Accessible Vehicles Conversion

Individuals with disabilities are no longer limited to bulky or unattractive options when looking for a way to make transportation and travel easier. Modern Accessible vehicles can come with jump seats for passengers, removable seats for wheelchair users, as well as many more amenities.

While it’s wonderful to have the ability to choose wheelchair vans for sale that are focused on more than just transport, the huge selection makes careful consideration on the part of the consumer very important. Despite the fact that your wheelchair accessible minivan will be your most frequently used form of travel, you’ve got to consider the whole package of each of the wheelchair minivans for sale instead of just focusing on visual appeal.

Take the time to decide whether you need a rear access or side access minivan and consider whether you would like a spring-loaded manual operation ramp or a powered ramp. There are wheelchair accessible vans for sale that are specifically designed to meet virtually every need of drivers and passengers with disabilities, and with just a bit of research, you should be able to find a very good selection of wheelchair vans for sale that will perfectly meet your individual needs for travel.

Start your road to faster and easier travels by taking a thorough look at the available wheelchair vans for sale and then narrowing down the field to the units that best fit your needs and your budget. With so many available options, there is a very good chance that you’ll be able to quickly locate and procure a minivan that meets all of your needs and that falls comfortably within your budget. To find the right minivan for you among the thousands of wheelchair minivans for sale, contact a National Mobility Equipment Dealership Association (NMEDA) certified handicap van dealer today.

If you’ve looked into buying a wheelchair van, then you may have heard about something called wheelchair van conversions. Put simply, a wheelchair van conversion is where you take a van and make structural changes and add on additions to make it capable of transporting a Wheelchairs user. It’s a great alternative to forking over $30,000+ for a brand new wheelchair van. Plus, if you do a conversion, you can further customize your van (or a used one you buy) to meet your particular needs. All customizations must meet what are called the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards.

When it comes to minivan conversions, there are several ways you can go. Most conversions are side entry ramp systems with a 10″ lowered floor. Keep in mind that the average minivan has a floor-to-ceiling height of about 48″. With a minivan conversion, you can have a lowered floor that’ll offer you 58″. Inside the minivan conversion, the lowered floor would extend from the backseat to the firewall, thus allowing driving from one’s wheelchair.
Even though lowered floor-side-entry minivans are very practical, they are hard to set up. As the process involves cutting the main support beams that run front-to-rear of the van, then they insert a new sub-frame and then relocate the fuel tank to the space in between the rear axle and rear bumper. The bad news is, doing this wheelchair van conversion can negatively impact ride quality and sound levels.

Rear-entry conversions on minivans are becoming more popular. It’s easy to see why because with rear-entry conversions, the user can load and unload from just about any parking spot without worry of trying to get between cars. Also, rear-entry conversions don’t require cutting the mini-vans structure. There are drawbacks though. For instance, the wheelchair user won’t be able to get into the driver position. Plus, the user must “back out” of the minivan.

Then there are conversions for full-size vans. The benefits are that the standard floor-to-ceiling height of a full-size wheel chair van is usually more than enough for the wheelchair user. That means a significant reduction in wheelchair van conversions costs. Plus, full-size vans offer increased room for additional passengers and gear.

You deserve a better life: a life without limitations. Better Life Mobility can help. Our friendly staff is here to help you find the right, high quality Mobility products . Whether you need handicap vans, mobility van rentals, wheelchair accessible service and repairs, home stair lifts, Wheelchair lifts or disabled driver hand controls, we have either used it personally or our family or friends have. In fact, 40% of us are disabled or have an immediate family member who is, so we know mobility first-hand.