Standard features on most manual wheelchairs include removable footrests, full length armrests and foldable frames. An additional feature of manual wheelchairs is that they are extremely reliable as a result of the basic features inherent in the design. Transport wheelchairs typically weigh between 20 and 25lbs, making it fairly easy store them in the trunk of your car.

Electrically powered wheelchairs generally come in two varieties… wheelchairs with a powerbase and manual chairs that have been adapted to be electrically driven. Due to the wide variety of heights, sizes and weights that electric wheelchairs come in, it is not easy to select the best one for your needs. The benefit of fitting solid tires to your power wheelchair is that they are easy to maintain and never get punctures, but they do not give you the most comfortable rides.

You can expect to do fairly major modifications and remove seats from your car if you install a wheelchair lift inside your vehicle. For smaller wheelchairs a swing lift fitted inside the vehicle is a good option although they do take up a lot of floor space. Serious injury can occur if your vertical platform wheelchair lift is not installed to high standards by trained workmen.

It's important that the materials used in your wheelchair ramp are appropriate for the weight and other stresses that will be placed on it. Without raised edges on a wheelchair ramp there is always the danger of the wheelchair coming off the ramp and causing a serious injury. Long wheelchair ramps with a low slope are easier to use and are a lot safer as well.

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