{"id":1250,"date":"2018-12-26T13:09:15","date_gmt":"2018-12-26T13:09:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aus2018.wpengine.com\/?p=1250"},"modified":"2023-03-14T18:49:06","modified_gmt":"2023-03-14T18:49:06","slug":"what-is-a-stair-lift-40-years-of-redefining-standards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stannah.ae\/en-ae\/resources\/what-is-a-stair-lift-40-years-of-redefining-standards\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a Stair Lift? 40 Years of Redefining Standards"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Stannah stairlift is a piece of modern assistive technology, just like any other household appliance<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Stannah has been a proud, family-run business for 150 years. We are strongly committed to promoting independence and breaking down barriers. With our stairlifts, our customers have a product that fills them with trust and confidence. Over 40 years ago, we added stairlifts to our product range and since then, we have helped over 1,000,000 people make the most of their day. Managing the daily struggle of living with reduced mobility is a worldwide issue that Stannah is mindful of when developing its products.<\/p>\n

While some still fear outdated stigmas, many people are learning to change the way they think about mobility devices such as stair lifts. For more than 40 years, there has been a continuous effort to turn our stair lifts into a piece of modern assistive technology and not something that reinforces the notion of \u201cdisability<\/a>\u201d.<\/p>\n

However, while there is still much fear related to the stigma associated with mobility devices, it is not a universal sentiment. After all these years, most stair lift users have come to appreciate the benefits of this assistive device and don\u2019t feel at all self-conscious or embarrassed about having one.<\/p>\n

According to Age UK<\/a>, 81% of the people questioned believe that society has become more accepting of mobility aids. Although there\u2019s still a long way to go, Stannah has played a fundamental role in this paradigm shift. For more than 40 years, we have combatted the stigma around the use of mobility aids, particularly among the elderly, mainly because it has a detrimental impact on their health and well-being. They would delay the decision of installing a stair lift<\/a> for up to 8 years and, unfortunately, when the decision was finally made to purchase one, it was after a fall that resulted in severe injury or incapacitation.<\/p>\n

That is why we believe that sharing positive peer models and developing visually appealing products has promoted a greater acceptance of our stair lifts and other types of assistive technology in general.<\/p>\n

What is a stair lift?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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As the very word indicates, a stairlift<\/a> is a lift that takes a person up and down the stairs while sitting on a chair. That is why sometimes it is also known as a \u201cchairlift\u201d. However, at Stannah we believe that a stairlift transcends its literal meaning. The benefits of a stair lift<\/a> for people who have difficulty getting up the stairs go way beyond its functionality. As well as reducing the risk of falling and providing relief for worn-out joints, a stairlift also:<\/p>\n