Providing automotive mobility solutions to increase the quality of life for people with disabilities.
BraunAbility is the global leader in wheelchair-accessible vehicles and lifts. Founded in 1972 by Ralph Braun, the company offers the most diverse and trusted products in automotive mobility.
09/24/2025
Sam Scribner keeps his BraunAbility Chrysler Pacifica in pristine condition—thanks, in part, to a well-used car wash subscription.
While he jokingly admits that getting a car wash 12 times a week "might be a bit excessive", it's important for Sam and his fiancée, Katarina, to take care of the vehicle that has provided them with freedom, mobility, and peace of mind as they navigate life together as an interabled couple.
If you're in the Nashville area, come by for a humdinger of a hoe-down at the Harvest Hoopla, sponsored by Permobil and BraunAbility!
09/19/2025
After college, Cory Lee landed a job interview that required him to fly to Pennsylvania the very next day. He made the trip—but when the interviewer saw he used a wheelchair, he was told the role wasn’t a fit because it involved too much travel.
That moment fueled him.
Today, Cory has built an accessible global travel brand, Curb Free with Cory Lee, visited all seven continents, over 50 countries, and now he can officially add Winamac Indiana to his list of travels. During Employee Appreciation Day at our manufacturing headquarters, Cory shared his journey with over 1,000 team members—highlighting his worldwide adventures, the determination that’s fueled his path, and the constant support of his biggest fan, his mom, along the way.
Thank you, Cory, for your visit and for reminding us why we do what we do
ID 1: Cory Lee tours the BraunAbility manufacturing floor with his month a BraunAbility team member, and his mother.
ID 2: Cory watches a BraunAbility van being built.
ID 3: Cory Lee speaks to a large group of BraunAbility team members.
ID 4: Cory Lee's Mother, Sandy, speaks to a large group of BraunAbility team members.
ID 5: Cory Lee meets a BraunAbility team member and wheelchair user.
09/09/2025
Justin Jackson's Toyota Sienna was involved in an accident, but he credits welds by the BraunAbility team for saving his wife's life.
He said, "The reason my wife is alive today is because of the strength in those welds. Two experienced body shops with over 30 years of experience have looked at the van and said, 'whoever did this welding knows what they’re doing!'"
Additionally, his power wheelchair, which weights more than 700 lbs, was secured with a Q’Straint tie down system, keeping the wheelchair from injuring vehicle occupants.
Today, Jackson is driving a new Toyota Sienna, but before the van was sent off to his local mobility dealer, Superior Van and Mobility, our welding team took the time to sign a card for the Jacksons.
As the NFL season kicks off, we’re proud to showcase our wheelchair lift in action — featured alongside The Kansas City Chiefs mascot, KC Wolf.
A powerful reminder that accessibility belongs everywhere, including the end zone.
📸: Missouri Public Transit Association
ID 1: A woman stands with the Kansas City Chiefs mascot outside a wheelchair accessible van with the lift deployed.
ID 2: A man stands with the Kansas City Chiefs mascot outside a wheelchair accessible van with lift stowed.
08/21/2025
Last week, LIV Golf hosted an All-Abilities Clinic for youth with disabilities, in collaboration with Adaptive Links, Correct2Compete, RHI Sports Program, Superior Van and Mobility, BraunAbility , Westfield Washington Schools, and Special Olympics Indiana
The clinic offered a supportive and confidence-building introduction to the game of golf. Expert coaches from Correct2Compete led the session alongside members of the Ripper GC team, Cameron Smith, Matt Jones, Marc Leishman and Lucas Herbert, creating an encouraging environment for participants to develop new skills and experience the sport firsthand.
Participants were able to play on the range where all the professional golfers practiced, at The Club at Chatham Hills in Westfield, IN. This LIV-Indy tournament was the largest attended stop in their US-tour history, so we were glad to be able to help kick off the festivities! The day ended with an interactive Q&A and photo session, followed by LIV Golf gear and player autographs, leaving each participant with a meaningful keepsake and a memorable first connection to the sport.
08/19/2025
Last week, Susie Touchinsky of Adaptive Mobility Services joined BraunAbility at the ADED: The Association for Driver Rehabilitation Specialists conference and expo.
As a Certified Driver Rehabilitation Specialist (CDRS), Touchinsky plays an important role in helping people with disabilities get the adaptive equipment they need in a vehicle.
ID 1: A woman stands in front of a white Toyota Sienna Wheelchair van. She talks to people surrounding the vehicle.
ID 2: A group of people surround a BraunAbility vehicle.
08/15/2025
Taylor Swift recently announced her upcoming album, "The Life of a Showgirl." To celebrate, we'd like to introduce you to Henry Hinson—a BraunAbility customer who took his Chrysler Pacifica to the Eras Tour last year.
Henry caught the eye of Swift's team, Taylor Nation, when he dressed as an Eras Tour dancer for Halloween. Soon, he and his mother, Erin, were off to one of the final shows, traveling from Kentucky to Indianapolis in their BraunAbility Chrysler Pacifica.
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An American garage is the birthplace for some of the world’s largest market leaders and distruptors. Like so many before him, Ralph Braun could be found in the late hours of the evening to the early hours of the morning building what he could never have dreamed would be the foundation of the world’s largest wheelchair accessible vehicle manufacturing company.
Within the industry, he’s considered one of the greats. There is something about someone pouring their mind and energy into a project. It’s admirable; it’s crazy; it’s impossible not to want to follow them around the corner to see what comes next.
Ralph kick-started the beginning of the mobility industry by creating the technology he needed for his own life. Growing up a multiple child of “dirt-farmers” in the small town of Winamac, Indiana, Ralph was diagnosed with Muscular Dystrophy at the age of seven and largely renounced as having a limited quality and quantity of life left. Defying the diagnosis and the doctors, while he would eventually require the use of a wheelchair (and later, a three-wheeled scooter of his own invention), he lived a full life full of invention, integrity, and imagination.
Ralph, together with his dad, created the first three-wheeled power scooter, which he named, aptly, the Tri-Wheeler. The invention attracted the attention of many who saw it and before long, orders for the scooter began to roll in. It was in his parent’s garage in that small Indiana town that Ralph would incorporate and begin to assemble the scooters by hand for his customers.
During this time, Ralph was also working a full-time job at a factory in town. When the cold winter months made road travel dangerous on his three wheels, he started to look for a fourth - and created a personal wheelchair accessible vehicle with a full-size lift that he could operate with hand controls from the comfort of his Tri-Wheeler.
Everything to follow created what is now known as BraunAbility, a global company that manufactures wheelchair vans, lifts, seating products, and other vehicle mobility products. We work with over 200 dealerships who are staffed with trained mobility consultants to help our customers understand our broad product portfolio and to help them discover which of our products work best with their needs. And with so many locations across the United States and Canada, we are never too far away should you ever need us.
To learn more about BraunAbility’s history, visit our About Us page: https://www.braunability.com/us/en/about-us.html
