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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Motorised Headrest for power chair

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A motorised headrest allows a power chair user to change head position forward or backward to reduce pain during some daily activities, including eating. View Details

Wheelie Bin Lid Lifter for Wheelchair User

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Our client, Emily, has Limb Girdle Muscular Dystrophy which causes weakness in her hips and shoulder muscles. Being a full-time wheelchair user, she cannot lift the lids on her wheelie bins. REMAP engineered a pair of remote controlled "Bin Lid... 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

Powered platforms for children

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The Redway School is a Milton Keynes school for children and teenagers with physical and learning difficulties. The children often use 'activity chairs' (see photo) which support them physically and have an attached tray to allow them to work with... View Details

Electric go-kart

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Scott had such fun riding in his electric car, but he had outgrown it and he missed scooting around under his own steam. Scott has cerebral palsy, which is a condition affecting his brain. The signals to his limbs and... View Details

Device to put on a coat

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Our client suffered from a lack of spinal mobility and has shortened upper arms, so he has difficulty putting a coat on and is unable to get dressed to go out by himself. Some ‘gadget’ was requested to help with... View Details

Lifting Cot for Wheelchair user Mum

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The Client is a wheelchair user who also has some limited mobility on her feet. She is unable to bend down. She has a recent baby which currently sleeps in a crib by her bed. As the child grows he... View Details

Electrification of recumbent trike for 9 year old boy

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Miles is a 9 year old with cerebral palsy. His father bought a recumbent trike for exercise, but he could not pedal uphill. His dad then purchased a wheel with an electric motor, battery pack, pedal sensor, controls and display... 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

Integramouse Motorised Support Arm

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The client is a regular computer user but is slowly losing the use of his hands due to MS. For this reason, use of a conventional mouse is becoming very difficult. The solution offered by his OT involves use of... View Details

Motorise a Stroller

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The client had purchased a powerStroll motor unit to fit a Rollz Stroller. The problem was that the motor assembly needed side bars on the stroller, which the Rollz does not have. The client did not want the stroller to... View Details

Electric grabber

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The client is a wheelchair user and has a very weak hand grip. He struggles to pick things up from the floor, even using a modified, mouth operated "Helping Hand" type device. An electric device similar to one already made... View Details

Servo assisted sailing

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RYA Sailability is a large well established organisation that enables those with disabilities to enjoy getting on the water in a variety of ways. This project is particularly concerned with dinghy sailing, either accompanied or single-handed. Early adaptations of dinghies... View Details

Electric grabber

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[caption id="attachment_15515" align="alignleft" width="188"] Zoe enjoying her new grabber[/caption] Zoe required a grabber to be able to pick things up from the floor or other places.  The grabber had to be able to grasp large items, such as her teddy... View Details

Motorised tandem pushchair

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This young mother with very little energy and muscle strength found it extremely difficult to push her two children in their tandem pushchair. A golf trolley drive system was adapted, by reducing its overall height, and was fitted under the... View Details

Motorised table top

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A lady with arthritis was unable to push the cantilever table to one side to operate her riser recliner chair and had to wait for a carer to do so. The table top was provided with telescopic sliders enabling it... View Details

Motorised hammock

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This six-year old is brain damaged, partially sighted and deaf. Her parents wanted a motorised hammock which could give a sense of movement and her carers wanted some relief from rocking her in her sprung cradle. The swing has a... View Details

Motorised chair raiser

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A man living alone could walk with sticks but found it impossible to go from sitting to standing, or vice versa, without assistance and spent most of the day standing. He needed an aid to lift him from a sitting... View Details

Mobile and elevating computer desk

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The client has Parkinson’s disease and has reduced mobility and strength. She wishes to use her computer from a wheelchair and from her bed. A worktop was constructed with an elevating section for the keyboard and pull-out tray for a... View Details

Horse feed transporter

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The client, who has had a stroke, wanted to be able to continue caring for her horse, but was unable to carry its feed to the paddock as she only had use of one arm. An extra set of wheels was... View Details

Elevating toilet chair

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This very short lady had difficulty transferring on and off the toilet. A chair that was low enough for the lady to transfer from was too low to go over the toilet. The local Community Team for Learning Disabilities purchased... View Details

Drum/percussion kit

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This boy with cerebral palsy spends most of his time in a wheel chair. He has poor control of his head and hand movements but wanted to play the drums and join his friends in playing in a band. A... View Details

Baby rocker

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A disabled child became distressed and cried unless constantly rocked during waking hours. Carer has developed repetitive strain injury from keeping existing baby rocker in motion. A windscreen wiper motor with chain drive actuates an arm attached to the rocker... 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