Platform Lifts
The case of total wheelchair restriction is probably the most difficult mobility challenge to deal with; however, even this can be overcome with proper equipment - and that equipment does not necessarily have to include a full-blown elevator in all cases. Platform lifts provide a less-expensive solution, particularly suited to public places but also great for the home. Some models are even portable, for easy handicapped access to temporary venues such as outdoor stages.
Vertical Platform Lifts
More space-conscious and visually appealing than ramps but less expensive and involved than elevators, are vertical platform lifts. This type of lift can be installed indoors or outdoors, enclosed or open, for maximum flexibility. Country Home Elevator sells and installs vertical platform lifts from a variety of leading manufacturers, including Symmetry Elevating Solutions, Garaventa, Savaria, and Harmar/Summit.
Inclined Platform Lifts
The most direct approach to getting a wheelchair up stairs is not to circumvent the stairs altogether, but to add an inclined platform lift over the existing stairs, much like a stairlift. Another benefit of this approach is space savings, as no separate hoistway is required for the lift in this kind of installation.
Savaria
Country Home Elevator of Tulsa is an authorized Oklahoma dealer for Savaria, a well-known manufacturer that excels in the area of wheelchair platform lifts. Savaria's line of enclosed vanishing-floor lifts can be installed without a built-in hoistway and present one of the most economical solutions for home wheelchair accessibility.
