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Pushchair control device
Meningitis as a child has left Celine unable to walk without calipers and crutches. This meant Celine was unable to take her young son, Chili, out in his pushchair. The Essex West panel made a device which clips to the pushchair handle and is sewn to a belt. This enables Celine to push the pushchair and control its direction. Celine is now able to take Chili to the shops or to the parks where she can mix with the other young mothers and their kids.
Oven transfer trolley
Mrs L has mild cerebral palsy and has had her left hand amputated. A keen cook, she relied on her husband to put casseroles and cakes in and out of the oven. The Oxford panel made a trolley with a metal shelf at the level required to enable Mrs L to slide a casserole dish or tray of cakes onto it from the oven without danger to herself. Both Mr and Mrs L are both entering a cake in a baking competition and Mrs L will be able to make and cook hers on her own.
Test tube holder
Barbara works in the micro biology section at a blood transfusion centre. After an accident in which she broke 3 bones in her wrist, she has a very weak left wrist and became unable to take the top off the test tubes. Essex West made a device which supports the test tube and allows Barbara to take the lids off one-handed. The device has made all the difference to Barbara and she can now work efficiently without pain and without having to ask her colleagues for help.
U/V screen for toy car
Alice, a very lively and chatty 4 year old, has the very rare condition xeroderma pigmentosa. She needs to wear protective clothing over all her body and finds this very irritating and restricting. The Carlisle panel was asked to make a U/V screen for her toy car which enables Alice to go out in the fresh air without struggling to get into protective clothing. With Alice safe in her car, her parents feel that for a short time they could escape from the worry of her face cream wearing off and enjoy watching her being an ordinary little four year old girl who is full of mischief.
Golfing 'arm'
Being born with only three fingers on a very short arm has not stopped James from playing football, snooker or going fishing but the 23 year old wanted to take up golf. Doctors advised that he could play with one arm but James wanted the control and power that he would gain from having two arms on the club. Using a spring and universal joints the Shropshire panel made a device that allows James to play normally. He has recently been to play golf at The Belfry, something he could not have dreamed of a year ago.
Bicycle adaptation
Isabella is a little girl who is full of life, but she was born without a left forearm and this meant she was unable to ride a bicycle. She used to feel very left out when her friends went to play in the park on their bikes. Now all that has changed. The Remap group in Cambridge adapted a bicycle for her so that she can now cycle with her friends, and she is delighted.