page_title: Adapted automobile
section_title: Wheelchair and mobility device access
hierarchical_section_title: Adapted automobile / Wheelchair and mobility device access
caption_attribution_description: English: A taxi cab in Beer-Sheva, Israel that is accessible to motorized-wheelchair users. עברית: מונית בבאר שבע הנגישה למשתמשי כסאות גלגלים ממונעים
context_page_description: An adapted automobile is an automobile adapted for ease of use by disabled people. Automobiles, whether cars or vans, can be adapted for a range of physical disabilities.
context_section_description: Standard vehicles are not fitted for wheelchair  or mobility device access, leaving users of mobility devices with the choice of either transferring out of their mobility device, or purchasing a vehicle adapted for mobility device access via a lift or ramp, commonly referred to as a Wheelchair Accessible Vehicle (WAV). A range of vehicles can be adapted to fit a lift or a ramp, together with appropriate restraints to secure the mobility device, if necessary. Some users of mobility devices will either transfer directly from their mobility device into the vehicle, with use of a lift or they may be able to do a standing transfer. Some may be able to walk the distance between the boot of the vehicle and the doors of the vehicle. Some may actually drive the vehicle from their wheelchair. In any case, their mobility device May still need to placed in or on the vehicle. While some users are able to lift their mobility device into the vehicle manually, stowing it either in the boot, on the front passenger seat, or behind the front seats, others may require the assistance of a hoist to lift it into the vehicle, onto the roof, or onto a trailer behind the vehicle.
caption: A wheelchair-adapted taxi with ramp extended in Israel
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