wheelchair lifts
Accessibility raising platforms
Wheelchair lifts are mechanical platforms that raise and lower to transport wheelchair users between different levels.
They're installed where ramps aren't practical—on vehicles, at building entrances, or between floors.
The bus driver deployed the wheelchair lift.
Unlike elevators, lifts typically move along a short vertical or inclined path rather than through an enclosed shaft.
Update existing equipment
- modificationAct of altering something
- conversionAct of changing states
- customizationModification to individual preference
- installationProcess of putting in
remodeling · upgrade · redesign · refitting · accommodation · stairlift · garage · residential
Raise with tackle
- platformRaised flat structure
- hydraulicRelating to pressurized liquids
- pulleyGrooved wheel for rope
- counterweightBalancing mass in machinery
cable · winch · actuator · motorized · liftgate · vertical · electric · manual
Sloped connecting surface
- elevatorVertical conveyance between floors
- entrywayPassage serving as entrance
- building codeRegulations governing structure erection
- barrier-freeWithout physical obstructions
public transport · infrastructure · curb cut · doorway · threshold · entrance · parking · restroom
Making a cargo vehicle habitable
- minivanMultipurpose family vehicle
- SUVRugged passenger vehicle
- busLarge passenger vehicle
- paratransitAccessible transit for disabled
vehicle modification · tie-down · passenger · transit · school bus · taxi · loading · unloading
Combining into a whole
- equalitySame status for all
- civil rightsGuaranteed individual legal protections
- ADAThree-letter abbreviation, multiple meanings
- non-discriminationEqual treatment regardless of difference
disability rights · accommodation · participation · opportunity · public access · equal access · advocacy · compliance
Independent decision-making capacity
- empowermentGaining authority or confidence
- freedomAbsence of constraint
- unassistedWithout outside help
- self-sufficiencyIndependence from outside aid
dignity · choice · self-determination · agency · daily living · employment · travel · participation
retrofit
Update existing equipment
- modificationAct of altering something
- conversionAct of changing states
- customizationModification to individual preference
installation · remodeling · upgrade · redesign · refitting · accommodation · stairlift · garage · residential · commercial
hoist
Raise with tackle
counterweight · cable · winch · actuator · motorized · liftgate · vertical · electric · manual · portable
ramp
Sloped connecting surface
- elevatorVertical conveyance between floors
- entrywayPassage serving as entrance
- building codeRegulations governing structure erection
barrier-free · public transport · infrastructure · curb cut · doorway · threshold · entrance · parking · restroom · universal design
van conversion
Making a cargo vehicle habitable
paratransit · vehicle modification · tie-down · passenger · transit · school bus · taxi · loading · unloading · cargo area
integration
Combining into a whole
- equalitySame status for all
- civil rightsGuaranteed individual legal protections
- ADAThree-letter abbreviation, multiple meanings
non-discrimination · disability rights · accommodation · participation · opportunity · public access · equal access · advocacy · compliance · regulation
autonomy
Independent decision-making capacity
- empowermentGaining authority or confidence
- freedomAbsence of constraint
- unassistedWithout outside help
self-sufficiency · dignity · choice · self-determination · agency · daily living · employment · travel · participation · quality of life
- accessibilityadaptive skiing, accessibility features, handcycling, sled hockey, boccia
- school busesschool bus, school buses, yellow bus, yellow buses, bus driver
- transit stationstrain stations, subway station, train station, train depots, station
wheelchair liftsstairs
Set of steps
staircases · ladders · escalators · steps · turnstiles
wheelchair liftsstairs
Set of steps
climbing walls · rope ladders · spiral staircases · step stools
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