People lifters
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Helpful organisations (updated 2007)
Disabled Living Foundation
Disabled Motorists’ Federation
Ford Mobility
Mobilise
REMAP
Disabled Living Foundation
The DLF provides advice and information on all aspects of disability equipment. They have a database of products and suppliers with details of conversions, hoists and lifting equipment, car seats, vehicles for hire, vehicle accessories and much else. It’s always worth contacting them.
380-384 Harrow Road
London W9 2HU
Local rate Helpline: 0845 130 9177
(10am to 4pm)
Fax: 020 7266 2922
Textphone: 020 7432 8009
Email: advice@dlf.org.uk
www.dlf.org.uk
DLF have a bathing products website: www.bathingmadeeasy.com
Disabled Motorists’ Federation
The DMF is an umbrella organisation for disabled motorists’ clubs. It provides information to individuals about travel, including advice on vehicles and modifications. The Way Ahead, a quarterly newsletter, is free to members, costs £2.50 (including p & p) to non members. Affiliated membership is available costing £12 a year.
Mr. John Killick
Tel: 0191 416 3172
email: JKillick2214@yahoo.co.uk
www.dmfed.org.uk
Ford Mobility
Ford Mobility provides free information on cars, car adaptations and mobility. They can help you find local assessment centres, driving instructors and test drives.
2 Wintersells Road
Byfleet
Surrey KT14 7LF
Tel: 0845 604 0019
e-mail: help@fordmobility.co.uk
www.ford.co.uk/mobility
Mobilise
Charity formed from a merger between the Disabled Drivers’
Association and the Disabled Drivers’ Motor Club. It aims to promote
the personal mobility and welfare of disabled people. Members have access
to an information service and receive a monthly magazine and other benefits.
National Headquarters
Ashwellthorpe
Norwich
NR16 1EX
Tel: 01508 489449
Fax: 01508 488173
e-mail: enquiries@mobilise.info
www.mobilise.info
REMAP
If you can’t find anything to meet your needs, REMAP may help. It is a voluntary organisation of engineers who design and manufacture devices for people when nothing exists on the market to solve their particular problem. Members give their services free. There are around 100 branches of REMAP in the UK.
REMAP England, Wales & N.Ireland
D9 Chaucer Business Park
Kemsing
Kent
TN15 6YU
Tel: 0845 130 0456
Fax: 0845 130 0789
www.remap.org.uk
REMAP Scotland
Contact: David Reid
Tel: 01466 730736
www.remap-scotland.org
Table of contents
Introduction
Hoists
How
they work
Fitting
Using
the hoists
Comfort
and dignity
Hoists
- summaries and verdicts
Lifting
seats
Wheelchair
Systems
Wheelchair
systems - summaries and verdicts
WAVs
Safety/reliability
Buying
guide
Finance
Helpful
organisations
Mobility
Centres
Suppliers
