The disabled lifts are the most important lifts when the disabled people are kept in consideration. They prove to be the best companion when the disabled people want to carry themselves above the ground level. The disabled lifts prove to have the ability to change the life of disabled persons as they provide a better independence to the people who are unable to climb the stairs. The government has made it mandatory to have a disabled lift in the all the social buildings to make them accessible to the disabled people. All the wheel chairs users have the full right to have access to all the public places, buildings and all workplaces.



The disabled lifts are designed in a manner to make the use of wheelchair on them better. The disabled includes of a stage which can be moved between the floors. It facilities the wheel chair user to move on the platform and it can be lifted to wanted level and they can carry themselves out of the lift. The disabled lifts has imparted with the great deal of self dependence. The technology involved in the disabled lifts is quite ancient but it developed with the course of time.

The disabled lifts were commonly used on the back of vans and trucks. With the use of disabled lifts the owner is able to place the chair on the lift and move to the desired place. The moment the user is in the lift it raises from the ground with a special control pad and it allows the owner to carry himself to the desired place.  

Luckily the UK government has come forward to encourage the disabled access for everyone in the UK. Government scheme has encouraged business and workplace to make their premises accessible for the disabled users in all government buildings and institutions. Therefore the people who use wheelchairs can now have easy access to libraries, parks and other public areas.

Disabled lifts are basically slid and folding platform kind and are available in automatic and semiautomatic features. The automatic disabled lift comes with great features like lift's folding, unfolding, raising and lowering. In The semi automatic wheelchair platform one needs to unfold and fold the platform by himself. The electric wheelchairs are quite easier to be maintained in comparison to the hydraulic wheel chairs. The electric wheel chairs have the option of fitting telephone jacks and automatic door openers.

In 1999 the UK government has passed a law that describes that a multi-storied building should have an entrance for the disabled users, it should have a free access to the house all the important features of the building like garden, the washrooms should be constructed in a manner so that the disabled user has an easy access to them.