Wheelchair Accessible Vehicles for Sale or Hire – UK & Ireland Wheelchair accessible vehicles can make a huge difference to your lifestyle. Literally thousands of disabled people have benefited from the chance to have their own wheelchair vehicle from Allied Mobility, offering new freedom and independence to individuals and their families. Mobility Vehicles – Your Choice Discover our unique range of mobility cars and disability vehicles for sale and hire. We offer both passenger and drive-from wheelchair mobility vehicles. All of our wheelchair cars and people carriers feature state-of-the-art wheelchair ramps and wheelchair restraints and are tested to stringent national safety standards. Wheelchair Accessible Minibus Conversions We also offer Britain’s widest selection of wheelchair accessible minibuses for sale. Our dedicated minibus design team will help you choose the right base vehicle, seating plan and wheelchair access features to meet your particular needs.
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Welcome to McElmeel Mobility Services McElmeel Mobility Services was established in 1950 and is the UK and Ireland's original adaptor and converter of vehicles for disabled drivers and passengers. As a Motability Premier Partner with 66 years experience in business, we offer a complete range of products and vehicles to suit all requirements. McElmeel Mobility Services are NSAI approved and hold memberships with WAVCA, RMI and STATUS as well as holding ISO 9001. Recent achievements include being the first WAV convertor in Europe to hold a place on Ford's new QVM scheme and our reciept of the "Excellence in Customer Care" award from the NI Chamber.As a company on the forefront of developing products and standards to support disabled drivers and passengers, McElmeel Mobility Services have a proud history of innovation and market leading customer satisfaction. Our business has grown from servicing specialised vehicles and offering adaptations on private cars almost three quarters of a century ago to now offering a full range of adaptations and conversions on vehicles for disabled drivers and passengers.
From our base in County Armagh, we are fully certified to convert a wide range of vehicles and are presently the only company in Ireland or the UK to achieve Full European Type Approval on both the Ford Connect and Ford Custom. Our Wheelchair Accessible Vehicles include Ford, Vauxhall, Citroen, Mercedes,Volkswagen and Peugeot and our commercial models range from a 4 seat Taxi right up to an 18 seat accessible Minibus.At McElmeel Mobility Services we are passionate about our customers and strive to continually give the best support we can to those who need it. With the personal touch you would expect from a family run business and the wealth of experience gained from almost seven decades in business, it is our mission to give our customers the perfect blend of 5 STAR customer service and excellent value.If you are thinking of getting a wheelchair accessible vehicle (WAV), either on the Motability Scheme or buying privately, McElmeel Mobility Services is your one-stop-shop. Whether through welcoming you to our premises in Armagh or visiting you at your home, we can carry out a stress-free assesment of your needs and help you to understand which options are available to you.
We offer expert, impartial advice on your best option of conversion or adaptation, new or used, and can either match you with a vehicle from our extensive and ever-changing stock or source you a WAV from our network of suppliers. We offer demonstrations and test drives to ensure you are 100% happy with your new vehicle. Call McElmeel Mobility Services today. Mon-Thurs: 09.00 - 17.30 Friday: 09.00 - 16.30 Saturday: 9.30 - 12.30As known experts in the area of mobility we have compiled a which can be accessed by Clicking here Contact us at any time for further information by going to "Contact Us" or by calling us atHaving the right equipment and aids can be important to independent living. Some may be related to a particular health need, others to assist you with particular tasks. Your doctor can prescribe certain items from an approved list. Some items can be provided through the district nurse; this will usually require an assessment and recommendation by a nurse or therapist.
Other health equipment available includes: Your doctor can also refer you to specialist services for other kinds of health equipment. You can also approach these specialist services directly. Equipment that can make it easier to manage at home is usually provided by your local trust, following an assessment by an occupational therapist. Equipment can help with preparing food or managing personal care. For example, kettle tippers or tap turners can help in the kitchen. Furniture raisers can be used to raise the height of chairs and beds to make getting up easier. Bath seats, raised toilet seats or hoists can help in the bathroom. Adaptations can be made to your home, such as attaching handrails, changing the position of light switches or sockets, or door entry systems. Guide Dogs for the Blind Association provides assistance dogs for people with disability. Some dogs are trained specifically to help with certain tasks. Assistance dogs are not suitable for everyone.
Whether an assistance dog would be suitable for you must be decided taking your individual circumstances into account. Assistance dogs need to be looked after, groomed, fed, exercised and taken to the vet just like any other dog. For many people assistance dogs have brought a great deal of independence and confidence, as well as companionship into their lives. The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association provides training and support for people with sight loss who would like to have a guide dog. To become a guide dog owner, you must be 16 or over, resident in the UK and have a significant visual loss which may be combined with other disabilities. You must also be able to use and care for the dog. Hearing Dogs for Deaf People train dogs to alert the deaf person to sounds they are unable to hear such as alarm clocks, babies crying, smoke alarms and many others sounds. To become a hearing dog owner, you must be severely hard of hearing or profoundly deaf and be over 18 years old.
You must also be able to care for the dog. Some charities train dogs to assist and support people with a particular disability. Disability assistance dogs can be trained to do many things. Dogs can also be trained in other ways, for example, to alert owners of an imminent epileptic seizure. If you need a wheelchair, the Department of Health's Wheelchair Service may provide one. Wheelchairs can be manual or powered; there are four different types of powered wheelchair and you will be assessed to make sure your needs are met. The Department of Health's Wheelchair Services are provided by the Regional Disablement Centre at Musgrave Park. Services are also provided by local assessment centres within the health care trusts in Londonderry, Enniskillen, Armagh, Newry and Antrim. An assessment of your needs is carried out by an occupational therapist who will recommend the wheelchair that best meets your needs. Basic process for wheelchair provision: Wheelchairs can be manual or powered and may be provided with accessories such as cushions, armrests and trays.
You will be referred by a hospital, doctor, consultant or occupational therapist. Consideration will be given to the nature and level of your disability and/or medical condition, your lifestyle and needs, where and when you will use the wheelchair and your ability to use a particular type of wheelchair. Sometimes more than one type of wheelchair may be required. Assessments are normally carried out at the Regional Disablement Centre, or at a local assessment centre or at the clients’ own home. The person doing the assessment will be a professional person who is qualified in wheelchair assessments - for example, an occupational therapist. Occasionally, a hospital consultant or doctor may prescribe a wheelchair. The process may also involve a rehabilitation engineer who will make any adjustments or add features and fixtures such as special postural seating. Where necessary, a specialist team can provide assessments for equipment for people with severe physical disabilities who cannot use standard wheelchairs and/or controls.
The assessment may include other professionals across health, education and social services. This is especially important if the wheelchair is for a child who will have development needs. All the situations in which a wheelchair may be used - such as at school, using transport and social activities - will be part of the assessment. Parents and carers should also be part of the process and their opinions and views will be considered. Ask your local social services if you need help with transport. When a person's needs change, a review may be carried out. This may include, for example, changing from a manual to a powered wheelchair. Timescales in which your wheelchair will be delivered can vary depending on the type of wheelchair provided and local resources. It may be from 'standard stock', ordered from a supplier, or 'bespoke' (made to measure). For a bespoke wheelchair, you may have to wait up to a maximum of 18 weeks. When it's ready, there is a formal handover of the wheelchair which could either be at the Regional Disablement Centre or local clinic or at your home (or where you are living).
If you move to a different area, the wheelchair should go with you. Depending on what type of agreement you have, the new Wheelchair Service may take over the future maintenance of equipment. Minor repairs can often be done at your home. Indoor and/or outdoor powered wheelchairs are for use by disabled people who cannot propel a manual wheelchair. There are criteria for using some types of electric wheelchair. For example, meeting DVLA eye test requirements for road use or the requirement for an attendant to attend a wheelchair clinic/centre along with the user. 'Attendant' means someone who helps push a manual wheelchair or controls a powered wheelchair on someone else's behalf. There are two types of powered wheelchair offered because a user cannot propel or use a manual wheelchair: Highway regulations group outdoor powered wheelchairs into two categories, Class 2 and Class 3: Rules 36-46 of the Highway Code cover powered wheelchairs and mobility scooters.
Find out where can you buy or hire a wheelchair in Northern Ireland. Temporary, holiday and short term loan wheelchairs are provided by the British Red Cross, Shopmobility and Disability Action. Disability Action also provides advice in areas such as aids and equipment, holiday travel, housing issues, community care, disability legislation, mobility and motability. Where wheelchairs are required for specific work purposes they may be funded through the Department for the Economy's Access to Work programme. New or existing wheelchair users may be referred to this programme either from existing statutory providers or via the Access to work advisor in local Social Security / Jobs & Benefits offices. There are many companies that hire and sell mobility products - often with someone coming to your home to demonstrate products to you. These can be found by searching online, in disability magazines or in the phonebook. If you decide to buy your own wheelchair, make sure you get some advice beforehand.