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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Hob guide

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Our client already had a cooker hob guide made for him in the past, which helped to locate pans on a ceramic hob and reduce the risk of accident, but this was in a poor state of repair. View Details

Supermarket trolley linkage

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Our client has MS and relied on her wheelchair and help to get around, but found that her new wheelchair had side frames that were much further back than usual, such that she could no longer use the special wheelchair... View Details

Round cooker knob adaptation

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Our client has arthritis and found her cooker controls a little difficult to turn. There are some commercially available gadgets on the market but these don't tend to help when the controls are round as in this case. View Details

Patio door ramps

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Our client has a property which has been adapted with various access ramps, but the patio door threshold remained a challenge for her electric wheelchair. Whilst there are commercial door threshold ramps available, they have to be set up and... View Details

Mixer desk button

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A college with a recording studio asked us if we could help with the operation of a particular button on a Mackie Onyx 1620i sound mixer. Users with disabilities were finding the "Talkback" button difficult to press. View Details

Buggy safety tether

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The client is concerned that she will release her baby's buggy during an epileptic seizure and requires a means to restrain it. View Details

Wheelchair Trailer Attachment for Dogs and Shopping

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The client is a wheelchair user and has a dog that is recovering from surgery. She wishes to take him to the local park for exercise. She has a suitable carrier for the dog but no way of linking it... View Details

Marina House Boat Handrail

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The challenge was to install a strong, salt water resistant, bespoke handrail that allowed the man to safety board his house boat, while conforming to the marina restrictions. View Details

3D Printed Guitar Stand

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The client is a semi professional guitarist in a band, but has a tumour in the area of the right collarbone. This means that the strap of the guitar presses on it and is painful. There was a device called... View Details

Key turner

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Our client has Osteoarthritis and was struggling to find a key turner to help her unlock the door of her Victorian home. Commercial key turners were found to be unsuitable for this particular requirement. View Details

Boccia ball holder

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Boccia is a boules sport related to bowls and Pétanque, and is played up to Paralympic level.  Our client plays Boccia socially and required a Boccia ball holder to attach to an existing wheelchair tray he has. View Details

Wheelchair to car transfer aid

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The client needed a means of transferring between his car and wheelchair which were at different levels. A normal transfer board would not have been safe, especially as his driveway was not level. View Details

Single handed walking frame

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Single handed walking frames used to be available commercially but production was stopped many years ago. The panel was requested to convert standard frames to single handed versions by various NHS therapists. Since we started making them in 2004 we... View Details

Table place setting template

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The college student has no fine muscle control and often will spasm when trying to use his hands. Laying the table for banquet service is part of the curriculum and currently the student is unable to participate. View Details

Changing mat restraint

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The client is very active when being changed and their carer requires a means of providing gentle restraint. View Details

Changing mat guard rail

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The client uses a changing mat that fits over their bath. The mat folds up out of the way during bathing. This active child has learnt how to roll off the mat very quickly. The bath manufacturer makes a guard... View Details

Exercise bike leg support

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The client had been recommended to build up his leg muscles following a stroke using a recumbent exercise bike. The problem was that his left leg tended to move outwards as he was using the bike. We were asked for... View Details

Mouth / air operated air rifle trigger

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The client has little strength in his arms and has involuntary movement in his hands, so is unable to use a standard trigger on an air rifle. The item required needed to be removable as the rifle used was a... View Details

Night time toileting

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In a similar vein to a previous project https://remap.org.uk/solutions/urine-bottle-night-time-emptying/ this is a full solution to the problem of clients with severely reduced dexterity/movement, and night-time toileting. Conventional urine bottles, and this type of commercially available urine container were both unsuitable... View Details

Mouth operated piano foot pedal

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The client is paralysed from a lesion at C4 from a fall from a roof some years ago.  He therefore needs much physiotherapy to maintain strength and dexterity. For his hands and fingers he has taken up learning to play... View Details

Steps for young adult with Morquio syndrome

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Remap Essex West were approached to provide a set of steps to enable the young adult Client with Morquio Syndrome to use the toilet facilities unaided at a training centre. Previously his mother had to attend every day to help... View Details

4-wheeled Walker adaptation

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Our client was elderly and frail and had had a stroke which affected her right-hand grip on her 4-wheel walker. She also had hurt her ankle on a protruding brake fixing on the lower tubing of the walker. Her Occupational... View Details

Narrowboat access lift

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Steve lived permanently on a narrowboat and needed a means of transferring between the deck and the cabin, a height of almost 1 metre, following amputation of a leg. He could not leave hospital without this being available. His Occupational... View Details

Rollator handle modifications

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Our client was in the rehabilitation ward of a local hospital, and the standard palm rest on the rollator she was walking with was uncomfortable, and a twisted wrist/arm meant the angle of holding it was uncomfortable too.  Remap were... View Details