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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Window Opener

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Updated 25.04.2017 – the locked nuts M6 coach bolt proved to be inadequately strong and came loose after some use. A modified version using a hex M6 spacer and washers soldered to it was made and supplied to the client.... View Details

Shoe fitting aid

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After a stroke, the client struggles to put on his shoes one-handed, in particular keeping the tongue and Velcro straps open as he slips his foot in. A sloping stand holds the shoe steady and stiff wire brackets hold the... View Details

Mouth operated blow switch for bass guitar pedal

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Essex North are asking for help please: We have had a request from a Bass Guitar player suffering from MS to make his effect pedal operate from a mouth operated blow switch instead of him using the usual foot operated... View Details

Wheelchair tray

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Table mounted on wheelchair Starboard mounting bracket The client requires a table for his motorised wheelchair, but none is available from its manufacturer. The client’s OT had several unused tables available.  One was chosen, and brackets made and fitted to... View Details

Window Opener – Quick and Easy

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Following a rash of window opener jobs I decided to try and find a quick, easy, inexpensive and efficient solution for most windows. I have developed an opener that in many cases allows for the job to be completed in... View Details

Padded spinner for steering car

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We have received the following case from a client in Jersey, Kent panel may be able to help but would welcome any ideas from anyone who may have done a similar thing. Paula p.allchin@remap.org.uk   I don’t know if you... View Details

Attach buggy to wheelchair

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Brackets connect the wheelchair and buggy Clamps to connect to buggy Brackets with quick-release clamps for wheelchair Brackets attached in relaxed position The client requires a means to push her child’s buggy while using her own self-propelled wheelchair.  No permanent... View Details

Tray for wheel chair user.

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The Client was a young lady in her mid thirties who had moved into an apartment with assisted living approximately one year earlier. She has M.S. and has limited leg length and up until that time had been cared for... View Details

Help needed with clothing to go over external leg frames

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Alistair Moat (Tyne panel) has received the request below from an OT and wondered if any other Panel were able to help, or, have a suitable contact? I am currently working with a gentleman in Teesside and he has been in... View Details

Help fastening child’s car seat for parent with one arm

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Chris Hunt (Oxford panel) has asked for help from anyone who has dealt with this problem before.  Replies please to remap.oxon@gmail.com   A single mother has an 18 month old child.  She has the use of only one arm and... View Details

One-handed folding perching stool and walking stick

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Stool open Stool closed In use as a walking stick … … and as a stool The client uses two walking sticks to get around and needs to have a light weight folding seat available, that can be opened and... View Details

Wide child gate

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Client’s child gate Gate installed Unmodified  retractor mechanism … … and after modification. The client is a wheelchair user and needs a child gate to separate the kitchen and dining areas. The opening is wider than the widest commercially available... View Details

Monorail doorway closure

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New upper doors closed … … and open. Pole to open and close the upper doors Client has a monorail running from the bedroom to the bathroom which means that the bedroom door does not close. The client is a... View Details

Braked seat/step for kitchen

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Kick step Underside showing operating mechanism Gliding around the kitchen In use as a kickstep Client only has the upper section of both her arms and is very adept with her two split hook prosthesis. There are times however when... View Details

Foot stop for sit-to-stand aid

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Completed job Knee support The unmodified ReTurn aid The client has a ReTurn standing aid. After a stroke, her left leg has little function so when using the aid, her foot is prone to slip sideways off the platform and... View Details

One-handed sewing

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Client was very keen on sewing and tapestry but, as a result of a stroke, she can no longer use her left hand/arm. A pair of plywood boards was made to allow the item to be sewn to be held... View Details

Handrail

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The client required an indoor stair handrail in an awkward location, and the suggested Magic Rail was unsuitable. A bespoke angled rail was made and fitted.   View Details

Reduce width of 3-wheeled walker

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Original over-centre locking linkage with frame in closed position … … and locked in open position. New fixed linkage Spacer added The finished narrower rollator The client’s 3-wheeled folding rollator was too wide to pass easily through the doorways in... View Details

Low over-chair table

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The client suffers with Parkinson's Disease and is permanently flexed 90 degrees at the hip. As a result, eating is very difficult to do with dignity.  The legs of standard over-chair tables would not pass under the client’s riser/recliner chair... View Details

Top-of-stair safety stop for transfer aid

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Cricket transfer aid The client’s carers use a Cricket transfer aid and are concerned that, when transferring to/from the top of the stairlift, the wheels of the Cricket will topple over. A simple plywood stop was made that can be... View Details

Motorised chair controller

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Chair and controller before modification Armrest with joystick and wrist support. Dismantled armrest showing sliding joystick, pulleys and cord. Joystick in use in the forward position with backrest upright … ... and in rear-most position with backrest lowered. Due to... View Details

Toy and bookstand

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Book rest in low position Book rest in high position Book rest front and rear The client has poor muscle control and needs to be supported by his carer while being encouraged to reach out to play with toys and... View Details

Replace wheelchair backrest

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The client had purchased a new wheelchair and wished to transfer the seat back of the old one to the new one, but its round tubular supports did not fit the square tubular brackets of the new chair. The round... View Details

Threshold ramps

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The client lives in an upstairs flat and required a wheelchair threshold ramp at the exterior door downstairs.  The ramp has to be removable by the client’s wife so the door can be closed and not interfere with other residents.... View Details