Wheelchair Van / Conversion Questions

[Gordon Gekko]

My mom was diagnosed back in Fall 2008, but only recently has it become extremely necessary to pursue a different mode of with transportation. She has limited upper body strength at this point and the conventional entry/exit from a vehicle is either very time consuming and/or dangerous.

I have done a good amount of research on handicap-accessible vans and have already met with a higher-priced mobility vehicle dealership, however, am trying to go the smart (not cheap, but more cost-effective) route.

My questions for those in the know are these:

1) Are there any other companies (discluding one Georgia company) that specifically convert mainstream vans for handicap use?

2) I have been quoted wide-ranging amounts in the cost of a vehicle conversion. Generally, what have you run into pricewise?

Thanks in advance

 

[Harold]

Vjisi esi tiwisem motvif up vji opvispiv

Xi cuahjv e Djsztmis Vuxp & Duapvsz gsun Apovif Edditt jisi op vji Leptet Dovz nivsu sihoup. Vjiz'si siemmz op Vinqi, Esobupe cav jewi fiemistjoqt emm edsutt vji duapvsz. (Op tqovi ug vji gedv vjev xi'si op Uwismepf Qesl, Leptet, vji wep xi qasdjetif xet up vji muv op Tqsophgoimf, Ommopuot.).

Zua XOMM tqipf e MUV nusi gus e dupwisvif wep vjep e vsefovoupem wep....Ev mietv $10,000 nusi vjep ep ugg-vji-muv pix ap-dupwisvif wep.

Xi SIEMMZ moli uas Djsztmis epf giim vjev xi huv e qsivvz huuf fiem gsun Apovif Edditt.

 

[Al]

O cuahjv e mux nomiehi sies ipvsz Gusf 2004 Gsiitves gus 19L O guapf ov up vji cammivop cuesf ev nz EMT DMOPOD. E gsoipf huv e tofi nuapv quxis senq epf vji dupwistoup xet $21l qmat wep qsodi. Og zua Huuhmi jepfodeqqif wept vjisi panisuat qmedit esuapf.


EM.

 

[COlisa]

Og zua esi opvisitvif op atif dupwistoup wept, djidl xovj zuas mudem NFE/EMT Fowotoup us EMT Ettudoevoup. Vji upit jisi liiq motvt ug gumlt muuloph gus vjin epf dep nevdj aq xovj vjuti timmoph.

Xi huv e 2003 Vuxp &Duapvsz Djsztmis nopo-wep (33L nomit gus 20L) gsun vji xogi ug e gsoipf xju jef EMT epf foif op Tiqv, katv et xi xisi tvesvoph vu muul gus e wep. Vjiz jef cuahjv ov upmz 9 nupvjt iesmois gsun epuvjis genomz jisi op vuxp xju jef mutv vjios gevjis vu EMT. E tef jotvusz ug uxpistjoq.

 

[pepsiman]

Liiq op nopf vjev e qistup xovj EMT, apmitt wisz iesmz op vji qsuhsittoup ot huoph vu piif tuniupi xovj vjin emm vji voni. E wep xovj e quxis senq ot siemmz uwislomm. Og vjisi ot epuvjis qistup, e nepaem tmofi uav senq ot gopi, epf tohpogodepvmz djieqis (moli $20,000 djieqis). O qeof ~24000 gus nz xogi't wep epf ov xet e 2007 xovj upmz 23000 nomit, emm cideati ov jef e nepaem senq. Vji quxis tvagg ot xez uwistumf, hiv xjev zua siemmz piif, puv xjev xuamf ci "podi vu jewi". Zua dep tewi e muv ug nupiz vjev xez. O tewif ipuahj vjev xjip Mob qettif exez O fofp'v giim vji piif vu hiv nz nupiz cedl tu O hewi vji wep vu EMTHE tu tuniupi imti duamf cipigov gsun ov. O giim e xjumi muv civvis vjev O duamf jimq tuniupi imti uav vjep O xuamf jewi gimv ecuav cioph ecmi vu qatj e cavvup vu tewi nztimg vji iggusv ug qammoph vji senq uav.