Wheel Chair Lifts

Wheel chair lifts play a vital role in your ability to get out, move around, and enjoy life. There are models that help you ascend stairs, enter vehicles, transport your mobility chair, swim in a pool, navigate a multi-level building, and even help you get out of a comfortable chair.

Built and installed to fit the stairway in your home, a stair lift provides a smooth, powered ride up and down stairs in a standing, perched or seated position, depending on the model and requirements of the user.

If bending at the hips is challenging, a standing stair lift may be the best choice. Standing models feature a small high seat with arms and a back to lean against as you are carried up and down the stairs. Seated stair lifts feature a seat, back, armrests and footrests that can be adjusted to ensure a safe, comfortable fit.

Lift Chairs

If you are not confined to a wheelchair but experience difficulty standing up after sitting for a while, you may want to consider purchasing a lift chair. There are a variety of attractively upholstered lift chairs on the market, including models that are electrically powered.

These chairs typically feature two or three positions to maximize comfort while sitting, along with lifting capability so you can easily rise to a standing position.

Another option is to purchase a seat lift that attaches to your favorite living room chair. Then when you are ready to stand up, the lift elevates you off the chair cushion to an upright position.

Building Lifts

More lifts are being installed in homes, churches, transit stations, shopping centers, offices and in other commercial space to allow disabled people greater access.

Vehicle Lifts

Handicap wheel chair lifts come in a variety of sizes and models, and can be easily installed in vans, cars, buses and trucks.

Some lifts are designed for wheelchair transport only. Other models are specifically developed to accommodate the wheelchair with the user sitting in it.

Powered ramps are a form of vehicle lift and can be installed in a van to allow the wheel chair user to enter and ride comfortably (with appropriate chair tie-downs and seat belts. Vehicle lifts are typically electronically operated so one person can operate it without assistance.

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