A wheelchair
ramp is a gently sloping ground which substitutes a staircase and used to go to the adjacent
level. Nowadays days these ramps are made at the entry to various complexes and buildings. Sometimes
this substitute staircase is used both inside and outside of the buildings,
where handicapped people generally visit.
Federal needs
The Americans with Disables Act (ADA ) was passed
in1990 to ensure the right of handicapped people.. These rights are getting jobs, services and accessibility to the home
and working places..
To make a new handicap wheelchair ramp, make sure
it should conforms with the ADA specifications for a disability ramp. The highest slope of a ramp in a new building shall be 1:12. This implies
for every 1 inches go up, the run of the
ramp should be one foot wide. If the go up is 2 " wide, then the run
should be 24” wide, and so on. The
highest possible go up for any run shall be 30” (760 mm).
Aluminum is
the most preferred content for use in wheelchair
ramp because of its portability, durability and resistance to
rust. Wooden ramps are less expensive
but are not long-lasting. Steal is
long-lasting and heavy but it needs more construction work. All materials can
support hefty unloading but only aluminum have the strength without the excess weight.
You would also look for a ramp, which has slip resistant surface in rainy days.
Some
Purchasing Suggestions
Here are some
suggestions of wheelchair ramp that
are able to meet the requirements of a
wheel chair user. The sizes of these ramps are 30 inches wide and lengths
will vary from 2 feet to 12 feet and useful for doorways and raised landings .
They are : Wheelchair Single-fold Ramp, Rubber Portable Ramps, Threshold
Aluminum Ramps, Wheelchair Multi-fold Ramp with Longer Lengths, Ramp with Carrying Bag, Aluminum Folding Ramp.
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