Vehicle Wheelchair Storage Solutions

Vehicle Wheelchair Storage Solutions

If you are a person with a disability or caring for one, you would know how essential equipment is for making you safe and comfortable while still allowing you to be as mobile as you can be. So, if you plan for a long trip or even a short vacation that would inevitably require a car, a wheelchair carrier would best suit you.

What is a wheelchair carrier?

A wheelchair carrier is a simple piece of equipment that provides a vast amount of flexibility and comfort for a person with a disability while traveling. A ramp is installed on the hitch of your car to secure the storage of your wheelchair while traveling.

Utilizing a wheelchair carrier provides you with various functions that will allow you to conveniently raise and lower the wheelchair before taking it off the car and preparing it for the road. It also gives you both the much-needed mobility and space while moving.

BraunAbility® Chair Topper®

The revolutionary BraunAbility Chair Topper is a storage product for wheelchairs that allows you to store your foldable manual wheelchair in a car-top carrier conveniently. Chair Topper also preserves your vehicle’s interior and space for you and your passengers’ comfort.

Aside from the fact that BraunAbility Chair Topper provides you and your loved ones a hassle-free storage process, it also saves your interior from getting dirty or damaged during the process. Another thing is that it keeps you away from potential injury caused by continually twisting and moving around inside your vehicle to store your chair.

Your Ideal Accessible Vehicle Alternative

Wheelchair storage solutions are suitable for individuals with physical disabilities as it gives off accessible vehicle solution for storing wheelchairs that fit nearly any vehicle. Listed below are two (2) principal benefits of using a wheelchair carrier:

1. Mobility

A wheelchair carrier allows the person with a disability to use the car independently as long as they can lift and raise the carrier on their own. It is an incredibly liberating feeling since it makes the wheelchair user more self-reliable.

2. Less work involved

There is much less work involved in moving when you have a wheelchair carrier. It can be challenging to move and lift the wheelchair every time you plan to use the car. Fortunately, using a wheelchair carrier would save you from this hassle.

How does it work?

Storage products are made for foldable manual chairs. It usually requires the owner to transfer to a seated position in the vehicle before activating the power storage feature. It is secured to the roof of a car and programmed to the appropriate height. The driver or passenger transfers from their wheelchair into the vehicle seat and manually secures their wheelchair in a folded position. The storage device is then activated to raise the chair out away from the vehicle to prevent any scratching or bump, and then it slides into the car top carrier. The carrier closes, and your wheelchair is now weather-sealed in a durable plastic form that resembles other common car carriers on the market today.

Installing your Wheelchair Storage Product

Contacting your BraunAbility dealer would be a great idea when you want to have a wheelchair storage product installed in your vehicle. It is because some cars may be too tall or too short for an adequate installation. To know if a wheelchair product is compatible with your vehicle, your BraunAbility dealer should first make an assessment. It would also make you feel secure that all your vehicle features that involve wiring will not be affected by the installation.

Contact Quail Country Customs today for a free consultation.