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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Bathing support

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Bathing supports to raise a bathing sling higher in the bath, for a disabled gentleman who was too tall to fit in the bath. View Details

Rise and Fall Garden Seat

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A rise-and-fall garden seat for a lady who loves gardening, but who struggles to get up and down from a low seating position. The handle allows her to move the seat around the garden where she can adjust the seat... View Details

Pram Tether for Epileptic Mum

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A pram tether for an epileptic Mum, to prevent baby and pram from running away if Mum has an episode. The Velcro wristband is attached to Mum’s wrist in use. View Details

Writing – Painting Aid

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A drawing/painting/writing aid for a Cerebral Palsy sufferer who enjoys painting. The device attaches to a fabric-covered splint via a metal joint and locking screws on aluminium sheets formed to match the splint. The sheets are lined with sections of... View Details

Seahorse chair arm support

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To provide additional lateral support to the client's arm and shoulder when using his Seahorse toiletting chair as there was nothing commercially suitable to fit this chair. No major changes to the chair structure of the chair was advised. View Details

Mobility Scooter Ramp

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Jackie suffers from degenerative arthritis and is totally reliant on her mobility scooter for shopping and local socialising. Although she has a small ramp to her back door into the kitchen, it takes about half an hour to manoeuvre the... 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

Crochet and Knitting Helper

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Gladys is a very determined and resourceful lady who although she suffers from tremors and the effects of a stroke, she is very keen to make the best of situations and to overcome difficulties. In the past, Gladys has always... View Details

Sensory Regulation Spinner

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Sam is the teacher of 3 to 6 year olds, with severe learning difficulties in Purple Class at The Milestone School Longlevens. He came to us with this challenge All the children in Purple Class have severe learning difficulties.  Most... 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

Cup holder

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Client needed a two-handled cup holder to allow her to use normal cups rather than baby cups now that she is now a teenager. No commercial products met the requirement. The only holder that had been found was for a... 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

New backrest for WHILL C2

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Jake and his family had chosen a very impressive and stylist new motorised wheelchair, the WHILL C2.  However, it needed some modification to suit his frame and their specific needs.  Unfortunately there is very limited adjustment available in the chair... View Details

Jug tipper

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Students with motor impairments at a local special needs college were struggling to pour ingredients from a jug during cookery.  Standard kettle tipping devices had been tried but were unsuitable for this particular application. 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

Coat Maid

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Our client, Cora, is a very determined, independent lady who lives alone and wants to be able to continue to go outdoors for shopping, walking and other exercise which supports her mental well-being. Unfortunately she has such arthritis in both... View Details

4-wheeled Walker adaptation

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Our client’s Occupational Therapist had asked for a four-wheeled walker leased from Medequip to be adapted to enable our client to have the mobility to safely walk to the local shops. Following a stroke in 2008, our client has suffered... View Details

Parkinsons chair support

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When sitting at a table the client gradually leans over to the left. So something was needed to sit on a range of different chairs to stop this happening. The solution also needed to fold down so it could be... 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

Touch sensitive remote control

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The lady in this case suffers from MS, Arthritis, and is on Oxygen due to respiratory problems. She was unable to operate the press buttons on the electric bed remote and if, in the night, she needed to lift the... View Details

Head Support

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The Suffolk East group was asked by an occupational therapist to provide some head support for use when walking. Neck collars and chin supports are available by they tend to be very uncomfortable. A support was not required when sitting... View Details

Assessment car for rehabilitation patients

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The East Kent Neuro Rehabilitation Department had an old quarter of a mini which used to be used as rehabilitation practice for their patients. However, this was thrown away during Covid. The department requested for something similar to be made... View Details

Raised balcony to aid access

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Our client is wheelchair bound and is unable to access his balcony. Due to the geometry of both the room and the balcony, there is a severe restriction on ramp lengths that can be used. View Details