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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Dog Treat Feeder (Mk 1)

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A client was a lady in a powered wheelchair and training her new assistance dog. She needed a method to deliver reward treats to the dog but unable to do so. She was pressing a 'clicker' with her right hand... View Details

workbench / motorbike lift

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The project was to build a workbench that could also pick up a motorbike so the client could maintain it, the lifts on the market you couldn't get a wheelchair under so were not acceptable. View Details

Increase footrest height

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The footrests on the wheelchair were too low, even on the highest setting. To overcome the back pain caused by the low footrests, she used the edge of the shopping basket as a footrest. Resting feet on the thin edges... View Details

Add stabilisers to a scooter

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An adult scooter was required that provided stability at the rear of the scooter, so that this 16 year old child could use the scooter as a form of transport. View Details

Anti tipping chair

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Tipping the chair over backwards on a hard floor risked head injuries or worse. The child had no concept of the risk. 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

Electric grabber

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The client is a wheelchair user and has a very weak hand grip. He struggles to pick things up from the floor, even using a modified, mouth operated "Helping Hand" type device. An electric device similar to one already made... View Details

Zip fastener assister

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Original brief: The Client has Parkinson’s disease, with a right hand tremor and very weak left hand. He needed some device which would make it easier to do up the zip on his jacket and other items of clothing fitted... View Details

Wheelchair slide

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Our  client's Occupational Therapist has asked for a slide to be built to allow the child to remove himself from his wheelchair. View Details

Car passenger protection

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Our client has severe learning disabilities and lives in a managed care home. Care workers regularly take our client into the community in her own vehicle, which is driven by one of the care workers with a second care worker... View Details

Shower chair footrest

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The standard footrests of John's showerchair made it difficult to manoeuvre around the narrow doors and landing of his home. Removing them make the chair both narrower and shorter, but meant that the only way of moving about was to... View Details

Baby-proof cot latch

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The client has a toddler who sleeps in a cot with an opening front door (a previous modification by Remap to assist the mother who has back problems). The child is now older, more adventurous and stronger so a more... View Details

Arm rest for dining chair

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The client is unable to sit for any period of time without resting her upper body on her arms. A support tray or table was required for a particular type of chair, chosen by the client. View Details

School Lunch Tray

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The young person with the use of only one hand & arm wished to participate in School lunches unaided and this meant being able to carry a fully loaded standard issue lunch tray. These trays have profiled ends that make... View Details

Homecraft Pick-Up Reacher Modification

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The client had difficulty picking up certain objects, such as a television remote control or house DECT phone, using the standard reacher as they have a weakened grip and the standard reacher was only able to hold the sides of... View Details

Freedom Chair A08 arm rest mount

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Our client is a young lady studying at university who has a conventional powered wheelchair with a channel arm rest to keep her arm in position and allow her to control the chair properly. But she was looking for a... View Details

Large buttons for recliner chair

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The challenge was to design a device that allowed our client to operate her brand new Kirton Products Duo Major/Minor electric powered recliner chair by herself. The controller supplied with the chair has soft touch buttons that are hard to... View Details

Fishing Trolley Stool

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Malcom an Ex Soldier has many health problems now, his arthritis and back problems stop him walking any great distance but he can manage quite long distances if he sits down fairly often.  He would love to go fishing again... View Details

Accessibility Handle for BT 4600 DECT Phone

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Our client had difficulty picking up and maintaining grip on their mobile phone. As a consequence, the phone would often drop to the floor and they were unable to retrieve it from their electric wheelchair. View Details

Mobility chair desk top

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Five year old who uses a wheelchair and about to start school needed a desk top for her work and lunch. Specialist mobility chair under warranty and the only OEM table obscured the dual controls and at over £700, unsuitable.... View Details

Brailling a Washing Machine Panel

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Most washing machine manufacturers will supply and fit a Brailled replacement front panel on request. However, this one sent a standard spare panel, which they would arrange to be fitted, once Brailled. How to get it Brailled?  Neatly and unobtrusively? ... View Details

TRIKE

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The trike was built towards the end of 2016 for my friend Lewis who wanted to experience cycling but needed some help. Lewis is disabled and is only comfortable in his custon wheelchair so that meant that we needed something... View Details

Crutches bracket for electric scooter

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The client requires a bracket to hold his crutches, but mounted in front of the seat. The area behind the seat (where commercial brackets are usually fitted) is taken up by a cargo basket. View Details