Like a small elevator, a vertical platform lift (VPL) gives vertical access to people using scooters or wheelchairs. A residential VPL is commonly used to provide access between the ground level and a porch or deck, and are considered a space-efficient solution in comparison to a ramp.

Vertical platform lifts (VPLs) are lifts that enhance the accessibility of commercial and residential buildings. A commercial vertical platform lift can accommodate an individual in a wheelchair or walker and travel between two stories. In locations where installing a ramp would be too cumbersome, a compact VPL is the ideal solution.

Vertical Platform Lifts (VPLs) - often called a porch lifts or deck lifts - can be an economical way to provide wheelchair access to a home or commercial space such as a school, church or public building.

In general, a vertical platform lift is used to overcome differences in height which prohibit the use of a wheelchair or scooter. This difference can be as little as two feet to as much as twelve feet, inside or outside the home.