Make Life Easier With A Portable Wheel Chair Ramp

Anyone who routinely transports someone confined to a wheel chair understands the struggle it can take getting the wheel chair in and out of a vehicle. It can be particularly difficult when the wheel chair is motorized. But there is a solution that's growing in popularity. It's a portable wheel chair ramp. Not only does it make loading and unloading a wheel chair much easier, but it makes the process much safer as well.

There are some wheel chairs, usually manual chairs, that collapse and are easy to load into the trunk of a car or the back of a van. However, most modern wheel chairs, especially electric and motorized models, don't collapse. This means they have to be manually loaded and unloaded, no small task for even the strongest of us. Hence, the convenience of a portable wheel chair ramp, which makes life that much easier.

Sounds Good, But How Does It Work?

First of all, these ramps are designed for vans. They have a flat, heavy base that sits atop the interior floor of the van once the doors are open. The portable wheel chair ramp then extends outward and down until the other end rests on the ground. The height and angle of the ramp will change according to your van and your parking situation, which makes it an extremely versatile device. In addition, the ramp can collapse to a length much shorter than its full length, making it not only portable, but easily stored and transported.

Limitations Of A Portable Wheel Chair Ramp

Not all situations require a portable wheel chair ramp. For example, if you drive a sedan, you won't find much use for a portable ramp. Even if you plan to use it to load a wheel chair in and out of the sedan's trunk, you'll find it's a little too bulky and difficult to manage for a feat that's easier to do by hand.

Yeah, But If You've Got A Van

On the other hand, if you're using a van or a minivan or a handicap-accessible van, a portable wheel chair ramp can make your life infinitely easier. Not only can the ramp help load an empty wheelchair into the rear of a minivan, it's sturdy enough to allow someone in an electric wheel chair to ride the ramp right into the van. In either case, a portable ramp can prove to be an extremely convenient device that makes life easier for many people.