Sunday, April 22, 2012

Craftmatic Beds in Fredericksburg, Richmond and Northern Virginia

Access Mobility Equipment is excited to bring the legendary Craftmatic Bed to Virginia for our customers in Fredericksburg, Richmond, Charlottesville, Virginia Beach and Southern Maryland.

We invite you to compare today's Craftmatic Memory Foam Mattresses before you buy a Temper-pedic® Memory Foam Adjustable Bed.

There are two major differences.

All Craftmatic™ Adjustable Bases are manufactured with the highest quality standards in the U.S.A. Tempur-Pedic® is not!

Craftmatic offers a full 30 day In Home trial  Tempur-Pedic® does not accept returns on the base.

But Most Of All Craftmatic Offers Lower Prices - Compare Quality & Price You Could Save Hundreds Even A Thousand and More - on Tempur-Pedic® - DeluxeBed - BellaFina - Rhapsody - AlluraBeds - Cloud Supreme and Cloud Luxe models.

We believe you'll love our Memory Foam models because they cost less! Our Space Age Memory Foam Mattresses is similar in concept and design, although they are not exactly identical. But our Craftmatic Memory Foam Mattresses are manufactured exclusively to offer you maximum support and comfort when combined with an adjustable bed system.

Equipped with full-body wave massage combined with a 30minute timer help melt away the stress and strain at the end of the day. This most affordable premium sleep system also offers your own personal optional soothing heat control.

Multiple programmable positions allow you to raise your head and legs to over 1001 posture perfect positions. The programmable memory feature allows setting the precise positions you find that have given you the maximum comfort.

The Model I beds Memory Foam Mattresses also offers you the ability to silence your partner from snoring without having to wake them up. Using the Model I amazing wireless remote control you can raise or lower the head of their portion of any dual size system until the snoring subsides.

Whisper Quiet motors allow up to 450 pounds of lifting capacity. The optional heavy duty Craftmatic I will allow up to is 600 pounds of lifting capacity.

All Deliveries are made through our Craftmatic Authorized Delivery and Service network throughout the 48 contiguous United States.

Lifetime Limited Position Changing Mechanism Warranty (includes motors, gears, controls and electrical system) Mattress Warranty: 15 year limited pro-rated mattress and foundation warranty.

Since Craftmatic beds are designed for maximum comfort and durability your Craftmatic representative will suggest the right Bed for you and your budget.

Please Call 1-866-717-0808 for a free price quote today. Or visit our website at www.accessmobilityequipment.com for more information.


Tempur-PedicĂ‚® is a registered Trademark of Tempur-PedicĂ‚® corporation. Product names, mentioned herein are trademarks of other companies, and are only used for comparison purposes.
Craftmatic / Access Mobility Equipment  does not sell Tempur-Pedic® Products.

Saturday, April 21, 2012

Aluminum Modular and Wooden Wheelchair Ramps

Modular Aluminum Ramp or Wooden Ramp
I get this question all the time from folks trying to make the difficult decision about a wheelchair ramp so I thought I would shed some light on what I think about the two types of ramps.

The first thing to consider about a wheelchair ramp is, "How long does it need to be?".
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) created in the early 1990's mandates that ramps in public access buildings have a gradient slope that is equal to 1 foot of ramp, for every inch of rise. This means that if your total rise is 24 inches, that you should in turn have a 24 foot ramp. The ADA also states that wheelchair ramps are to have hand rails with safety end loops at each end.

If you are installing a ramp in a private residence without public egress, you are not totally bound to the ADA standards because you will not have the general public gaining access to your home via this ramp. However, there are times when you will want to maintain this standard. If the ramp user will be in a manual wheelchair and will be propelling themselves up and down this ramp, you will most likely want to maintain this 1':1" ratio. This will enable to user to have a gradient slope that isn't too steep to propel up, and not so steep that coming down is hard to control.

In cases where a person will be using a powered wheelchair, most of these type chairs can safely go over an incline of about 9-10 degrees. In this case, you can shorten the length of the ramp some. Shorterning the ramp will save on costs, but will make the ramp a little steeper.

You would never want to attempt to have an occupied wheelchair on a ramp steeper than 10 degrees (1 foot of ramp for 2" of rise). This would be unsafe for the user, regardless of a powered wheelchair user, manual wheelchair self propeller or manual wheelchair being pushed.

Wooden Vs. Aluminum
There are some instant advantages to aluminum ramps compared to wooden ramps. Here are a few that come to mind quickly so this is not an exhaustive listing:

Aluminum wheelchair ramps do not require concrete footers or building permits
Aluminum wheelchair ramps can be installed in a few hours with short notice
Aluminum wheelchair ramps never require maintenance such as staining, painting or cleaning
Aluminum wheelchair ramps can be disassembled, moved, reconfigured all quickly and easily
Aluminum wheelchair ramps have a great resale value
Aluminum wheelchair ramps withstand salt and sand in the winter time wihout deterioration

Here are some instant disadvantages to wooden wheelchair ramps:
Wooden wheelchair ramps actually decrease the value of a home for sale and appraisal situations
Wooden wheelchair ramps cannot be easily taken down or moved to a diferent residence
Wooden wheelchair ramps have essentially no resale value and will end up being scrap wood.
Wooden wheelchair ramps require frequent maintenance, stain, paint, etc.
Wooden wheelchair ramps will rot and decay eventually
Wooden wheelchair ramps require concerete footers, a permanent attachment to the residence and require a building permit, coding inspections, etc.

The good things about wooden wheelchair ramps are that they are generally a little less expensive, especially if you have a friend that is a carpenter that is willing to donate some installation labor.

Access Mobility Equipment will be happy to come to your residence and evaluate your site for a wheelchair ramp. We will make sure that you chose the right length and type of wheelchair ramp. We will conduct a free site evaluation and you will be under no obligation to purchase a ramp from us. We will simply help you decide what is best for you. Access Mobility Equipment employs an Assistive Technology Professional (ATP) certified by the Rehabilitation Engineering&Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA) to conduct all of our evaluations. So, you can be confident that the person evaluating your needs has your clinical and physical needs in mind while assisting you to make this important decision.



Access Mobility Equipment is based from Fredericksburg Virginia. We service northern Virginia; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Beach; Charlottesville, Virginia, Southern Maryland and Washington, DC.

Used, Rental, Refurbished & New Stairlifts by Access Mobility Equipment

Access Mobility Equipment New & Used Stairlifts for Renr or Purchase

Many people only need a stairlift for a short term. Maybe a person is having a knee replacement or hip replacement. Many people have successful recoveries even after amputations after the fitting of a prosthetic limb. Maybe the need for a stairlift is as short as a ankle injury. Whatever the need, whether it is a long term home modification or just a short term rental, Access Mobility Equipment in Fredericksburg, Virginia can meet your handicap accessibility equipment needs.

Access Mobility Equipment provides trusted brands of stairlifts such as Acorn Stairlifts, AmeriGlide Stairlifts, Bruno Stairlifts, Harmar Stairlifts, Handicare Sterling Stairlifts, Savaria Stairlifts, Stannah Stairlfits, Thyssenkrupp Access Stairlifts.

Access Mobility Equipment provides new stairlifts and when we provide a new stairlift, we provide a FREE labor warranty to match the manufacturer's parts warranty. When buying a stairlift from Access Mobility Equipment, you can rest easy knowing that your investment is well protected and taken care of.

Access Mobility Equipment provides used and reconditioned stairlifts. For those short term needs where renting a stairlift makes more sense, Access Mobility Equipment can help. Refurbished stairlifts are also less expensive than new stairlifts.

All of our used stairlifts are completely inspected, thoroughly tested and made as good as new. We only acquire stairlifts that we un-install, so we know the stairlift condition before it ever comes into our inventory. Then, our certified technicians will re-install the lift in your home. Temporary installations are easy and usually unnoticable becase we only place a few screws into the treads of the steps. We do not ever attach to your wall and carpet does not have to be removed. Our used stairlifts even come with a warranty.



Access Mobility Equipment provides stairlifts and hanidcap accessibility and mobility related equipment in the following areas and all areas in between these areas: Fredericksburg, Virginia Northern Virginia Woodbridge Arlington Alexandria Fairfax, Richmond, Virginia Norfolk, Virginia Charlottesville, VA Williamsburg, VA

Dont forget to check us out on the web at www.accessmobilityequipment.com

ThyssenKrupp Access Luxury Stairlifts by Access Mobility Equipment

ThyssenKrupp Access Stairlifts - NEW PRODUCT!

Access Mobility Equipment has added ThyssenKrupp Access to our stairlift offering.

ThyssenKrupp Access is a very respected name in elevator, people moving and handicap accessibility. ThyssenKrupp Access features the Flow II curved stairlift that is undoubtedly the most technologically advanced curved stairlift on the market today. The Levant is the nicest entry level stairlift available and The Comfort is a top of the line stairlift with all the extra features one could imagine.

Visit our website at www.accessmobilityequipment.com for more information on these new products.


Access Mobility Equipment services Fredericksburg, Northern VA; Richmond, Virginia; Charlottesville, VA; Virginia Beach; Washington, DC and Southern Maryland.

We carry ThyssenKrupp Access, Acorn, Sterling Handicare, Bruno, Harmar, Savaria and Ameriglide Stairlifts. 

Disabled Adaptive Hand Controls & Vehicle Modifications

Access Mobility Equipment expands product offering
Access Mobility Equipment is the leading provider of stairlifts and vehicle lifts for wheelchairs in Virginia. Access Mobility Equipment provides sales, installation and service for stairlifts, vehicle lifts for wheelchairs and powered wheelchairs and mobility scooters in Fredericksburg, VA; Northern Virginia; Richmond, Virginia; Charlottesville, Virginia and the Virginia Beach Hampton Roads and Norfolk areas.

Access Mobility Equipment now offers sales, installation, service and adjustment of adaptive driver controls for handicap persons to operate vehicles. Items now offered include hand controls to allow a person without leg or foot movement to operate a vehicle using only thier hands and arms; and left foot accelerator devices for persons that only have one leg or limited mobility of thier legs.

Previously, hand controls and adaptive driver controls were only available from dealers that are 50+ miles from Fredericksburg, Virginia.

Visit our website at www.accessmobilityequipment.com for more information.