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MERU’s dedicated team of staff and volunteers designs, engineers and manufactures equipment when children’s parents, carers and therapists simply can’t find a product to meet their needs. It’s a common problem, particularly when children have multiple or complex disabilities.WE DON@T UPDATE THIS PAGE VERY OFTEN. PLEASE JOIN OUR FACEBOOK GROUP "MERU" IF YOU WOULD LIKE MORE REGULAR UPDATESImagine you can't walk, talk or move, without carers operating equipment for you. MERU might design you a switch you can operate with your swallowing muscles. Operating the switch means you can use a communication device to speak, control your wheelchair to move, and use your PC - all without being dependent on carers.

MERU - life-changing designs for youngsters with disabilities from MERU on Vimeo .

We make a large range of tailor-made products, including specialist wheelchair controllers, computer mice, supportive seating, eating, drinking, hygiene and bathing equipment, as well as learning and leisure toys.

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Our skilled engineers are continually working at full stretch and we have a dedicated team of volunteers, including retired engineers and students who help us with our work, yet there are always many more children who need our support than we can afford to help each year.So we'd like to meet engineers and designers who could volunteer their time to help make equipment in our workshop in South London.We'd also like to meet volunteers who can help with fundraising, admin and at comunity events.And most importantly we would like to hear from young people with disabilities who can not find the equipment you need (or from your parents, carers and the team of medical people who work with you).

My Blog

MERU - life-changing designs for youngster...

http://vimeo.com/7578692 Find out more about our charities work from this fantastic new video
Posted by on Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:10:00 GMT

Bugzi Update

Recent months have seen a surge in Bugzi activity with new orders and more promised from Totally Active.  The new batch are all ready now, so we're on track to meet the demand.  Let it also ...
Posted by on Mon, 04 Feb 2008 07:57:00 GMT

How do you think MERU can use MySpace?

Hello. As a friend of MERU on MySpace we would like to ask you for your opinion on the MERU profile page, to help us to make the most of being on this type of social networking site. Our aim in creat...
Posted by on Wed, 16 Jan 2008 09:23:00 GMT

How MERU is using MySpace & Facebook

I first created a MySpace page for MERU in December 2007. I had been hearing that Social Networking is going to be the next big thing for charities, so thought I'd give it a try. As a charit...
Posted by on Mon, 07 Jan 2008 09:01:00 GMT

How MERU can help - a case study

Clive was referred to MERU in 2003 for the custom design and manufacture of a chin-controller and supporting arm that would enable him to access a combination of devices. These included a communicato...
Posted by on Thu, 06 Dec 2007 08:52:00 GMT