For people who have mobility disabilities, being in a wheelchair can place a real hindrance on how they would prefer to live their lives. In order to make getting around that much easier for these people, their families often opt to have a wheelchair lift installed in a van or similar large vehicle, allowing the person with a mobility disability the freedom to get around.
There are plenty of benefits for both the mobility disabled and their families through the use of a wheelchair lift, including:
- The ability for the disabled person to remain in their wheelchair during transportation, lessening the stress that being separated from their means of transportation can cause as well as the strain on family members who must lift the person.
- Electric wheelchair lifts are reasonably efficient to run and require little maintenance after the initial installation
- The adaptation of the wheelchair lift so that the disabled person is able to ride in the passenger seat or even drive the vehicle (which has been previously impossible) without having to leave the comfort of their wheelchair.
- It may be the difference between a disabled person being able to ride in a car or not – if their primary carer is an elderly person, is also disabled or is not always able to help them in and out of the vehicle (such as a pregnant woman who cannot lift), the disabled person may feel confined to their home most of the time.
For many mobility disabled persons, the installation of a wheelchair lift in a compatible van or similar large vehicle can be life changing – it will allow them the freedom to get out of the house whenever they like and to travel to all the places that they previously felt were unattainable.
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