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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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

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

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

Extra height for a horse mounting step

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The local Riding for the Disabled needed an additional step for their mounting platform. The young clients are getting smaller and the ponies bigger so the steps that are currently used were not quite high enough. View Details

Changing bed steps

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The school required steps to enable a small child with good mobility to climb up onto a changing bed with the minimum of assistance. It is hoped that he will gain confidence and be increasingly able to mount the bed... View Details

Customised Bath Steps

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Our client is a young boy who has short legs and very short thigh bones. He cannot walk but can manage getting up the house stairs using his knees and elbows. He needed some steps to crawl up to get... View Details

Handrail for church steps

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An ancient church has two wide steps from the aisle up to the transept. One parishioner has stumbled and tripped and the Parish Council is concerned that another accident could result in serious injury. The Parish Council were unable to... View Details

Shower step

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To help an elderly gentleman access the shower. A particular requirement for this step was that it should be small and light enough to store within the shower cubicle when not in use. View Details

Step for dining chair

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The client requires a step to encourage correct posture when sitting in a dining chair, which will not move out of place but can be removed when required. View Details

Another School Stool Step

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Make a folding step for a science stool that is adjustable. View Details

Wheelchair Step

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A Paediatric Occupational Therapist contacted us with the following challenge: A child with Cerebral Palsy has a tiny tracks electric wheelchair: https://www.tinytrax.com/ The wheelchair seat is 45cm off the ground, so slightly too high for her to sit straight into... View Details

Help for children with dwarfism

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Young girl with dwarfism was just starting school and required a way to reach the school wash basins and toilets View Details

Outdoor Childs steps and Ramp

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The client has CP and limited vision. She desperately want to walk but need equipment to help her and boost her confidence.  There is a particular need to help her get used to climbing steps in preparation for her attending... View Details

T-Shaped Steps

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The OT reported: "A child with Developmental delay and Ataxia resulting in a picture of ‘Ataxic Cerebral Palsy’ Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia, attends special school and requires supervision when mobilising, as she is unsteady on her feet. She has reduced safety... View Details

Bathroom Step

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Child with significant lower limb weakness is not able to stand up from the floor independently. She requires assistance for steps. The bath is in a lowered area 25cm lower than the bathroom floor. The OT requested a Platform/step between... View Details

Toilet Steps

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The child was growing and proving heavy for the Mother to lift her on and off the toilet.  There was also the desire to give her the independence to use the toilet without assistance.  The space available and the height... View Details

Portable half step

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The client is unable to lift his legs sufficiently to climb normal stairs and needed a small, lightweight, portable half step to assist him. There are no similar devices on sale in this country. View Details

Swimming Pool Steps

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A client with MS loves to swim for exercise and to help her condition but could not access the pool with conventional steps which were too steep. The ability to swim greatly improves her mobility and general well being. Norman... View Details

Cabin bed steps

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A child struggled to climb the steep steps into his cabin bed. View Details

Grab Rails for a double amputee

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The Client , a lady, had suffered from Sepsis.  This had caused the loss of both hands and both feet.  The NHS had provided prosthetic legs and a stair lift had been installed in her house to assist in movement... View Details

Step-up platform

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21-month-old Sebby with achondroplasia (short stature) cannot use standard steps etc to access sinks, toilets and worktops. His mother is having to hold him so that he can wash his hands, etc. and  she would like him to be able... View Details

Short child’s access steps

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Fold out standing platform

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Margaux has skeletal dysplasia (dwarfism) and struggles to use bathroom facilities, particularly the washbasin, as a result. Her parents have tried various steps but they are very difficult for Margaux to use and lack sufficient stability. She really needed a... View Details

Modified Derby half-steps

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The client struggles to raise her feet when walking and so was unable to navigate her doorstep to leave the house.  The standard Derby half-steps are too deep to sit on the existing doorstep and are also too high for... View Details