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Ramps and Lifts for ALS
Part of Your ALS Guide
Open source (opens in a new tab)Link checked August 2026
About this source
Your ALS Guide’s practical guide.
Where this source is used
Used in 22 places across 2 domains.
Questions
Mobility
Home Modifications
- How can changes to my home help?
Used across the whole answer
- How do I prioritise and plan home changes?
Used across the whole answer
- What changes help, and where do I start?
Used across the whole answer
- What should I ask about home modifications?
Used across the whole answer
- Who assesses my home and arranges changes?
Used across the whole answer
Planning
Housing Planning
- How do I decide whether to adapt my home or move?
Used across the whole answer
- How might my housing needs change, and what are my options?
Used across the whole answer
- What makes a home work well as needs change?
Used across the whole answer
- What should I ask about housing planning?
Used across the whole answer
- Who can help with housing decisions, and how is it funded?
Used across the whole answer
Resources
Mobility
- Home Modifications
Further reading
A plain guide to ramps, stair lifts, and other access changes that keep your home usable as moving around gets harder.
- Vehicle Adaptations
Further reading
Covers ramps and lifts that make getting in and out of a vehicle and home easier as mobility changes.
Home Modifications
- How can changes to my home help?
Further reading
Ramps, lifts and access changes for the home
- How do I prioritise and plan home changes?
Further reading
Planning home changes around access and progression
- What changes help, and where do I start?
Further reading
Common home changes for access and safety
- What should I ask about home modifications?
Further reading
Questions to ask about home modifications
- Who assesses my home and arranges changes?
Further reading
Who assesses the home and arranges modifications
Planning
- Housing Planning
Further reading
Plain explanations of ramps, lifts, and access changes so you can picture what makes a home reachable as walking and transfers get harder.
Housing Planning
- How do I decide whether to adapt my home or move?
Further reading
Weighing up adapting versus moving
- How might my housing needs change, and what are my options?
Further reading
Adapting a home for accessibility in ALS/MND
- What should I ask about housing planning?
Further reading
Questions to ask about housing planning
- Who can help with housing decisions, and how is it funded?
Further reading
Getting help with housing changes and funding
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