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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Talking Guitar Tuner

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A previous excellent REMAP solution by Ian Mercer (Hertfordshire South), documented at https://remap.org.uk/solutions/audio-guitar-tuner/ for a guitar tuner with audible cues was the full inspiration for this new version. The new solution is based on a different commercial tuner and uses... View Details

Tricycle steering lock

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A child with cerebral palsy has toppled his tricycle when turning the handlebars too sharply. A bracket was added to restrict the amount that they can be turned. 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

Motorised chair controller

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A client with MS was not able to operate the membrane switches on the controller for his motorised chair. A cover was made for the controller with larger buttons that could be operated with the fist, rather than with fingers. View Details

Aid for triggering someone to take a step (Gait aid)

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The client needed a visual prompt in the form of a line on the ground to enable her to take a step with her rollator. Initially we thought of a laser, but the OT felt that a physical line in... View Details

Umbrella mounting for wheelchair

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Our client who uses a powered wheelchair needed an (opened) umbrella mounting so his hands are free to make him independent. View Details

Pedestrian control for electric wheelchair

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The client has a powerchair which he can mostly control himself, however he is unable control it confidently in tight spaces.  A bracket was added to the rear push bar so that the controler can be easily moved to be... 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

Comfort adaptation for child potty training

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Being comfortable is always desirable. However, when you are a parent and trying to potty train your child, the comfort of the child becomes essential to the successful outcome. Whilst the majority of children's potty seats are made from rigid... 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

Attaching a Dog Trailer to a Mobility Scooter

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The client wrote, “I have dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa recessive (EB). It means my skin shears off or blisters at the slightest touch. I can’t manage fiddly things like catches etc. I was diagnosed at birth. Any damage to my skin... View Details

Lightweight Mounting Block for Disabled Rider

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The client rides with Riding for the Disabled and had problems getting onto her pony. She asked REMAP to make a bespoke mounting block, so she could mount her pony unaided. View Details

Adapt sit-to-stand aid

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A 9-year-old child had difficulty supporting herself when transferring using her ReTurn sit-to-stand aid. A padded knee divider supports her legs and guides added to the footplate locate her feet. View Details

Accessible storage

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Our client is a powered wheelchair user with something of a storage problem around his flat.   Remap were asked if we could create an accessible solution to utilise an area of his lounge alongside his fireplace which wasn't usable for... View Details

Buggy rain canopy

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The manufacturer of the client's new buggy does not offer a rain canopy, and the canopy from the previous buggy does not fit. View Details

Wheelchair leg and arm supports

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After a stroke, the client's left side weakness means he needs his wheelchair to be adapted to provide additional support to his left arm and something to restrain his left leg to maintain proper posture. View Details

Tilting bed

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The client requires her daughter's profiling bed to be kept flat when the head end is raised while she is continuously enterally fed over a 12 hour period. Keeping her head higher than her feet will enable her to be... View Details

Wheelchair footrest holders

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In order to take the client out of the wheelchair, the horizontal foot rest needs to be pivoted to a vertical position, and held there by a carer during transfer, as the manufacturer has made no provision for holding it... View Details

Lateral support for electric scooter

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The posture of this electric scooter user has deteriorated and she now requires additional support on her left hand side. View Details

Wheelchair shooting table

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To construct a rigid but foldable table adapted to shooting regulations for a lightweight manual wheelchair for a client with limited mobility who wished to enter Paralympic level competitions.   View Details

Conversion of electric screwdriver

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Customer's problem was holding a screw. He has no thumbs to grip anything, and fingers cannot strike. Despite losing the use of his thumbs, he still wants to be able to do some DIY activities..  He wanted something that would... View Details

Adapted thin and light cutlery.

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The challenge was to find a way of making very light cutlery items with thin grippy handles, with the fork and spoon both being angled. 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

Stool backrest modifications

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To produce custom back supports to suit the client's back profile, in addition to the standard support. View Details