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.
04/23/2026
When your wheelchair accessible vehicle is part of everyday life, quality isn’t optional.
That’s why BraunAbility vehicles are Built to Trust, engineered for accessibility and held to the same standards as the original manufacturer. No shortcuts. No compromises. No exceptions.
Thank you, New York. Your energy was electric. 🚕⚡♿
04/07/2026
The Next-Generation Chevrolet Traverse is in her New York Auto Show era.🚙✨
04/02/2026
We partnered with Kia America to bring a concept vehicle to the New York Auto Show. Car and Driver recently shared a closer look at the vehicle and all the details behind the design. If you are in New York, you can see it in person at the New York Auto Show from April 3–12. ♿️🚖: https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a70908755/kia-pv5-electric-nyc-taxi/
04/01/2026
New York – we brought the access!
BraunAbility is on the floor with two OEM partners at this year’s New York International Auto Show - piloting the PV5 WAV taxi and rideshare concept with Kia America and debuting the BraunAbility Traverse with Chevrolet and General Motors.
From electric taxis to rugged SUVs, we’re showing how OEMs and the global leader in automotive mobility can partner to make accessibility center stage at one of the largest automotive shows in the world.
03/30/2026
Last week marked the sale of the very first next‑generation BraunAbility Traverse! Sold at a United Access dealership in Scottsdale, Arizona, the vehicle will support Rachelle and her son, Tony, with accessibility, while maintaining the sporty SUV look. Congrats! 🥳
Here’s an exciting, immersive look at the next‑gen BraunAbility Traverse! Explore it in a whole new way before visiting your local BraunAbility dealership. ✨
March Madness tips off this month and these pics will give you an idea of who Richmond Bryant is probably rooting for 🏀
A wheelchair user and a Toyota employee, Bryant is a passionate supporter of both companies. Together, we were able to ensure Bryant got the vehicle modifications he needs to maintain independence.
Plus, with the help of his local mobility dealer, United Access, and our Product Specialist Team, Bryant was able to drive away with a vehicle decked out with a special ramp decal!
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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
