Minivan Wheelchair Lifts For Your Family Traveling Needs

With the vast variety of minivan wheelchair lifts in the market, users are spoilt for choice between the simple and affordable, and the luxurious and convenient. Essentially, wheelchair lifts for mini-vans are almost the same as wheelchair lifts for other forms of automobiles. The only difference is the mechanism on getting the wheelchair into the mini-van as opposed to a car. If the wheelchair is to be placed at the rear of the mini-van, then any wheelchair lift will do just fine. However, if the wheelchair user wants to be in the chair at all times, then a Braun mini van wheelchair lift will be a better option.

There are also multiple Bruno wheelchair lift models which are compatible for use in a mini-van. They include the pCurb-Sider and the Big Lifter models, which are capable of lifting both manual as well as power wheelchairs. Both mini-van wheelchair lifts are operated through hand-held controllers and run on battery power from the vehicles. It is easy for anyone to operate these lifts as it is just a push of a button to lift the folded wheelchair up or down. A quick swing will maneuver the wheelchair in place inside the back of the mini-van.

Alternatively, if you prefer to travel in style, the Braun Vangater II will be the mini-van wheelchair lift for you. Wheelchair users need to first maneuver their wheelchair into place on the platform. A roll stop will automatically rise up, acting as a barrier to prevent the wheelchair from rolling off the platform during lifting operations. The wheelchair will then be raised up to a height which is leveled with the platform of the mini-van. The user can then wheel himself into the interior of the mini-van before the platform is raised and stowed away till the next destination. Furthermore, the platform is made not to take up too much space as it can be folded three times over and stowed away. Operations are controllable with a hand-held control or even a remote control. For further safety, the lifting can be controlled by the wheelchair user itself through the use of a switch arm in the lift. A sensor mat alerts the wheelchair user when the wheelchair lift is not at level with the floor of the minivan.