Most of us already know what a stair chair lift is and how they work. They provide freedom to those that have mobility issues. While money is always a concern it is my intention that this shouldn’t be the driving force behind your decision on whether to purchase one of not. Don’t let price win out over loyalty and a sense of duty. This is a short story about my grandmother and how our decision to get her a stair chair lift was a decision that will forever remain as one of the best decisions we ever made.

Today’s power wheelchair industry has roots to the first known wheelchair developed in China in the 6th century. Two engineers, Harry Jennings and Herbert Everest, built the first collapsible wheelchair in 1933 after Everest was injured in a mining accident. Jennings and Everest also became the first entrepreneurs to mass-produce their lightweight wheelchair along with their patented “x brace,” which support concept is still used today.

Being required to use a wheelchair for any lengthy period of time can be a troublesome situation for any person to need to cope with. There are numerous barriers to conquer that more mobile individuals scarcely even become aware of. Fortunately, as time has progressed, inventions have come forward to help make coping with being in a wheelchair a little more stress-free. One of those inventions is a product known as a wheelchair lift.