A transport apparatus (10, 110, 210, 310, 410) comprising: abase (12, 112, 312, 412); a sling (20, 120, 320, 420), said (20, 120, 320, 420) including a seat portion (26, 126) and a back portion (28, 128), said seat portion (26, 126) being connected to said back portion (28, 128), and said seat portion (26, 126) and said back portion (28, 128) being reconfigurable between an unfolded, generally planar configuration wherein said sling (20, 120, 320, 420) can lie generally flat on a support surface and a folded configuration wherein a person can be supported in a sitting position; and a support frame (14, 114,314,414) mounted to said base (12, 112, 312, 412), said support frame (14, 114, 314, 414) extending over said base (12, 112, 312, 412) and being configured to move from a first position spaced above said base (12, 112, 312, 412) at a first height, said support frame (14, 114, 314, 414) including a pair of arms (22, 24, 122, 124), with the seat portion (26, 126) including a pair of sleeves (30, 32) for receiving the arms (22, 24, 122, 124), wherein the support frame (14,114,314,414) may be extended over and proximate a support surface, and said arms (22, 24, 122, 124) are extendable into said sleeves to releasably engage said sling (20, 120, 320, 420) when placed on the support surface; and said back portion including a plurality of couplers to provide engagement between said back portion (28, 128) and said support frame (14, 114, 314, 414) after the arms (22, 24, 122, 124) are received in the sleeves (30,32) and the sling is in its folded configuration, and said frame (14, 114, 314, 414) being movable to a second position spaced above a second height greater than said first height once engaged with said sling (20, 120, 320, 420) wherein said sling (20, 120, 320, 420) is raised above said support surface, said sling (20, 120, 320, 420) being adapted to be engaged by said support frame (14, 114, 314, 414), said support frame (14, 114, 314, 414) providing lateral support to the sling (20, 120,320,420) when engaged with said sling (20, 120, 320, 420), wherein when said support frame (14, 114, 314, 414) and said sling (20, 120, 320, 420) are raised to said second position said sling (20, 120, 320, 420) is raised above the support surface so that a person supported on said sling (20, 120, 320, 420) may be lifted off the support surface with said sling (20, 120, 320, 420) and said frame (14, 114,314,414) supporting the person in a stabilized sitting position so that the person can be moved away from said support surface by said base (12, 112, 312, 412). abase (12, 112, 312, 412); a sling (20, 120, 320, 420), said (20, 120, 320, 420) including a seat portion (26, 126) and a back portion (28, 128), said seat portion (26, 126) being connected to said back portion (28, 128), and said seat portion (26, 126) and said back portion (28, 128) being reconfigurable between an unfolded, generally planar configuration wherein said sling (20, 120, 320, 420) can lie generally flat on a support surface and a folded configuration wherein a person can be supported in a sitting position; and a support frame (14, 114,314,414) mounted to said base (12, 112, 312, 412), said support frame (14, 114, 314, 414) extending over said base (12, 112, 312, 412) and being configured to move from a first position spaced above said base (12, 112, 312, 412) at a first height, said support frame (14, 114, 314, 414) including a pair of arms (22, 24, 122, 124), with the seat portion (26, 126) including a pair of sleeves (30, 32) for receiving the arms (22, 24, 122, 124), wherein the support frame (14,114,314,414) may be extended over and proximate a support surface, and said arms (22, 24, 122, 124) are extendable into said sleeves to releasably engage said sling (20, 120, 320, 420) when placed on the support surface; and said back portion including a plurality of couplers to provide engagement between said back portion (28, 128) and said support frame (14, 114, 314, 414) after the arms (22, 24, 122, 124) are received in the sleeves (30,32) and the sling is in its folded configuration, and said frame (14, 114, 314, 414) being movable to a second position spaced above a second height greater than said first height once engaged with said sling (20, 120, 320, 420) wherein said sling (20, 120, 320, 420) is raised above said support surface, said sling (20, 120, 320, 420) being adapted to be engaged by said support frame (14, 114, 314, 414), said support frame (14, 114, 314, 414) providing lateral support to the sling (20, 120,320,420) when engaged with said sling (20, 120, 320, 420), wherein when said support frame (14, 114, 314, 414) and said sling (20, 120, 320, 420) are raised to said second position said sling (20, 120, 320, 420) is raised above the support surface so that a person supported on said sling (20, 120, 320, 420) may be lifted off the support surface with said sling (20, 120, 320, 420) and said frame (14, 114,314,414) supporting the person in a stabilized sitting position so that the person can be moved away from said support surface by said base (12, 112, 312, 412).