38% of disabled people live in rented accommodation(1). Mobility is the biggest disability issue(2).
Being a portable piece of equipment, our stairclimber is classed as an auxiliary aid.
Our stairclimbing wheelchair overcomes the issue of stairs limiting accessibility.
It works whether in a rented house or common parts in a MOU (multiple occupancy unit).
Unlike the conventional alternative of a stairlift or through-floor lift, our battery-powered S-Max stairclimber requires no physical or structural change to the home.
Once the client is sat on the S-Max, there’s no need for intermediate transfers until the destination is reached.
Their carer just pushes a button and guides the S-Max from room to room, up and down steps and stairs.
S-Max solves accessibility and mobility for more than one disabled tenant.
Our equipment helps numerous disabled tenants overcome their mobility limitations over its average 15 year lifespan(3), using our unique re-issue scheme.
Nor is additional capital equipment funding/ DFG allocation(4) required.
“In our 25 years’ experience, we find S-Max can solve the problem of stairway access in 90+% of scenarios,” observes Peter Wingrave, AAT Director.
“S-Max provides a fast, safe, cost-efficient way to enable people to remain in their homes.
"People are no longer at a substantial disadvantage in their home, unable to access various floors or go beyond their front door.
“Something as simple as re-allocating a stairclimber could avoid disabled tenants having a sense of isolation and inaccessibility. And most local authorities already have our stairclimbing wheelchair!”
Full details of AAT’s S-Max, and the company’s re-issue facility, are available on its website @ http://www.aatgb.com/ots/ and http://www.aatgb.com/s-max/
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