| There are currently many types of wheelchair lifts | | | | The inclined platform wheelchair lift is suitable for use |
| available, for many different functions. The four most | | | | indoors our outdoors. They are the main lifts that are |
| commonly used are the inclined platform lift, vertical | | | | installed in homes. Inclined platform lifts can also be |
| platform lift, portable lift, and portable vertical lift. | | | | found in schools and various other public buildings, as |
| These are all very similar in that they transport or lift | | | | well as churches. They are mostly used at stairways, |
| a wheelchair and user to a higher story in a home or | | | | either on the inside of the stair railing or the outside, |
| even up a flight of stairs; however, they all have | | | | and assist people in wheelchairs by lifting them to a |
| different uses. | | | | higher level in the building. |