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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Net curtain raiser/lowerer

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The client is having increasing difficulty removing her net curtains for washing and subsequently re-fitting them. Balancing on an unstable chair is no longer an option. View Details

Positioning Alert

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The client, who has cerebral palsy, did not have the core stability to maintain an upright posture whilst seated. This resulted in the client overcompensating by leaning heavily on her left forearm, placing excessive load through the left shoulder. The... View Details

Talking Archery Target

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  The client is a 10 year old boy who has been totally blind since birth.  He is very determined and has learnt to play a keyboard instrument and to ride a bike in the playground apparently using echo location... View Details

Mobility Scooter Speed Control Lever Exensions

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The client has a medical condition that restricts the movement of her hands. She was having difficulty using the short speed control levers on her mobility scooter. View Details

Bed Controller Modification

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To provide the client with a way to control his adjustable bed without damaging the existing handset controller with his teeth. View Details

Special School Bed Modifications

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The special school's very large activity beds had only been provided with canvas panels for two sides each and the fixings of the tops of these panels to the bed posts were inadequate and liable to tear and sag. The... View Details

Sewing Machine Speed Controller

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The client, who is a wheelchair user, was not able to use the foot operated speed controller for her new overlocker sewing machine. View Details

GPS Tracker

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The client is a power wheelchair user who wishes to go out on his own but is unable to grasp and use a mobile 'phone to call his wife if he needs assistance. View Details

Air Mask Microphone

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The client needs to wear a positive air pressure mask which covers her nose and mouth at all times, but the mask makes it difficult for others to hear her when she speaks. View Details

Wider Wheelchair Wheels

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Client has a lightweight wheelchair that her partner can lift into the small boot of their car. The narrow wheels, though, are uncomfortable over uneven terrain, such as cobbles. We were asked to fit bigger wheels to make pushing the... View Details

Bolton sailing club wheelchair jetties

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Bolton Sailing club is a Sailability centre, which offers sailing for disabled people. Previously, disabled sailors were lifted into their boats on a shore mounted crane, which involved pulling the boat ashore and relaunching with every changeover of sailor. The... View Details

Head rest on shower chair

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Our client has cerebral palsy and learning disabilities. He uses his shower chair to move around at home due to its smaller size compared with his wheelchair. However, the shower chair does not have a headrest fitted, causing discomfort and... View Details

Sky remote grip

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Sky provide an improved and more tactile remote control for people with disabilities. They also used to provide an additional grip for it, which our client had - but it had broken over time as shown in the photo below. ... View Details

Wheelchair sun & rain cover

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Client uses a wheelchair and is both visually and hearing impaired. Part of his visual impairment means that if the ambient light is too bright and causes him discomfort, even on overcast days.  Because of the way his seat is... View Details

Bed raiser

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The client has a very small cramped room. To create more storage space, he raised his bed on video cassette boxes. Something more stable was required. The increase in height required is not possible with commercial raisers. View Details

Adapt child’s scooter

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The child hand has no arms below the elbows and no hands. No legs below the knees and no feet.  He has just started school and wanted to have a scooter like his class mates.  With no hands he can't... View Details

Noise box trainer

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A teacher needed a device to help blind and partially sighted children to practice their ability to locate sounds. View Details

Single Handed Walker

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Client has had a stroke and is weak on the right hand side.  She requires a walker with a fitted crossbar between the handles to assist stability for single-handed use when walking. View Details

School stools for a short pupil

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We have been asked to modify 3 stools for a secondary school who have a very short pupil entering Year7 The young person we are helping is 98cm in height. with a thigh length of 23cm. Lower leg length (back... View Details

Toilet transfer stool

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A girl has Type III Osteogenesis Imperfecta disorder which means she has brittle bones and short stature. This results in her having difficulty transferring herself from the wheelchair onto the toilet. Due to her fragility and lack of strength in... View Details

Wheelchair table mount

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Our client has a strong flip over wheelchair table designed for one of his two powered wheelchairs, and wanted to be able to use the same table on either machine. View Details

Parkinson’s mouse software

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Our client has Parkinson’s and has degraded sensitivity in his fingers. This results in him accidentally holding down the mouse buttons when moving the cursor using a traditional mouse, or accidentally moving the cursor when using the buttons on a... 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

Dog Treat Feeder (Mk 2)

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This was a follow on to the Dog Treat Feeder Mk1. To provide a way to dispense one of two types of treat to an assistance dog whilst under training when the user was in her electric wheelchair. The device... View Details