The common home stair wheelchair lift can elevate up to 23 feet in height and can carry up to 350 pounds of weight. There are custom-built stair lifts that can accommodate heavier loads. Home stair lifts cost from $2,000 to $5,000. Car or automobile wheelchair lifts are lifts that are fitted into vehicles to carry wheelchairs inside. Looking for Wheelchair Lift Ramps Wheelchair bound individuals may find it difficult to go about a home if the living spaces are not made wheelchair-friendly. This would include redesigning home to allow wheelchairs to go about effortlessly and without any difficulty. One problem would be for the people in wheelchairs to go to the second floor when they want to. Though this may have occurred after an accident, the home has to be ready to accommodate the needs of the person. One thing homeowners must provide is a wheelchair lift for the porch. This will make it easy and convenient for the individual to use when entering or leaving the hose. The lift is similar to an elevator but in smaller scale and used by someone who is unable to get up a flight of stairs or even two or three steps on the porch. Looking for Wheelchair Lift Vans Wheelchair lift vans can be difficult to find because of their specialized function. These vans are made especially to accommodate wheelchair bound individuals. Wheelchair lift vans are designed in such a way that it will be able to allow wheelchairs to be lifted up and become part of the seating of the said van. Before the advent of wheelchair lifts, wheelchairs are transported and carried into vehicles manually. This is can be very cumbersome and time consuming. Before, it is very difficult to move disabled persons in and out of a vehicle. Thanks to wheelchair lifts, disabled individuals can now be moved and transported with ease as they greatly eliminate the discomfort of the chair transfer and the difficulties transport individuals in wheelchairs. But of course, some wheelchair manufacturers are more technologically advanced than other. It is up to you, of course if you want to pay extra for advanced technology or not. You should also consider maintenance cost when buying wheelchair lifts. Most reputable manufacturers would provide free maintenance for your wheelchair lifts.