Wheelchair crane for car

Wheelchair crane that lifts a manual wheelchair into and out of the car trunk – suitable for people with disabilities and low strength

Description
Wheelchair crane that loads a wheelchair into and out of the trunk of station wagons, minivans and vans.
A customized loop is attached to the wheelchair into which the crane lifting hook is inserted. The electric crane is operated with manual controls.

Model: Carolift 90

Authors comments
The user has a sign on the car telling other drivers that she needs space behind the car when the car is parked.

The National Road Administration recommended and helped the user to obtain the wheelchair crane.

Purchased from
Autoadapt, www.autoadapt.se (last checked Febr. 2011)

Paid for by
Social Insurance Agency

Tip is dated from 2009

Categories for this tip
carrying, moving and handling objects » lifting and carrying, mobility » driving a car, transfers into and out of cars, Tips and tricks from people with Tetraplegia with motor function allowing ambulation (C2-Th1, ASIA D, E).