Accessible Lifts: Wheelchair Elevators, Stair Lifts and Lifts for Elderly Family Members
Wheelchair lifts, stair lifts, single-person lifts and lifts for elderly relatives - what each does and how to choose.
Overview
Accessibility should be built into a home, not added later.
Wheelchair and handicap access
A wheelchair elevator, wheelchair elevator for home or wheelchair elevator lift provides level access between floors. A handicap elevator or handicap elevator lift serves the same goal, though accessible lift is the more modern term. An accessible lift needs a cabin wide enough for a wheelchair and controls at a reachable height. Guidance such as en81 70, often written EN 81-70, describes accessibility requirements for lifts in Europe.
Lifts for elderly relatives
Home lifts for elderly residents and house lifts for elderly parents reduce the risk of falls. A stretcher lift accommodates a stretcher for medical transport, and a hospital elevator does the same at a larger scale.
Stair lifts
Stair lift options include chair lifts for stairs with landings, which follow curved staircases. Searches for chair lifts for stairs near me are common. A stair lift elevator, elevator chair lift, elevator for stairs or stair elevator for home is a seat or platform on a rail. An inclinator elevator or inclinator home elevator is an older brand-derived term for an inclined lift.
Single-user lifts
A single person lift, single person lift for home, single person elevator or one person elevator is ideal for one wheelchair user, and it is a variant of the personal elevator.
Do not confuse any of these with a drywall foot lift, which is a construction tool for holding drywall panels.
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