A Platform Wheelchair Lift: Would it help you with your van?
- What Is A Platform Wheelchair Lift?
- If you are thinking about purchasing a platform wheelchair lift, you should know that there are many options that you should consider. In other words, all wheel chair lifts are not the same. Each wheeled chair lift model has its pluses and minuses, and choosing the right lift can make a big difference in your life. There are four basic lift models, but in this article, we will focus on the platform wheel chair lift.
- The folding wheel chair lift is one of the most common of all wheeled chair lifts because it has been around the longest. It operates with a frame that operates the lift, which is mounted on the inside of the van. (Although some manufacturers are now making the lifts so they can be mounted on the outside of the van.)
- When you need to get in or out of the van, the wheeled chair lift unfolds and lowers to the ground, allowing the wheelchair to be moved in or out. The drawback to this type of wheel chair lift is that the entrance to the van door will be blocked when the chair lift is not in use. But recently, many manufacturers have begun to improve on these types of platform lifts for chairs with wheels.
- One way that they are improving the lifts is to split the chair lift, and include a small slit between them. This will allow the van passengers to climb in and out with ease. In addition, this will allow you to save time when using the wheeled chair lift because your passengers won’t have to unfold the lift every time they want to get in or out of the van.
- So, if you are looking for a good lift for your wheeled chair, a platform wheel chair lift may be just the right tool to make getting in and out of van easier.