Resources

Long story short, in order to be considered ADA compliant, a platform lift must comply with the ASME A18.1 Safety Standard. However, the standard is nuanced, and complying with the letter of the standard can be a bit complicated.

Congratulations to the third-year architecture students in the University of Arizona’s College of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture (CAPLA) program for your amazing work in this year’s Accessible Design Competition! Now in its fourth …

Inclined platform lifts (IPLs), or a stair lifts, are limited use elevating devices for transporting a disabled rider diagonally across a staircase.

ADA standards are interpreted in this list & it should be noted that safety & accessibility codes are constantly changing & being adopted throughout the US.

This glossary is a comprehensive list of the most commonly used terminology when discussing wheelchair lifts and other accessibility solutions.

Most platform lifts are custom built with a variety of features & options, such as safety pans, installation pits, portability, low profile & a drive train.

Lift setup and operation videos for guidance on how to use either the Protege or Virtuoso portable wheelchair lifts.

Faith Capone has always been a competitor. After discovering adaptive cycling, she knew she found a new avenue for competition!

To help celebrate, we’re looking back at the history of adaptive athletics and how our Tucson community keeps rolling forward.

Aguirre is the 2019 El Tour de Tucson Handcycler of the Year and a recent recipient of a Kelly Brush Foundation Grant.

The partnership between Ascension Wheelchair Lifts and Southern Arizona Adaptive Sports represents growing community support for improved physical accessibility around Tucson.

Architecture students at the University of Arizona ended 2020 with a universal design competition sponsored by Ascension Wheelchair Lifts.

Tucson architect and University of Arizona CAPLA teacher Teresa Rosano looks back at teaching universal design in the fall 2020 semester.

We spoke with celebrated architect and architecture teacher Teresa Rosano about the future of accessibility in architectural design.

What about architecture for the hearing impaired? Gallaudet University began the DeafSpace Institute to promote architecture for the deaf.