Placing a motorized wheelchair into a vehicle requires using a wheelchair lift or ramp to place the wheelchair into the van or other accessible vehicle.
Ramps and lifts may also be used for manual wheelchairs, but many manual wheelchairs can also be folded up and placed in the back seat or trunk of a vehicle if it is large enough.
Aligning a wheelchair properly requires parking it in the vehicle where it can be secured properly, and where the wheelchair lift is accessible to the user.
It is best to let wheelchair users wheel the chair into the vehicle, then make sure it is aligned properly.
Secure a wheelchair properly by using tie downs. Four tie downs are traditionally used for each wheelchair, two in the front and two in the back. It is best to ask the wheelchair user if you are unsure where the tie downs should go.
Reversing the process requires unfastening tie downs and seat belts and allowing the wheelchair user to drive back onto the lift or ramp.
