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Accessible Vehicle Transfer Seats

  • Accessible Vehicle Transfer Seats

    Conyers, Atlanta, Athens & Surrounding Areas

Getting into a vehicle should not be the hardest part of the trip. If climbing into a seat, transferring from a wheelchair, or helping a loved one get seated has become difficult, an accessible vehicle transfer seat may make everyday travel easier.

R&R Mobility is a certified BraunAbility dealer and installer with locations in Conyers and Athens, Georgia. We help customers compare seating options, check vehicle compatibility, and install the equipment that fits their needs.

What Is an Accessible Vehicle Transfer Seat?

An accessible vehicle transfer seat moves into a position that makes sitting down or transferring from a wheelchair easier. Depending on the product, the seat may turn toward the door, extend and lower outside the vehicle, or move toward the center of a wheelchair accessible van.

The best option depends on the person using the seat, the vehicle, and how the transfer will happen. R&R Mobility reviews those details with you before recommending an installation.

BraunAbility Accessible Seating Options

Turny® Evo Swivel Car Seat

The Turny Evo is a powered seat that rotates, extends outside the vehicle, and lowers to a more comfortable transfer height. It may help someone who has difficulty stepping up into a vehicle or transferring from a wheelchair. BraunAbility lists applications for many SUVs, pickup trucks, minivans, and full size vans. Available seating positions depend on the vehicle.

R&R Mobility can check your vehicle’s make, model, year, and desired seating position to determine whether the Turny Evo is an option.

Turny® Orbit Swivel Car Seat

The Turny Orbit is a powered seat that rotates outside the vehicle and moves up and down. It is an option for the middle row of compatible minivans, bringing the seat to a more useful height for a passenger transfer. A handheld control operates the seat.

Our team can review your minivan and the passenger’s transfer needs to determine whether the Turny Orbit is a suitable choice.

Turny® Manual Swivel Car Seat

The Turny Manual rotates toward the door opening without a powered lifting mechanism. It is designed for compatible lower vehicles, including sedans, small SUVs, and some minivan seating positions. It may suit someone who benefits from facing outward when sitting down or standing up but does not need the seat to lower outside the vehicle.

R&R Mobility can assess the doorway, seating position, and amount of assistance needed before recommending this option.

BraunAbility Transfer Seat

The BraunAbility Transfer Seat works differently from the outward rotating Turny seats. In a compatible wheelchair accessible vehicle, its powered base moves the original driver or front passenger seat toward the center of the cabin. This creates a position for transferring from a wheelchair into the vehicle seat. The base then returns the seat to its travel position.

Because this system uses the vehicle’s original seat, it may appeal to someone who wants to drive or ride from that seat after transferring. R&R Mobility can evaluate the vehicle conversion, wheelchair approach, and intended seating position.

Which Transfer Seat Is Right for You?

Your goal

BraunAbility option to explore

Bring a powered seat outside a compatible SUV, truck, or van and lower it for a transfer

Turny Evo

Use a powered outside transfer seat in the middle row of a compatible minivan

Turny Orbit

Turn a seat toward the doorway of a compatible lower vehicle without powered lowering

Turny Manual

Move the original front seat toward a wheelchair inside an accessible vehicle

BraunAbility Transfer Seat

This comparison is a starting point. Vehicle compatibility and the person’s transfer needs must be evaluated before selecting a product. If you use a wheelchair, we will also discuss how it will be stored or secured after you are seated.

How R&R Mobility Helps With Selection and Installation

We begin by learning how you currently enter the vehicle and what you want to make easier. Our team reviews the vehicle’s make, model, year, doorway, and seating layout. We also discuss the wheelchair or mobility equipment involved, whether a caregiver assists, and whether the seat is intended for a driver or passenger.

Once we identify a compatible solution, R&R Mobility installs the BraunAbility equipment and shows you how to operate it. If the seat is for a driver, we can also discuss how it fits into the overall adaptive driving setup.

Frequently asked questions

Frequently Asked Questions About Vehicle Transfer Seats

Possibly. Compatibility depends on the vehicle’s make, model, year, doorway, and seating position, as well as the seat model. R&R Mobility can review your vehicle before recommending an installation.

No. A swivel seat may also help someone who finds it difficult to step up, turn, or sit down inside a vehicle. The right solution depends on the person and the vehicle.

Turny seats position a seat toward or outside the vehicle’s door opening. The BraunAbility Transfer Seat moves the original front seat toward the center of a compatible wheelchair accessible vehicle for an interior transfer from a wheelchair.

Some configurations support a driver position, but availability varies by product and vehicle. R&R Mobility will verify the intended seating position and review the complete driving setup before recommending an installation.

These products move the vehicle seat into a more accessible position. They do not automatically move a person from a wheelchair into the seat. If physical assistance is needed, an appropriate healthcare professional can help guide transfer techniques.

More Ways to Make a Vehicle Accessible

A transfer seat is one part of a vehicle’s seating layout. Some

BraunAbility wheelchair accessible vehicles also offer

Flip-N-Fold seating or

Step-and-Roll seating to give passengers more flexibility in how they use the cabin. Browse RRVAN’s accessible vehicle inventory to explore available vehicles.

Interchangeable front seats may sound convenient, but moving a seat between the driver and passenger positions can interfere with safety systems designed for each position. BraunAbility does not offer interchangeable front seats and encourages shoppers to understand the risks before purchasing a van equipped with them. R&R Mobility can help you review the seating configuration of a vehicle you are considering.

Talk With R&R Mobility About Accessible Seating

The right transfer seat should fit both your vehicle and the way you travel. Contact R&R Mobility in Conyers or Athens to discuss BraunAbility seating options, request a vehicle compatibility review, and plan your installation.

Conyers (866) 605-1596 or Athens (866) 760-1011.

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