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Answers About Mobility And Accessibility Equipment
Plain writing about how this equipment works, what it costs, what it does not do, and how to choose between the options. Written for anybody researching it, whether you buy from us or not.
Aging in Place
Outdoor Ramps: What Weather Does to Them
Surface, drainage and maintenance decide whether an outdoor ramp stays safe. The material choices that matter in heat, humidity and sudden rain.
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Businesses & Building Owners
Combined Step and Lift Units: When a Staircase Becomes a Platform
A short flight of steps that converts into a platform lift at the press of a button. Where this solves a problem…
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Businesses & Building Owners
Platform Lift Troubleshooting: What to Check Before You Call
Most platform lift call-outs come down to a handful of causes, and several of them you can check yourself in two minutes.
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Aging in Place
Do Stairlifts Work in a Power Outage?
Yes, and the reason is the same reason they are so cheap to run. What the batteries actually do, and the one…
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Aging in Place
Automatic Door Openers for Homes and Small Buildings
The equipment that turns a door somebody cannot open into one they can. How they work, what they need from the door,…
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Fleet Managers
Bus Air Conditioning in a Southern Summer
On a special needs route, AC is not comfort. What actually fails, when to schedule the work, and why spring is too…
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Businesses & Building Owners
Is Your School Accessible? What to Check Before Somebody Complains
Buildings, buses and the route between them. The walk-through a district can do itself, and the findings that tend to come as…
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Fleet Managers
Wheelchair Lift Preventive Maintenance on a Bus Fleet
Per unit rather than per bus, scheduled around routes rather than against them. Why most fleet lift programs cannot answer the question…
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Costs & Funding
How Long Does a Stairlift Last?
Longer than most people expect, and the things that shorten it are almost all avoidable. What wears, what does not, and when…
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