Consider how welcome and helpful a Ramp instead of steps would be for these users: Anyone using a Rollator or Walker of any type. A young family pushing an infant stroller and trying to help a toddler at the same time. Someone using crutches due to a foot or leg injury. An elderly person even without the assistance of a walker who is already a high fall risk. A person recovering from hip, foot or knee surgery using a knee scooter. A shopper going in or out the door while bags obscure their vision and offset their balance.
Someone who is weak from illness or chemo treatments. One who suffers from vertigo or poor balance. The idea that we should instead prioritize fancy equipment instead is absurd. Numerous wheelchair users commented that this device requires manual dexterity and core strength that some do not have, while others expressed fear at the thought of actually using such a device, demonstrated without straps or tie-downs.
Anyone who has witnessed or personally experienced a particularly enthusiastic Hora at a Jewish wedding is well aware of how terrifying it can be to be lifted aloft in a chair with no safety equipment. Breakthrough technology can cost more than a midrange car and most insurers do not cover it. Some technologies offer a costly and flashy solution to a problem that is already being resolved, or that can be addressed with generic options for much less.
People could learn American Sign Language to communicate with members of the deaf community. Advanced bionics look amazing and do nifty things, but many people with limb differences are perfectly happy with their existing limbs. Disability dongles are not substitutes for access; instead, they are another barrier to full equity and inclusion. Most frustrating is that disability dongles put the burden on the end user — the disabled person — rather than the people creating inaccessible conditions.
But making built environments accessible from the start is not always as expensive as many people think it is. Yes, retrofits to comply with the nearly year-old Americans with Disabilities Act can get costly — but there are tax incentives and grants to help pay for them.
And disabled people are already developing accessible technologies that help with individual access needs; another story making the rounds covers LEGO braille bricks , presented as an amazing tactile learning tool for blind and low vision people. The only problem? Tack-Tiles, a similar invention, were developed by a father in collaboration with his blind son in the s and remain prohibitively expensive because they were extremely difficult to take to production — LEGO could have invested in existing technology and lifted up work done by the disability community, rather than reinventing the wheel.
Do you have a story to share? Ramps often are preferred for a number of reasons: They generally cost less than lifts. They are easily constructed and require minimal maintenance. No power source or mechanical parts are required. Ramps permit all users, including people who use wheelchairs, to use the element independently, with no disruption to court proceedings.
Ramps are always useable in case of emergency evacuation, and require no assistance. Minimum Requirements The following are the minimum requirements for ramps that are utilized as part of an accessible route: Ramps must be permanent, not pull-out, flip-down or removable.
Ramps must provide a minimum clear width of 36 inches between handrails. Landings where ramps change directions must have a minimum dimension of 60 inches x 60 inches. If a door is located at the top or bottom of a ramp, the landing must be large enough for adequate maneuvering clearances at the door. If the door swings back over the landing, there must be adequate landing space to back up to clear the door swing.
Raised platforms accessed by ramps must have a turning space to allow an individual to turn around to go down the ramp. Ramps must have a maximum slope of Ramp runs and landings with drop-offs must have edge protection, such as a curb, barrier, or extended surface as specified in the guidelines. Ramps with a rise of greater than 6 inches need handrails. Handrails must be located along both sides of a ramp at a height above the ramp surface of 34 inches to 38 inches measured to the top of the handrail.
Most model building codes require a guard where there is a drop-off of more than 30 inches.
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