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Pollock Lifts

Unit 1 Sloefield Drive
Trooperslane Industrial Estate
Carrickfergus
BT38 8GX
Northern Ireland
United Kingdom

Phone:0044 28 9336 8167

Fax:0044 28 9336 7846

E-mail:info@pollocklifts.co.uk

Do you know why it is essential to have disabled lifts?

26 November 2011

Getting through life can be a challenging affair for physically handicapped individuals. These people make so much effort to move around building or houses to run errands. Fortunately there are plenty of tools and innovations that have been made in the recent years in order to make such people feel as part and parcel of the society.

One of these tool is the disabled lifts that are meant to eliminate the discrimination created by staircases and raised floors in buildings. These lifts come in various dimensions and types as there are plenty of manufacturers making them.

The lifts are mostly used in elderly people’s homes and in homes that have a physically challenged member of the family. These lifts are also referred to as mobility lifts, patient lifts or handicap lifts. One of the major advantages of having these lifts is that they increase the level of independence for individuals as they enable them to move freely. As a result, these individuals develop positive thinking and self esteem, which in turn increases their productivity. Most of these lifts come with controls that are easy to use including Braille controls for those with poor eye sight. The lifts also come with added safety features to overcome the fear that most people develop in using lifts.