| Wheelchair lifts are designed to allow the disabled | | | | lifts offer their own installation, so check with yours |
| access to vehicles and elevated places which they | | | | before calling a mechanic. |
| would otherwise find off-limits. Wheelchair lifts are | | | | Residential Lifts |
| manufactured both hydraulic and electrically powered | | | | There are, in additions to vehicular lifts, wheelchair |
| models; the electrically powered wheelchair lifts can | | | | lifts for residential use. Known either as platform or |
| be operated by anyone capable of pressing a button. | | | | vertical lifts, they can be installed in any lower area of |
| Some vehicles with wheelchair lifts require that the | | | | a home which allows movement through the ceiling |
| disabled person's wheelchair be carried on the | | | | to the upper floor. The lift can remain on either level |
| vehicle's rear hitch, while others have lifts which will | | | | until it is needed; it will include fire prevention features |
| raise the wheelchair into he vehicle's trunk or back | | | | and a secondary power source to keep it operational |
| cargo area. Do your research the types of vehicular | | | | in case of a power outage. |
| wheelchair lifts before making a purchase; not all lifts | | | | If the disabled person needs an attendant riding with |
| work with all cars. | | | | him or her on the lift, enclosed power lifts are the |
| The wheelchair lifts manufacturers can advise you on | | | | best. You can even install a power door and seats in |
| the proper lift to use with your make and model of | | | | home wheelchair lifts; and free-standing wheelchair |
| vehicle. If you can't speak directly to a manufacturer, | | | | lifts can be installed in a variety of locations. |
| or are going to buy your lift online, an online search | | | | When your platform lift arrives it will have been |
| will take you to vendor sites with plenty of | | | | packed flatto ease both its transport and entry into |
| information to help you make your decision. | | | | your residence, and the cost of installation is normally |
| Installing Your Vehicular Lift | | | | included in the purchase price. |
| Vehicular wheelchair lifts which operate manually can | | | | Wheelchair lifts give disabled people a convenient |
| usually be installed without professional assistance. | | | | way to access those elevated areas which are |
| You only need to slide the lift into a hitch attached to | | | | normally beyond their reach. user-friendly way in |
| your vehicle's back. If you purchase an electric | | | | which to access elevated areas. Having a wheelchair |
| wheelchair lift, however, you will probably need to | | | | lift in their vehicle of home will open up many |
| get help from a mechanic experienced in installing | | | | opportunities, but if you are thinking of either installing |
| wheelchair lifts. The mechanic will probably have to | | | | one or recommending one to a disabled person,first |
| drill into your vehicle's trunk, and may have to wire | | | | examine the themselves with the standards for lifts |
| the lift to your battery. Some vendors of wheelchair | | | | established in the Americans with Disabilities Act. |