Technical volunteers
‘There’s nothing I love better than a challenge and a good excuse for indulging in creative thinking.’
Mike Banks, Derby panel, 33 years with Rolls Royce
Technical volunteers are at the heart of every panel, using their inventive ability and their practical skills to devise a solution to the problem presented to them and make a piece of equipment to deliver that solution.
Traditionally Remap members have been mechanical engineers, but increasingly we have electrical and electronics experts, carpenters and others skilled with wood, people with a passion for model engineering, and, more generally, people with a real talent for making things well.
- Technical volunteers participate in regular panel meetings along with their health professional and admin support colleagues.
- They meet clients, preferably accompanied by a health professional who can provide the clinical input.
- They design and make the required equipment, following Remap’s safety procedures for the highest quality outcome
- They provide documentation of their work, and obtain photographs where possible to illustrate it
- They make their solution available to others in the network to spread its benefits as far as possible to help more people with disabilities
If you would like to know more about volunteering with Remap visit the FAQs for volunteers and then contact Remap on 0845 1300 456 or volunteer@remap.org.uk
