Guest guest Posted December 3, 2005 Report Share Posted December 3, 2005 Does anyone know of any organization or agency that will help fund an accessible van? I know the Department of Rehab might help but I was wondering if there were any others. Thanks, Deena Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 4, 2005 Report Share Posted December 4, 2005 I had a van funded by a local church taking me under their non profit status. That way all donations are tax deductable and won't count as your income. By law a legit non profit can not be held by any direct family members- so you can't create your own non profit fund. The IRS taxed the donations a friend of mines family had raised, because of this rule. Voc rehab will only help pay for the convertion of a vehicle (lift, tie downs, hand controls)you buy yourself. And they won't even cover that if you're not working gainfully, or in college towards a vocational goal. It's a mine feild trust me > > Does anyone know of any organization or agency that will help fund an > accessible van? I know the Department of Rehab might help but I was wondering if > there were any others. Thanks, > > Deena > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 6, 2006 Report Share Posted February 6, 2006 It is WAY cheaper to modify your existing van. And you shouldn't need to lower the floor. In my experience, a new lift is $15,000, but a new van is $50,000 minimum! We looked into this a few years back and opted for putting a new lift on our 1993 van. There's no such thing as a van that was manufactured as a " chair van. " All accessibility options have to be added on after-market. Though you typically can arrange this with your original dealership at the time of purchase, and finance it together, you'll be paying full price for a new van and full price for the lift! From my point of view, even the idea of $15,000 damn near gives me a nosebleed! Nick ChrisN1220@... wrote: >Need some opinions: >-Is it expensive to modify a regular minivan for a passenger in an electric >wheelchair? Does this modification involved lowering the floor? >-OR, is it better to just purchase a van that was manufactured as a " chair >van " in the first place ???? >Looking for your experiences. >THANKS! ~ >~ > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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