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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.
Choosing Equipment
Stairlift Models Compared: Capacity, Rail, Width and Lead Time
The figures that actually separate one model from another, taken from the manufacturers rather than from a sales sheet, with the ones…
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Bathroom & Home Safety
What Surface Should a Wheelchair Ramp Have?
The decision that determines whether a correctly built ramp is safe in the rain. Materials compared, and what to check on one…
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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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Choosing Equipment
Can a Stairlift Be Fitted to Any Staircase?
Nearly always yes. The handful of situations where the answer is genuinely no, and what to do instead when it is.
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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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Aging in Place
Power Chair Drive Configurations: Front, Mid and Rear Wheel
Where the driven wheels sit changes how a chair turns, climbs and behaves at speed. It is the first thing that should…
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