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Glossary

curved stairlift

The 'curved' modifier refers to the type of staircase that the stairlift can accommodate. Staircases with any type of curvature, multiple landings--essentially any more sophisticated than a straight staircase--can only be accommodated by a curved stairlift.

perch stairlift

This is a sort of stairlift that does not have a full seat. Instead of sitting, the passenger stands on a platform and can sort of lean against the unit for support. The raison d'etre for a lift such as this becomes clear when one considers that some people have trouble with genuflexion (knee-bending).

stairlift

This should be clear, but in case it's not: a stairlift is a mechanical device that aids a person's ascending and descending of stairs.

straight stairlift

Rather than refering to the stairlift's sexual orientation, the 'straight' modifier denotes that the stairlift can only accommodate a straight staircase with no landings or interruptions. A staircase more complex than that would require a curved stairlift.