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 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

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

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

Artist’s head harness

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Lizzie has been using painting as a therapy for some time.  Her cerebral palsy means that she can't use her hands to paint and as she is in a wheelchair it makes it difficult for her to paint on a... View Details

Modified Over Bed Table

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The client was a very accomplished water colour artist but found it extremely difficult to paint from her reclining chair, her MS condition required her to sit with her legs raised. She also loved reading and completing jig saws, both... View Details

Drawing aid pen holder

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The client is 20 months old and has arthrogryposis which causes him to have limited movement in his wrists, hands and fingers. His mum and OT wanted him to start holding a pen and drawing but this was not possible... View Details

Paternoster storage system

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The client has restricted space and is wheelchair bound. They live in a rented flat so permanent fixings to walls etc are not allowed. The clients main hobby is creating art and crafts for which they use a lot of... View Details

Motorised Easel

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A well known mouth painting artist required a multi way adjustable and 360 degree rotating easel so that she could try new techniques in painting. The easel had to be lightweight, collapsible and portable in order to be used in... View Details

Special Doll

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A request was received from a local Children's Hospital.  A two-year old girl who had sepsis had indicated that she would like a doll that more closely resembled her condition.  Could we manage to create such an item? View Details

Paintbrush fitted solution to help a lady paint with her feet

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A lady who lost the use of her arms would like to be able to paint using her feet instead. She tried to do it barefoot initially  but she couldn't grip the paintbrush between her toes. View Details

Artist’s paint brush holder

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Original aid by Worcester Panel The client has difficulty gripping the slender handle of her paint brush. This 3D-printed plastic holder will suit a range of brush sizes. The finger holes are located to suit her limited dexterity. The design... View Details

Support for artist

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A road traffic accident left this young man unable to continue the artwork he enjoyed without assistance. Padded support to the head & forearm was accomplished by the attachment of fully adjustable supports to the rear of the settee, where... View Details

Holder for egg decoration

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The client’s hobby is decorating empty goose eggs, but a stroke has left her without adequate grip in her left hand to hold the egg while painting it with her right hand. A wooden stand was made, which incorporated a... View Details

Drawing board for mouth artist

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Anson is quadriplegic and draws with a pencil in his mouth. He needed a rigid, portable drawing stand, easily adjustable by his carers, so that he could start a college course. A light folding table, attached by case clips to... View Details

Artist’s motorised easel

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This wheelchair using artist with restricted movement of hands wished to be more independent. A 12V battery was used to drive the ex-windscreen wiper and window winder motors for up/down movement and rotation.  The counterbalanced easel can be raised, lowered... View Details

Art easel for mouth artist

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The client became quadriplegic after an accident and wanted to learn to paint by mouth.  An art easel was manufactured so that the painting area could be moved, by motors controlled by the client with a brush, to a reachable... View Details

Mouth-operated Turps and Water Dispenser

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A quadriplegic mouth artist likes to use both oils and watercolours. His carer was constantly having to wash his brushes. A single unit was made to dispense both turps and water via switches controlled by a mouth-held prod. There is... View Details