subject: Who Says Size, Function And Design Doesnt Count When You Have A Travel Wheelchair? [print this page] With a portable wheelchair it's hard not to notice that life has no limits. Life almost seems unbearable when it is so suddenly reduced and journeying to new places just seems like impossibility in the end. The answer too many of your questions can be found in the suggestions given about ramps and lifts.
Wheel chairs are no longer looked upon as a restriction when it comes to trips in vehicles or simply being in your very own home. You may ask 'how?' the answer to your question is an 'electric wheelchair lift'. Stair lifts seem to be a general feature in most homes. Installation is relatively simple with the wheelchair lift attached to the stair wall allowing you the freedom to move between levels. Stair lifts are easily removed once the need for them has been completed making them both a temporary as well as a fixed fitting. There is an array of choice when it comes to wheelchair lifts specifically when it comes to traveling by car. When it co mes to vehicles there are two options, firstly attaching the lift to the rear bumper or having it installed so as to be able to fold into the vehicle. As the driver you can be assured of no worries or hassles. If you own a van lifts can be designed to fit specifically for those who are physically challenged and driver of the vehicle.
If you have difficulty getting into a van a quick solution is a wheelchair ramp. Ramps come in many forms such as the modular wheelchair ramp guaranteed not to move and easily movable. Another example is a threshold ramp used specifically for steps and entry ways allowing free passage for the wheelchair. Track ramps can be used with ease when it comes to mobility up stairways and vehicles.
Having said this there are many other fine examples of ramps that can be used when it comes to traveling in vehicles and of greater ease. Built into the van with access from the side the Tri-fold wheelchair ramp is the perfect choice. Both folding of the ramp in and out of the vehicle can be achieved. Ramps such as the hitched mounted ramp are mounted onto the actual hitch allowing ease of use when it comes to large vehicles.
Portable wheelchairs are meant to get you wherever you need to go, but you may need a ramp or lift to assist you. These tools can be great aids to make sure that you aren't confined to certain places while in your wheelchair. You need not worry about what to travel in or where to go with ramps and lifts made specifically for wheelchairs the world is your oyster.
