Moveable baseplate cover and inboard barrier gate of a lift system for a motorized vehicle

A lift assembly for positioning a lift platform to enable an individual using a mobility device to exit and to enter an interior of a vehicle, the lift assembly comprising:

• an arm support base fixedly coupled to the vehicle, wherein the arm support base includes a first side spaced from a second side to define an access location for the individual using the mobility device;
• an arm rotatably coupled to the arm support base, the arm being coupled to the lift platform and configured to raise and to lower the lift platform;
• a barrier rotatably coupled to the arm support base, wherein the barrier includes an entry position to permit movement of the individual through the access location and a blocking position to block movement of the individual through the access location, the entry position being one of a lowered position and a raised position and the blocking position being the other of the lowered position and the raised position.