Lift for persons on accessible boat

– makes it easier for people with disabilities to swim and get ashore at a high dock

Lift in stern of boat

Lift in stern of boat

An accessible boat is equipped with a lift with chair at the stern of the boat.

Users comments
The lift is used as a swim platform for people with disabilities. The user also rides on it to get in and out of the boat when he ties up at a high dock. He transfers to the lift chair and takes the wheelchair with him.

Purchased from
Hanterbara Båtar AB, hanterbarabatar.se (in Swedish) (last checked October 2021)

Whose idea
The user

Lift chair

Lift chair

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Author: Jonas

Jonas startade och arbetar för Sveriges Funktionshindrades Frilufts och Fiskeförening, sverigesfff.se/det-har-ar-sfff/. Han var också med att starta Hanterbara Båtar AB, hanterbarabatar.se, ett företag som bygger tillgängliga båtar. 2002 skadade han sig och har en komplett paraplegi. Han har ingen assistans.
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Type of disability

High paraplegia with impaired balance (Th2-10)

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