FOUR Wokingham borough volunteers for a gadget-creating charity have made one girl’s wishes come true.
The engineers at Remap Berkshire created a special rocking device for wheelchair user Jessie. She spends a lot of time in her wheelchair and loves to experience motion.
Mum Jane contacted Remap Berkshire’s makeability service to see if they could invent something for her.
The team came up with the device that converts Jessie’s wheelchair into a rocking chair. Once in place on the rockers, the device is secured by retaining pins and Jessie can be gently rocked back and forth.
The invention was taken to Jessie’s home for a trial, before making the final adjustments. The rocker worked perfectly and Jessie was so happy it was difficult to prise it away to finish and paint.
Jane was also pleased with the solution the volunteers had mad for her daughter and said: “There is no better gift than the gift of laughter.”
Remap is a charity whose volunteer engineers design and build equipment and gadgets for people with a disability or special need where nothing suitable is available to buy.
All gadgets and equipment are provided entirely free of charge. Volunteers often work in consultation with occupational therapists or physiotherapists.
For more information, visit: berkshire.remap.org.uk
