| If you have limited mobility, or if you are caring for | | | | makes it much easier for the person to travel, |
| someone with limited mobility, then perhaps a | | | | because they are not constantly being lifted and |
| wheelchair lift would be a benefit. Wheelchair lifts are | | | | placed in and out of their wheelchair. It also helps the |
| ideal for people who need to reach higher areas, for | | | | caregivers, simply because they do not need to lift and |
| instance in a two-story home. Wheelchair lifts come in | | | | carry the individual. |
| different types for different uses. | | | | Having a wheelchair lift means more mobility and |
| The two most commonly used types are the stair | | | | independence. Not having to be lifted and carried |
| wheelchair lift and the van or automobile wheelchair lift. | | | | upstairs, or lifted and placed into vehicles helps |
| The stair wheelchair lift is used in the home to | | | | handicapped people feel that they have more |
| transport the user to a higher floor. They aid in the | | | | freedom to come and go as they please. Needing to |
| climbing of stairs by transporting the user and the | | | | go to an upstairs room means not waiting for |
| wheelchair up and down the stairs. Stair lifts are also | | | | someone to have time to lift and carry them upstairs. |
| used in this aspect, however, stair lifts do not allow for | | | | Not to mention the ease of not having to fold the |
| the wheelchair to be moved. Wheelchair lifts are more | | | | wheelchair and carry it upstairs also. |
| suited for people constrained to a wheelchair because | | | | Determining what use you have for it is the main |
| they allow the user to move up and down the stairs | | | | factor when choosing the type of wheelchair lift that |
| without help, and do not require that the user be | | | | you need, although some people have lifts for their |
| removed from the wheelchair. | | | | homes and their vehicles. This simply makes the every |
| Automobile wheelchair lifts are used to aid in getting | | | | day tasks easier, and gives the handicapped individual |
| the person into a vehicle, normally a van, although the | | | | more freedom and more mobility. Having more |
| lift can be fitted to most vehicles, whether it is a van, | | | | independence can mean the difference between |
| truck, or car. These lifts help the individual into the | | | | feeling like a burden and living life to its fullest. |
| vehicle without removing them from their wheelchair. It | | | | |