Transport Wheelchairs and Handicap Vans

Transport wheelchairs are lightweight wheelchairs that fold to fit in the trunk of a non accessible vehicle. Even the most lightweight transport wheelchairs are in excess of 25 pounds and even when folded are bulky and cumbersome. Transport wheelchairs are incapable of holding as much weight as regular wheelchairs and can be uncomfortable to a wheelchair user that has become accustomed to his/her regular chair.

Moving a wheelchair user in and out of their regular wheelchair to a transport wheelchair can be dangerous. A wheelchair user does not have full use of his/her legs and cannot properly support his/her weight while going from wheelchair to the transport wheelchair, then from the transport wheelchair to the vehicle and back again. With AMS Vans, you can eliminate 5 transfers and 5 different risks for injury to both the wheelchair user and the transferring person. We offer sale of both used and new accessible vans, accessible van rental and custom conversions that eliminate the use of transport wheelchairs.

Our side entry handicap vans feature power lifts that are perfect for all wheelchairs. A 10" lowered floor and ramps with a 4" extension to decrease incline, transport wheelchairs are obsolete. The wheelchair user can be at home and comfortable with his/her regular wheelchair. Our rear entry wheelchair van is perfect for extra wide and tall wheelchairs with a channel cut right into the floor system from the back of the van to the passenger area.

Transferring a wheelchair user in and out of a transport wheelchair is back breaking and painful. It is impossible to correctly lift a disabled human being with ergonomic correct lifting skills in and out of a transport wheelchair to a non accessible vehicle. Then you have to hassle with folding the transport wheelchair down and lifting it into the trunk of the car, leaving no room for groceries, shopping bags or other necessities. Transport wheelchairs take way too long to unfold and double check to make sure they won't collapse in on the wheelchair user once placed in it. Since transport wheelchairs are often slimmer than standard wheelchairs, the user is normally cramped and uncomfortable. It can take away a sense of independence to those that have become accustomed to using a power wheelchair that now have to rely on a caretaker to get them around.

AMS Vans pay for themselves once you factor in the cost of additional medical bills from back, shoulder, and leg injuries from constantly transferring a wheelchair user into and out of the car. We offer options to rent wheelchair vans, buy handicap vans, or convert your minivan to be accessible. Call 1-800-775-8267 now to start your road to freedom.