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The Different Types of Wheelchair Lifts
from:There are currently many types of wheelchair lifts available,
for many different functions. The four most commonly used are
the inclined platform lift, vertical platform lift, portable
lift, and portable vertical lift. These are all very similar in
that they transport or lift a wheelchair and user to a higher
story in a home or even up a flight of stairs; however, they all
have different uses.
The inclined platform wheelchair lift is suitable for use
indoors our outdoors. They are the main lifts that are installed
in homes. Inclined platform lifts can also be found in schools
and various other public buildings, as well as churches. They
are mostly used at stairways, either on the inside of the stair
railing or the outside, and assist people in wheelchairs by
lifting them to a higher level in the building.
The vertical platform wheelchair lift is basically the same as a
home elevator. The are custom built for the building that they
are installed in. Commercial buildings use them, as well as some
homes. They are normally installed beside stairways, although
they are not attached to the stairway as the inclined platform
lifts are.
Portable wheelchair lifts are, as the name implies, portable.
They are designed to help with things like stages, bleachers,
and raised platforms. Because they are portable, they can be
moved, for instance from a school auditorium to an outside
bleacher area, and they aid in the same way by lifting the
wheelchair and user to the higher level.
Portable vertical lifts are also portable. They provide much the
same function as the portable wheelchair lift and the vertical
wheelchair lift, but are portable enough to be used by an
individual, as opposed to a public building. The portable
vertical lift is small enough to be towed behind your vehicle
and easy enough to use that you can set it up whenever needed.
For instance, beside bleachers, if there is no other way of
raising the wheelchair user to a higher level, you can use a
portable vertical lift, and when you are finished, you simply
hook it up to your car and tow it home.
There are many different sizes and shapes of wheelchair lifts
available. Many public buildings now have wheelchair lifts
available. The ease of being able to move between floors in
buildings has given more mobility and freedom to those confined
to wheelchairs.
About the author: Ivan Cuxeva Jr
For additional information about the different types of wheelchair lifts available, visit www.usmedicalsupplies.com.
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