client has frequent night-time seizures which often lead to him falling from his bed and injuring himself. He also frequently needs to go to the toilet in the night... View Details

Wheelchair ramps

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Our client, Brian, uses a power wheelchair that cannot cross the threshold of the patio doors into the conservatory due to the aluminum door sill. A fixed ramp is required in the conservatory, and a removable ramp is needed on... View Details

Support to aid teeth brushing

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Our client, Timothy, a wheelchair user, was experiencing difficulties leaning forward over the washbasin when cleaning his teeth. His Occupational Therapist suggested that handles on both sides of the wash basin would be useful to pull his upper body forward.... View Details

Communication Aid – Speaking Board

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A custom communication board was developed to help a hospital patient with limited mobility easily request assistance using large, pre-recorded buttons. View Details

Wheelchair table for art

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The Suffolk East branch of REMAP was asked by an Occupational Therapist in Social Services to provide a wheelchair table for art, suitable for someone with left side paralysis following a stroke. View Details

Foot guide for an ARJO Sara Stedy sit-to-stand-aid

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The client uses a standing aid to mobilise from sitting, but one-sided weakness means one foot drags, leading to his standing with poor posture. A guide was added to the footplate to guide the foot into the preferred position. View Details

Art Headset

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The project aims to enhance the artistic capabilities of residents at St. Bridgit's, a Leonard Cheshire Disability home in West Sussex. By designing specialised headgear and a versatile easel, the initiative seeks to empower individuals with disabilities to engage in... View Details

Adaptation to Dorsi ramp

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Our client, Adam, has a musculoskeletal weakness that impacts on his right ankle. He uses a Dorsi ramp to stretch and strengthen his muscles. The request is to make a ramp that will suit Adam’s feet as he grows from... View Details

Outdoor access ramps

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Our client, John, has an electric scooter which he is unable to keep in his store room because of a 150mm high step at the doorway. Similarly, there is a step at the edge of the car park which he... View Details

Music holder

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The client is a keen member of his local choir however, following a brain tumour, he needs to use a stick to balance when standing, which means he cannot hold his sheet music and turn the pages single handedly. The... View Details

Transfer box for car/wheelchair

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The client, a full-time manual wheelchair user with a T12 spinal cord injury resulting from an accident over 35 years ago, recently faced a challenge with his mobility. After changing his Motability vehicle, he encountered difficulties during transfers due to... View Details

Electric Winch to Aid Transfer of Four-Wheeled Walker Into and Out of a BMW Mini Boot

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The client has limited mobility and strength and finds it difficult to load and unload her four-wheeled walker in her BMW Mini car boot. Due to the very small boot, there do not appear to be any commercial solutions for... View Details

Motorised Head Support

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The head support was designed for a client whose head has dropped forward and to the left. (Photos show head support on a different sofa) View Details

Hot Drink Flask Holder and Drinking Tube

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A stand and drinking tube for hot drink flasks for a client with MS. View Details

Combined Bed Side Table and Standing Aid

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A very sturdy bed table, bolted to the bed and doubling as a sit-to-stand aid for a visually impaired client. View Details

Perching stool foot rail

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An additional footrail on a Medequip issued shower/perching stool to make it more comfortable. View Details

Car Door Opener

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Due to severe systemic sclerosis in their hands, our client cannot drive and, so, uses taxis for a lot of transportation needs. The sclerosis results in a need for assistance to release the latch that allows the car door 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