4-wheeled Walker adaptation
Adaptation of four-wheel walker for single-handed braking.
General ingenuity
Parkinsons chair support
A client needed support when sitting at a table to prevent falling sideways. In addition to using it at home, her husband wanted something portable so that he could take his wife out to restaurants.
Toilet transfer rail
A hand rail to suit a particular transfer method from wheelchair to toilet.
Adapted Doorknob
Our client lives in a warden controlled building where they have recently changed the entry / exit doors on the flats and these are now locked from the inside by turning a small metal circular knob with flattened sides. Our client had difficulty turning this knob and had been leaving the door unlocked at night rather than locking it and being unable to unlock it. We were asked to investigate increasing the leverage on this doorknob.
Wheelchair footrest holders
Client uses a Rifton activity chair and finds that the footrests do not stay up during transfers. Velcro straps were added to hold them out of the way.
Wheelchair table
To create a wheelchair table for a narrower than standard chair.
Bespoke Cutlery
An adaptation to a dinner fork to enable client to eat independently.
Rollator carrier for electric chair
Carrier to hold a three-wheel rollator onto an electric wheelchair.
Chin controlled sewing machine
Wheelchair user with no muscle control in core muscles and legs requires to operate an electric sewing machine. Remap engineered a Bluetooth connection between the foot-pedal controller hanging under his chin, to the sewing machine receiver.
Child’s exercise bars
A 20-month old child with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) required a set of parallel bars for exercise. A pair of adjustable bars made from PVC tube was made.
Dog Treat Dispenser
We were asked by ‘Ability Dogs 4 Young Persons’, Isle of Wight, to come up with a way for the mobility scooter user to reward their dog with treat/s when their dog has achieved a specific task. The method of rewarding the dog had to be very easy for the user to perform. The system needed to deliver a single treat when operated
Handrail for church steps
An ancient church has two wide steps from the aisle up to the transept. One parishioner has stumbled and tripped and the Parish Council is concerned that another accident could result in serious injury.
Pen-top remover
A pen-top remover for a jewellery maker who uses paper which she decorates using felt-tip pens. She has reduced strength in her hands due to Rheumatoid arthritis and has great difficulty removing the caps from the pens and glue-stick.
Variable Pen Grip
Our client was a teenage girl who was unable to grip a pen due to her disability. The school she attended had a range of felt tip pens and paint brushes varying from 10mm diameter up to 45 mm diameter.
Adaptive Sandals for Tricycle
Remap was contacted by a Paediatric Physiotherapist working at the Jarvis Centre in Guildford. They were looking for adaptive sandals for a trike for one of their patients who did not need a specialist trike but his feet kept slipping off the pedal. The physiotherapist had done some preliminary online research and found a DIY solution they thought would work well – I used it as a base for the design, with some improvements.
Powered platforms for children
MK Remap were approached by Redway School in Milton Keynes to see if we could make a powered platform to help children with physical and learning difficulties gain confidence in their mobility. Two powered platforms were made, based on donated unwanted wheelchair chassis, which would allow a child in an ‘activity chair’ to drive and control the platform using simple ‘forwards / backwards / left / right ‘ buttons