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My Fix, From First Contact To The Final Solution.
In my previous post, I discussed the brilliant work Remap do to create bespoke solutions for disabled people’s everyday problems. My problem was that I frequently found myself in situations where I couldn’t fit my electric wheelchair underneath tables in cafes and restaurants. I also found myself in social situations having to decide between either tea or cake, because accepting both meant having no hands left to drive my wheelchair! Therefore, I was looking for a small, lightweight table to fit across the front of my chair that I could use in cafes or restaurants if the tables were too low, during meetings, or on other occasions. I also needed to be able to always carry the table easily and unobtrusively on my chair.
After contacting Remap I had a phone call from Peter, a local volunteer. He then came to visit me, and we agreed that a small table that can easily slide onto the front of my armrests would be the most straightforward solution. He took some measurements from my chair and came back in a day or two to show me what he’d been working on. He’d temporarily put the pieces together with double-sided tape to check it worked, before going back to his workshop to permanently assemble everything and finish the build.
You can see in the photographs below Peter working on my fix in his workshop, including the cup holder he had suggested so that I could keep the main surface clear and my drink secure if, for example, I was eating a meal on the table, or using it as an impromptu desk at a meeting.