The client has only the use of one hand and arm and needs to cut logs with a chainsaw for a wood-burning stove. A bench was made to support the chainsaw between a pair of pivoted brackets, placed & secured above the log to be cut. The logs can now be safely cut using only one […]
A young girl with cerebral palsy has a play trampoline at home, approximately one metre high. She needed to be lifted onto it by her mother, which restricts her use of the trampoline. A set of wooden steps were made to enable her to get on to the trampoline herself. The steps allow her to […]
This client has arthritis and cannot raise her arms above chest height. She wanted to hang her washing on an outside line. A continuous loop of clothes line was fixed at the usual height at one end and attached to a pulley. This can be raised and lowered on a guide bar by a hand […]
This man could not grip a spade handle to dig his garden. A device was made where the spade slides in a ‘hook’ attached to a modified leg caliper, which is strapped to the wrist (which is strong enough to support it). He can now dig his garden.
A young boy with severe learning difficulties and visual impairment who was unable to walk loved to go on the public swings in the park but had grown out of the “baby swings”. He wanted to use the larger swings but needed to be held in a secure position. The client’s mother supplied a lath […]
The three year old client has balance and mobility problems. The stone steps from the house to a decking area where he plays are narrow and steep. He also needed a rail to hold on to when going down steps. A set of wooden steps, deeper and less steep, with a hand rail which is […]
The client, an amputee wheelchair user, who lives alone required a double ramp that would allow him to exit and enter the house and to secure the door from either side without aid. The ramps were constructed from plywood with a side guard to ensure that the wheelchair cannot run over the edge. To bridge […]
A woman who is a wheelchair user wanted to hang her laundry on an outside clothesline. A continuous clothes line traveling between two pulleys one at fixed height (in the garden) and the other, capable of being raised and lowered, was attached to the garage wall. The client can now have independence and freshly dried […]
The client uses a rotovator and has an artificial foot. When using the rotovator, the shoe on the artificial foot becomes filled with soil. A protective boot was made by cutting a standard Wellington boot above the foot area and then connecting the upper part of the boot using a peg and key hole arrangement. […]
Toddlers with cerebral palsy visit a local community garden to view the aquatic wildlife but cannot see into the water from their buggies. As buggies often take two children, there are more children than teachers and so there would be safety problems if toddlers are taken out of their buggies. A fully adjustable horizontal periscope […]
A young girl with cerebral palsy experienced difficulty controlling her right leg. This gave her problems keeping her foot in position on the pedal of her tricycle. A pair of regular sandals with rigid moulded soles and Velcro strap fastenings was purchased in an adult size sufficiently large to accommodate her own shoes. The sandals […]
The father of a child with cerebral palsy wanted to be able to take her chair on to the grass in the park. A large diameter dual wheel unit from a pram was fitted on to the chair footrest mounting pillar. The height was such as to lift the chair front wheels well clear of […]
The client has very restricted movement of their arms and the effective use of only one hand. They could not reach to trim garden plants. A set of the client’s own pruners were fitted into a lever arrangement to allow one handed operation and extended reach. The pruners themselves were not modified so replacements could […]
This thalidomide impaired lady who uses a wheelchair, wanted a barrow to transport logs from outside to the fireplace. A wheelbarrow was purchased, of which only the body was used. A 4-wheeled chassis was constructed, and a transverse steering bar was made to attach to the barrow to enable it to be steered. This lady […]
This lady has very little strength in her arms and hands. She could not use secateurs as they were too heavy and she did not have the strength to squeeze them and make them cut. A pair of lightweight secateurs were purchased and fixed to the end of a length of plastic curtain rail. A […]
This very large man with Poem’s Syndrome had great difficulty when bowling with his club. He needed to bowl close to his wheelchair. The club agreed for Remap to adapt one of their special bowling wheel-chairs. New cranked side armrests were made that were 225mm wider than the standard with the right one 225mm lower […]
