Elevators installed with more than 4 inches of “gap space” between the hoistway doors and the elevator car doors can pose a serious safety risk. Children may become entrapped in the space and could be seriously injured or killed. This risk can be reduced with the proper installation of space guards at each floor.
Decades ago, navigating through a home with a mobility impairment was much less comfortable than it is currently. Then, in the 1960s, Ralph Braun pioneered what we know today as the wheelchair lift. Diagnosed with muscular dystrophy as a child,… Read More
