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The wooden ramp (above) connects a garage to the house's back door--away from snow and rain. Topics on this page include: garages, stairs, ramps, lifts, back yards, and thresholds...but NOT bathrooms. That topic gets it own page.
The wooden ramp (above) connects a garage to the house's back door--away from snow and rain. Topics on this page include: garages, stairs, ramps, lifts, back yards, and thresholds...but NOT bathrooms. That topic gets it own page.
An indoor home ramp
An indoor home ramp
Exiting the kitchen door...
the ramp follows the garage wall...
and ends near the automatic garage door. Nice!
At this next house, a shorter indoor ramp (6'x 2.5') connects garage and home. The built-in ramp is slightly steeper than the ADA specifies, but it works!
The angle of the ramp's slope is visible in the shadow cast by the open door.
At a housing development, the standard plan includes this easy transition between garage and home. No steps!
Another photo at the development. A scooter, wheelchair, rollator , or baby stroller can easily be pushed indoors or out.
Back yard access
Back yard access
Homemade by the adult son of the wheelchair user.
This ramp looks even better in person!
The wheelchair user feels secure with the curb on all sides of the ramp.
Portable ramps...
Portable ramps...
These ramps are used during social occasions, when there are people nearby to help set them in place.
for occasional use...
for occasional use...
Each ramp scales 1-3 steps. The ADA recommends a gentle slope.
stored nearby in a shed or garage.
stored nearby in a shed or garage.
This plywood ramp rests against the threshold of a sliding door. In this photo, the sliding glass door is open; the sliding screen door is closed.
A portable aluminum ramp allows wheeled access (up 1 step) to a platform in front of a home's main door.
A portable aluminum ramp is used indoors to go up and down 2 steps.
HANGING UP, READY FOR USE. This homemade wooden ramp measures 3' x 30". It's stored on a garage's exterior wall.
This homemade wooden ramp measures 8' x 30".
Both ramps wait at home until there's a party that needs accessing!
Heading outdoors...
Heading outdoors...
on a permanent ramp to the back yard.
on a permanent ramp to the back yard.
A countryside residence.
This in-town location...
This in-town location...
has a ramp between the porch and the neighbor's property.
A CLOSER LOOK AT A THRESHOLD:
Looking IN a doorway...
and looking OUT the same doorway. This threshold is easy to scoot over.
Height: 1.25" top rounded.
This permanent outdoor ramp is made of "plastic wood" that terminates on a large patio stone.
This 3" threshold is too high for a scooter to go over.
A stair-lift in a home.
The seat is folded up so it's out of the way when not in use.
A home stair-lift that curves up a narrow flight of stairs.
Here the seat is shown in its lowest position.
A home stair-lift
A home stair-lift
This seat moves 360 degrees for its winding staircase route.
More examples of curving stair-lifts
More examples of curving stair-lifts
Image above from:
www.ameriglide.com
Image above from:
Image above from:
www.northstarlifts.com
Ramp merges with patio stone
Ramp merges with patio stone
A piece of wood connects the two.
Ramp merges with asphalt.
Ramp merges with asphalt.
One thin piece of wood connects the permanent ramp to the driveway's parking area.
Ramp merges with ground
Ramp merges with ground
This built-in, permanent wooden ramp merges smoothly with the ground. It has been in place for about 15 years.
This is a non-commercial website created to share information. No recommendations are made for individuals with any particular diagnosis. Everyone has their own unique capabilities. The photographs were taken spontaneously over a period of 5 years, by several people. Additional pictures (screen-shots from websites) were added for clarity of image. Those images have been credited to their corresponding websites, but no advertising fees have been collected. The information on this website represents some of the many topics that come up daily for people who live with physical challenges. This information does not constitute a comprehensive study of the topic. More accessibility tools are hopefully still being invented.
This is a non-commercial website created to share information. No recommendations are made for individuals with any particular diagnosis. Everyone has their own unique capabilities. The photographs were taken spontaneously over a period of 5 years, by several people. Additional pictures (screen-shots from websites) were added for clarity of image. Those images have been credited to their corresponding websites, but no advertising fees have been collected. The information on this website represents some of the many topics that come up daily for people who live with physical challenges. This information does not constitute a comprehensive study of the topic. More accessibility tools are hopefully still being invented.
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