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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Controlling tremors in artist with MS

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Bernard Weatherill,   Case Officer Basingstoke Remap, writes: We have recently had a referral for a client, a man in his twenties/early thirties, who uses a wheelchair and has MS. He is a budding artist and has displayed and sold some... View Details

Communication aid harness

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Aluminium mount with detent pin Tom’s speech therapists were keen that he should have his Communicator with him at all times. The normal arrangement of a shoulder strap meant that he could swing the device, which while he enjoyed doing... View Details

Buggy mounting steps

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Buggy with steps in position Transit wheels in use Several of the children at a special school arrive in  MacLaren buggies which are quite high and they are unable to climb in and out of them. Because of their height... View Details

Help required with solar powered hearing aid

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Just in case anyone is interested in helping Chris with this project in Zimbabwe   A LOW COST SOLAR POWERED HEARING AID FOR USE BY PEOPLE – PARTICULARLY SCHOOLCHILDREN - IN COUNTRIES WHERE PEOPLE CANNOT AFFORD TO PURCHASE OR MAINTAIN... View Details

Stairgates

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Rails at top of stairs … … and with board in place Bottom of stairs A mother of three autistic children requires robust gates at the top and bottom of her stairs to prevent falls. Standard stairgates for toddlers are... View Details

Modify ReTurn sit-to-stand aid for child

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Platform configured to provide lower height Platform in raised configuration Platform disassembled ReTurn in normal use for comparison The ReTurn aid is used both for transfer of children from a sitting position, but also as a physio aid to stretch... View Details

Padded toilet seat saga

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Just wondering if anyone has any additional ideas for a project we have currently. The situation is an elderly lady who side transfers onto a toilet seat which she wants to be padded for comfort. She transfers with some force... View Details

Child proof buckles needed

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Ashley (Remap Essex North)would like to know if anyone knows where: I can obtain child proof buckles for 40mm webbing. Or has anybody modified a buckle to be childproof. I have a client who can easily undo her side release... View Details

Adjust height and stabilise commode

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The standard commodes available are of the wrong height for the client’s toilet bowl and, because she favours one side when getting up, tip over sideways. The tiled floor and under-floor heating mean that the commode cannot be bolted down.... View Details

Handles for wheeled garden seat

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The client struggles to get up from a wheeled garden seat when gardening. The handles on the seat are too low and the seat moves sideways when getting up. A pair of free-standing handles provide the required height and their... View Details

Power Assisted Picker

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Client is a 9 years old with joint problems, they cannot bend down to pick things up and has weakness in wrists and hands. They have tried 2 different sorts of "pick up sticks", neither useful as mechanical system offers... View Details

Handrail for riser armchair

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New rail Side view Rail and feet One of two feet added To suit the changing condition of the client, the arm rest used during the client’s transition from wheelchair to armchair (made under job BK2017/42C) was modified.  The electric... View Details

Dressing aid

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Dressing Aids Electric dressing aid Jack needed help putting on coats and shirts The gentleman has a spinal injury and is unable to put on his shirt or jacket without assistance North Wales need help with the following please: I... View Details

Trombone playing support

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Padded dish … … mounted on client’s stand. A trombone player requires a support to take the weight of his instrument to allow him to continue playing after a stroke. A simple padded dish (a repurposed dog feeding bowl) was... View Details

Squeeze machine

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This is the third Squeeze machine Essex North has made. They are all similar being two air mattresses constrained so that a person lying between them will be squeezed once they are inflated to provide a calming effect on the... View Details

Sip/Puff Sewing Machine Pedal Actuator

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  This sip/puff actuator was developed from an original design from the Herefordshire Panel, the electrical circuits  and motor are exactly the same as the Herefordshire Panel Device. I modified the actuator to use a cam and lever after realising... View Details

Wheelchair support handles

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Wheelchair with foot rests raised … … and foot rests down in normal use. The client was struggling to carry out standing transfers from wheelchair to toilet, particularly when out and about. “Ladder bars” handles were bolted onto the underside... View Details

Recliner / Riser chair controls

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This client has difficulty pressing the small buttons on a recliner chair control box, and too easily knocks it off the chair arm (where it has been placed by a carer) when trying to use it when the carer is... View Details

Raise sofa

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Feet fixed to underside of sofa Detail of clamps used to fix feet to frame Completed raised sofa with valance The client required his reclining sofa raising by 3” without interfering with the mechanism. Some loose wooden blocks had been... View Details

Headrest for dining chair

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Head rest fitted to dining chair, wheelchair behind Brackets with paper template Brackets fitted to chair back The client uses a wheelchair with a headrest to support her head, but wishes to use a standard dining chair while eating. A... View Details

Holder for Electronic Magnifier

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The client has very poor sight and uses an electronic magnifier to aid her reading. The unit is similar to a digital camera and has buttons to control on/off, magnification, colour etc.  As she also has a problem with pain... View Details

Mount for night call button

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The client needs easy access to a call button to call for assistance at night when in bed. The client’s wireless button had been mounted on a bed clip board (as used in hospitals to identify the client and assigned... View Details

Talking urinary alarm

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Please can anyone help with the following request from our Merseyside panel who do not the expertise required in this case. The client is a boy,  aged 13 who has a urinary problem which until recently has been controlled using a... View Details

Special wheelchair ramp

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Current situation Two-piece light weight ramp installed The ramp The client’s carer is unable to move the client on his wheelchair from his bathroom down two steps into his bedroom. The ramp supplied is too steep for his carer to... View Details