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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Baby Pram attachment for Wheelchair

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It is not permitted to carry anyone else on a mobility vehicle on a public highway or footpath Department of Transport guidance  . Any modification undertaken by Remap is done for the purpose of using the item on private property.  ... View Details

Trampoline Transfer Device

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A 23-year-old client of small stature with Autism and profound mental health problems requires 24-hour care and lives in a residential home. He uses a trampoline for recreational purposes but was having difficulty getting on and off it even with... View Details

Card Craft Cutting Board

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The client was using a scalpel to cut card, whilst holding a ruler as the straight edge to cut against. The client's lack of strength made it difficult for them to hold the ruler in a fixed position against the... View Details

Lift on Mobility Scooter

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The client spends much of his time sitting on the ground caring for an exotic collection of some 200 birds but he needs to get on to a mobility scooter to travel distances and he is getting progressively weaker.  He... View Details

Child’s walker with ventilator

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Eve, who has diaphragmatic hernia was provided with a walker and a cycle basket to carry her ventilator, an oxygen cylinder and two infusion pumps. None of these items could be carried safely on the walker. The seat originally fitted had... View Details

A fitted sheet fitter

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Electrically Controlled iPad Support Arm

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Colin has MND and lives down stairs, spending almost all his time in a riser/recliner chair.  He likes to watch YouTube on his iPad and has it mounted on a stand in a convenient position in front of him.  The... View Details

I can jump waves on holiday!

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5 year-old boy (one of twins) with Cerebral Palsy, who has recently had surgery to enable him to stand, planning going on their first family holiday to the beach. He wanted to use his ‘K’ Walker on the sand and... View Details

I can drink on my own!

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An electric wheelchair user with poor hand function, lack of co-ordination, and weakness (CP) wanted to drink his cold drinks independently. View Details

Games for Autistic Boy

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Stan has a learning disability, autism, sensory processing disorder. Stan has an inquisitive mind and likes to predict a sequence of events and then test it. Stan needed more complex cause and effect toys than pre-school toys but they needed... View Details

Push Button Sewing Machine, Juki

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The servo motor can be programmed somewhat to control peak speed and accel / decel profiles.  There is a lever on the back case of the motor which sets the speed demand.  At first the lever was relocated onto the... View Details

Bicycle for boy with Downs Syndrome

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Theo is a 9 year old boy with limited capacity to control his movements and a lack of awareness of danger.  He wanted to ride a bicycle like other children.  The challenge was to modify a bicycle of suitable size... View Details

I can play the drum again!

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A gentleman, who had been a professional drummer, was no longer able to play as he could not get his ankle into the correct angle to operate the drum pedal. He could not lift his foot to allow the drumstick... View Details

I can make a hot cup of tea for my friends & I am Blind!

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To enable a blind man to make a hot cup of tea with milk without assistance. View Details

Modified Bike Pedal

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The client had a Stroke, affecting right side of the body. He had bought a static exercise bike, but was unable to use it as his right affected foot turns inwards due to stroke, touching the panel of the bike... View Details

A bespoke stump board for a mobility scooter.

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To attach a stump board to a mobility scooter which has no removable cushion, which would allow a standard board to be used. His scooter before modification Comfy Rider fitted in the standard position View Details

Vibration therapy for child

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A paediatric physiotherapist had been working, unsuccessfully, to improve the walking posture of a child with a rare condition. The child had become a toe walker and, despite focussed physiotherapy and targeted botox treatments, the toe walking remained.  Her previous... View Details

Washing Machine Door Handle Aid

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An elderly but independent lady lived alone and had arthritis in her hands. She could not open her washing machine door by herself and relied upon her neighbour visiting her twice a week to open the door for her. View Details

Paintbrush fitted solution to help a lady paint with her feet

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A lady who lost the use of her arms would like to be able to paint using her feet instead. She tried to do it barefoot initially  but she couldn't grip the paintbrush between her toes. View Details

Pommel mounted joystick

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The client has very limited movement and only in one arm. He is in a motorised Rea Azalea tilt in space wheelchair.  The wheelchair is new to him and was designed to provide him with some independence.  However he is... View Details

One-handed bed remote control

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The client has very limited movement and only in one arm.  He sleeps in a tilting bed.  During night during coughing fits he needs to raise the bed but he cannot reach the bed wired remote control panel.  He wanted... View Details

Front Door Lock Indicator

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Please find a way to show clearly that the front door is locked when inside the house. View Details

Rotating Camera Mount

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An electronically controlled, motorised camera mount was created and fixed to the client's wheelchair to help her film videos for her YouTube channel. A toggle switch attached to the arm rest controls the motorised mount, allowing the camera to be... View Details

Wheel polishing fixture

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The client has a business polishing motorcycle wheels. He has specialist polishing equipment but to use It he must support the wheels for long periods in his hands. His medical condition is gradually causing a weakness in his arms and... View Details