contact the dept of aging and disability services or dial 211 on your phone free of charge and the united way can assit you
Yes. There is grant money available for wheelchairs. Here is a great site to go to and begin the process. WWW.USAGRANTAPPLICATION.ORG
Hiring a wheelchair van can certainly help with transporting your mother during her recovery. I recommend you have a look at Wheelchair Getaways. They're a wheelchair van rental company that cater for customers in almost every US city.
Check with websites like Ride Away. They will help you find a wheelchair van rental place in your area. WheelchairGetaways.com specializes in wheelchair van rental. They should be able to help you find a place in New York.
In the research I have performed, wheelchair van rentals do not include a wheelchair. They offer a variety of van for all kinds of wheelchairs and scooters, but do not provide a wheelchair for you.
There is a website named "The Mobility Resorce" where they over a great varaity wheelchair accessible vans
You can buy wheelchair van conversion kits to make your vehicle wheelchair accessible. AutoAdapt.com and VantageMobility.com offer these components and kits. Creative Mobile Interiors will install conversions and adapt your vanfor you.
there is a site called the autobuyguide.com where you can locate this kind of van
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Spinlife.com can help you get a wheelchair ramp for your van.
There are currently no companies that specialize in converting a van into a wheelchair accessible van.
You can usually turn any van into a wheelchair accessible van if you take it to the right place.
AMS Vans has the lowest prices on all their wheelchair vans, and they deliver nationwide. We bought one and have never had a problem with it. They also have a large grant and loan section for help funding a wheelchair van - http://www.amsvans.com United Access offers both new and used wheelchair accessible vans throughout the mid west and south, check out their inventory http://www.unitedaccess.com/wheelchair-vans.php you want to go to a dealer that has service at the location where you bought the van. otherwise your local midas guy might say what the heck is this ramp thing and not know where to get parts or know how to fix it. try mobilityworks at http://www.mobilityworks.com