Wheelchair minivans for personal mobility solutions.

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Braun Entervan

The Braun Corporation is the leading manufacturer of wheel chair accessible vehicles in the United States. Braun’s Entervan has brought a new level of freedom for tens of thousands of individuals for over a decade.
The Entervan is available on the Chrysler and Dodge minivans. The Rampvan is available on the Toyota Sienna minivan. These streamlined lowered floor minivans feature construction, sporty appearance, and sleek automotive styling making the Entervan or the Rampvan virtually indistinguishable from other minivans on the road today.
All Entervan and Rampvan conversions are fully engineered for durability and functionality, and meet all applicable Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards. The Entervan and Rampvan is available in a variety of chassis trim levels, colors, upholsteries, colors, and price points.
The Entervan and Rampvan feature:

• 13″ lowered floor on Chrysler and Dodge models
• 12″ lowered floor on Toyota models
• Fully automatic operation opens the door, kneels the vehicle, and deploys the ramp
• The driver seat can be easily removed to allow the individual to drive from a wheel chair or scooter
• The front passenger seat can be easily removed so that an individual can ride up front in their wheelchair or scooter
• All airbags remain functional
• Ramps are color-matched to the vehicle’s interior
• Manually operated models are also available
• Your choice of color matched carpet or non-skid flooring
• Optional in-floor ramps are also available (reduces interior headroom by a couple of inches)
• Transfer seat and hand control options are also available
• Several options are available for wheelchair or scooter securement

Disabilities, Taxi cab transport

Chevrolet Taxi Cab

Chevrolet Taxi Cab Boosts New Yorkers Mobility
General Motors Corp. is unleashing a new taxi fleet service to transport persons with mobility-restricting disabilities or spinal cord injuries. The introduction will coincide with the celebration of 100 years of taxi cabs in New York City. The first wheelchair-accessible cab approved for taxi use will make its public debut at the 2007 New York International Auto Show (NYIAS).

“General Motors is dedicated to making automotive transportation easier and more accessible for the millions of persons with disabilities,” said John Gaydash, the director of marketing for GM Fleet and Commercial Operations. “With the debut of our new lowered-floor van for taxicabs, we are giving New Yorkers with disabilities a key element in maintaining independence – mobility.”

The Chevrolet Uplander TC was upgraded by El Dorado National, GM’s approved upfitter, to make pass the taxi cab standard. The cab features a stainless steel floor that is 12 inches lower than the conventional. It also offers a full 58 inches of interior height without a raised roof.

“By lowering the floor instead of raising the roof we increase accessibility and keep the center of gravity low, which improves the safety of the vehicle,” said Gaydash. “This creates nearly five feet of height in the rear passenger compartment, allowing both able and less able passengers to enter and exit with ease.”

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