Wheelchair Ramps – Choosing the right Wheelchair & Scooter Ramp from Health and Care

Wheelchair and scooter ramps are essential in makingscooter can run smoothly over the hinge into another
a building easily accessible and it is important toroom. Finally the most flexible kind of Threshold
choose the correct one for your requirements.wheelchair and scooter ramp is a channel ramp.
 Whether it is for domestic or commercial use thereThese can comprise of both folding and telescopic
are plenty of wheelchair and scooter ramps to choosefeatures making it an easily stored ramp and a ramp
from. Ramps can be used to load wheelchairs orthat can extend to fit specific building requirements.
scooters into vehicles, put over steps to create aWheelchair and Scooter Vehicle Loading Ramps
smooth transition and over a door’s threshold toThese ramps can be used to move a wheelchair or
enable easy access.  Wheelchair ramps can bescooter from the ground and into a vehicle. They can
portable, foldable or with a rail to offer additionalalso be used to transport wheelchairs up or down
support for those who can not walk unaided. Belowsteps or over curbs. A vehicle loading ramp tends to
you will find a complete guide to choosing the rightbe quite long or ‘telescopic’, meaning that it is
wheelchair and scooter ramp for your home orextendable lengthways.  Many vehicle loading ramps
commercial premises.tend to be foldable and lightweight so the ramp can be
Threshold Wheelchair and Scooter Rampsstored in the vehicle along with the wheelchair or
Threshold ramps are essential ramps for bothscooter. The ramps are normally slip resistant to
domestic and commercial use. A threshold rampsmaintain good traction even in wet conditions. Vehicle
purpose is to create a ‘bridge over a threshold’loading ramps can be either on wide ramp or two
for a wheelchair or scooter to roll over. A commonnarrower channels known as a channel ramp. Both are
threshold would be a door frame or door step to getwide enough to fit wheelchairs and scooters.
from outside a building to inside. Threshold wheelchairAccess Ramps
and scooter ramps come in a range of sizes and canAccess ramps create an easy access point up to a
be made from a number of different materials includingbuilding for wheelchairs, scooters and for those who
aluminium and fibreglass.  A threshold wheelchair andare unable to walk up steps unaided. These ramps are
scooter ramp can be a simple bridge up to a step sonormally found on commercial premises, schools,
the wheelchair or scooter can bridge the distancehospitals and nursing homes.  Access ramps come in
from the ground to the step.  Another choice ofa range of sizes to suit a particular building’s
wheelchair and scooter threshold ramp is a ramprequirements. Access ramps are available with or
which runs over a door hinge so the wheelchair orwithout hand rails.