the platform 40 are selected of a depth to align the integral toilet seat 42 over the bowl of the toilet with its toilet seat raised once the frame is rolled into its appropriate position for use to rotate the platform upwardly to assist the handicapped person in getting up from the toilet seat 42 a motor 50 and a linear actuator 52 are utilized along with a single linkage 54 coupled with the transverse bar 26 in the quiescent position of fig1 and in the left side schematic view of fig3 with the motor off the motor 50 the actuator 52 and the linkage 54 cooperate to place the transverse bar 26 in position to retain the platform 40 in its horizontal orientation while the toilet is being used with a powering of the motor 50 the linear actuator 52 and the linkage 54 cooperate to rotate the transverse bar 26 in raising the platform 40 from back to front to the position shown in fig2 and in the schematic right side view of fig4 u2014 typically to 45 energization of the motor 50 is by way of a momentary on off power switch 60 coupled with one of the left and right u shape frame members 16 working through an electrical control box 62 such switch 60 may be at the end of a coiled electrical line 64 to allow a nurse for example to assist the handicapped person by himself herself energizing the motor from a spaced distance this rotation of the platform 40 will be seen to be in a direction to assist the user patient in getting off from the toilet with a minimum of stress on the hips and knees once the apparatus of the invention has thus been.