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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Work surface attachment for wheelchair

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Young lad with brittle bones syndrome has to spend all his time in a wheelchair in a semi-supine position, which means that he is unable to follow any pursuits or interests which involve a flat working surface. A table unit... View Details

Wobble board

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This child has global developmental delay, whereby he is oversensitive to outside stimuli, particularly to movement. During therapy it was noted that he could tolerate mild movement when it is accompanied by a visual and auditory focus. A wobble board... View Details

Window opener

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This wheelchair user has only one functional arm and could not open the windows to permit ventilation. Redundant elbow crutches were modified with a ring fitted to the foot of the crutch which when fitted over the handle allows him... View Details

Window opener tube

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This lady has had a stroke and because of her small stature is unable to reach the handles of her bathroom and kitchen windows. A long steel tube was made with one end welded at an angle to go over... View Details

Window opener over sink

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A common problem encountered by clients such as Ada is being unable to reach to open windows – especially those in kitchens where the window is the far side of the sink. An opener with a ring to slip over... View Details

Window opener for button catches

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This lady has arthritis and could not reach her window catches.The catches had a button which had to be pressed as the handle was turned. A device comprising a loop on the end of a pole was made to go... View Details

Window opener for Helen

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Helen could not reach the handles to lock and unlock the windows in her ground-floor flat. The handles include both left-hand and right-hand release buttons, and the mechanisms are rather stiff. The operating lever has a hinge so that Helen... View Details

Widened commode

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A very large lady needed a widened and adapted heavy duty commode that can be readily made transportable as she spends time in hospital during the year and needs the commode there. A frame was made for the heavy duty commode to... View Details

Wheelie bin lid opener

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Lawrence needed to lift the lid of his wheelie bin to dispose of domestic rubbish. His problem is that he cannot lift his arms much above elbow height and therefore could not open the lid fully. A bracket was fitted... View Details

Wheeled tumbleforms

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Katie uses tumbleforms, moulded plastic wedge seats, which cannot be moved easily. Wheeled tumbleforms are available but the seat is too upright for Katie. A support frame on castors was made to accommodate the tumbleform seat. Katie can now be... View Details

Wheelchair/buggy link

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This client was pushing their child’s buggy in front of their wheelchair but was afraid of losing control. The wheelchair and buggy were linked together with a ‘push bar’ having universal joints at each end and removable from sitting position... View Details

Wheelchair wrist retainers

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David can have very strong involuntary arm movements. Previous efforts to hold his arms on the chair armrests have been unsatisfactory. Channels with hinged tops, made from plastic guttering, were securely strapped to the armrests. They were held closed, when... View Details

Wheelchair tray (stowable)

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The 50 year old client was born with severe disabilities. She spends much of her life in her electric wheelchair but is extremely active. She required a table or tray for her chair which was easy to attach and could... View Details

Wheelchair tray for student

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Alec’s problem was that his arm would involuntarily fly up forcibly and endanger anyone who was standing nearby. As he was a student, with others invariably around, this was quite a problem. A larger version of a standard chair tray... View Details

Wheelchair tray

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The client, an amputee and having had a stroke, required a tray for reading his paper and the facility to transport a mug of tea from kitchen to lounge. The tray had to be removable. A bracket was made coming... View Details

Wheelchair table for bird watcher

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A keen bird watcher, needed a writing surface, which did not restrict visibility when using the wheelchair, and a binocular support for her wheelchair. An adapter was fitted to the arm of the chair enabling a clear acrylic table to... View Details

Wheelchair table

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This lady client has multiple sclerosis, exacerbated by a recent stroke. This combination led to difficulty in food preparation as she needed her arms to be supported. A cantilever style table with splayed legs and casters was produced which allowed... View Details

Wheelchair stair lift

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This wheelchair user could not climb and descend two steps in his hall. There is no room for a ramp. A platform on parallel legs from a frame was sunk into the hall floor. Motive power is by a 24V... View Details

Wheelchair sitting aid

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The client has short knee height relative to the seat of a wheelchair, when he sits he is at the seat front. Two people physically lift him to the back of the seat. A 100mm high platform with wall rail... View Details

Wheelchair security device

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The client uses a wheelchair but could not go out by himself in his car as once he had transferred from wheelchair to car the wheelchair could not be secured in position for his return and if moved might not... View Details

Wheelchair reversing mirror

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A wheelchair user is unable to twist his neck to see behind whilst reversing his wheelchair. A simple reversing mirror was mounted onto the wheelchair arm with a swivel fitting to permit transit through narrow openings. The client can now... View Details

Wheelchair protectors

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The client wanted to stop the "sharp" parts of her electric wheelchair knocking chips out of her valuable antique furniture. The problem with the joystick controlled electric wheelchair is that it instantaneously goes where the front castors are pointing, rather than... View Details

Wheelchair mounted easel

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An elderly artist is partially paralysed and uses a wheelchair. She wished to continue her hobby. An easel was constructed from 12mm ply with thinner triangular supports hinged to the back. Two pieces of steel tube suitably bent were fitted... View Details

Wheelchair modification for Chloe

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Chloe has been controlling her electric chair with her right foot for several years. She needed a new chair but could not find one with a foot control and the required low speed operation. The chair is for indoor use... View Details