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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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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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Silver
Cross
Stairlifts
Guide
Site
acts as a
resource for
people looking
for
stairlifts.
It
concentrates on
providing help
with buying
low-cost and
reconditioned
units.
Comparisons
are made
between models
on the UK,
Canadian and
USA markets.
Advice
is given
according to
the abilities
of the user -
such as whether
they are able
to bend their
knees or
not.
Video
clips are
included with
advice and
there is an
information
request form
for visitors to
fill-in which
then gets
passed to the
site's
affiliate stair
lift
providers.
www.silvercross-stairlifts-guide.com
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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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Stairlifts
and Homelifts -
an information
booklet
This
page contains
an online
booklet posted
by the
Arthritis
Reseach
Campaign.
The
booklet gives
advice to
people
considering the
installation of
a stair
lift.
It
recommends
trying stair
lifts before
any decision is
made to
buy.
Disabled
Living Centres
are recommended
for this
purpose and
details of how
to find one are
given.
The
booklet goes on
to describe the
matters you
should consider
when choosing a
stairlift.
And
there is a list
of useful
contacts given
for people on
how to choose
and finance
their stair
lift.
http://www.arc.org.uk/about_arth/booklets/6043/6043.htm
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