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Accessibility
Equipment Manufacturers
Association
This
site is for an organisation of
manufacturers and suppliers of a range of
accessibility
products.
These
include companies that make stair lifts,
platform lifts and residential
elevators.
A news
section has details of legislative and
technical issues.
There
are details of benefits to manufacturer
and associate members if they
join.
These
include regular updates on current safety
and statutory legislation
issues.
www.aema.com
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Adaptive
Engineering
This
company manufacturers portable wheelchair
lifts for buildings, boats and
trains.
The
site profiles the Mobilift CX, a portable
wheelchair lift that offers access to
stages and elevated
platforms.
Trains
can be made accessible to wheelchair users
with the Mobilift
TX.
And
the Mobilift VX gives wheelchair users
access to boats.
The
firm also provides the Mobilift AX, an
aircraft wheelchair
lift.
Other
products featured on the site include
aircraft passenger boarding ramps and
stairs.
www.adaptivelifts.com
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Aquatic
Access
This
firm supplies a range of lifts to help
people get in and out of
pools.
The
products are divided into sections for
above-ground and in-ground
lifts.
Custom
made lifts are also available and
applications are listed that include
cruise ships and custom
showers.
Details
of prices and specifications are
given.
And
there is a section with customer
tesitmonials.
Location:
Louisville, KY
www.aquatic-access.com
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BHTA
- British Healthcare Trades
Association
Trade
association for businesses that make or
sell healthcare and assitive technology
products designed to help with independent
living.
Members
are grouped in to a number of different
sectors - of which stairlifts and access
is one. Others include first aid medical
equipment, mobility - and independent
living products. Site has details of the
association's code of practice and a
find-a-member search facility. There are
sections set aside for the general public,
healthcare professionals and also trade
enquiries on how to
join.
www.bhta.net
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European
Platform and Stairlift
Association
Site
promotes the work and aims of a
Europe-wide collection of stair lift
companies.
These
include the objective of ensuring that
products supplied are of a high
quality.
Member
companies have their details and the types
of products they
manufacture.
There
are links to other sites with issues of
European significance
listed.
Details
of the technical objectives of the
organisation are also
given.
www.epsa.eu.com
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Lift
and Escalator Industry
Association
This
site is for the trade association and
advisory body for the lift and escalator
industry.
There
are various sections dealing with separate
types of lifts, including stair
lifts.
Other
sections cover education and training
within the
industry.
The
association's code of practice is
available for
download.
A
publications section has a list of books
avaiable from the
association.
Location:
London
www.leia.co.uk
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Stair
Lift Advice
This
site is split in to sections with tips on
how people can begin their search for a
stair lift.
They
begin with "ten key steps to buying
stairlifts".
Other
sections include advice on choosing a
manufacturer, self-install options and
looking locally for the stair
lift.
www.stairlift-tips.com
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Stairlift
Cartoons
This
is a page of stair lift cartoons from the
larger CartoonStock
website.
There
is a selection of stair lift related
humourous cartoons.
Antics
feature senior citizens and other
characters in various
situations.
Featured
cartoons can be downloaded for purchase
from the website.
Elsewhere
on the site are images related to other
topics.
http://www.cartoonstock.com/directory/s/stairlift.asp
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Stairlift
Guru
Site
offers advice on choosing and buying a
stair lift.
Includes
articles on costs, buying and stair lift
grants - with profiles of some of the
leading manufacturers in the UK. Has
options to get a quote on a new stair
lift.
http://www.stairliftguru.co.uk
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Stairlift
Suppliers
UK
Site
is a UK guide to stair lift
suppliers.
There
is an online form which the site can use
to put potential buyers in touch with
suppliers.
Advice
on whether to choose a new, reconditioned
or rental stair lift is
offered.
There
is information about how to choose between
buying from an independent supplier or
direct from the
manufacturer.
And
the site also includes background
information about stair lifts and their
safety.
http://www.stairliftsuppliers.co.uk
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