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Basic specifications for setting up handicap ramps in your home

Many a times wheelchair users have to maneuver chairs over uneven ground or perhaps over a threshold or stairs. Handicap ramps are one of the most basic means to make a building or space handicap accessible. Popularly known as wheelchair ramps these mobility aids make riding a wheelchair or electric scooter very convenient. There are an enormous variety of handicap ramps available these days and each is designed to meet specific customer requirements.

Most public and official buildings invest in ramps to make buildings accessible to the disabled. According to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) there are minimum specifications that have been developed for handicap ramps. These specifications are made with the handicapped in mind and work well for people who are confined to wheelchairs.

Though these are not compulsory for ramps built for homes, they can prove to be very useful in reducing stress. They will also make your home friendlier to other disabled friends or visitors who will visit you. The most basic specifications for handicap ramps are as follows:

• maximum slope is one inch of rise for each linear foot of run

• minimum clear inside width between guardrails is 36 inches

• maximum rise for any given ramp segment is 30 inches. After rising 30 inches in elevation, a flat rest platform must be provided before the ramp continues to climb.

• flat landings must be at the top and bottom

• landings should always be as wide as the ramp itself

• handrails/guardrails must be on each side of the ramp.

There are scores of great quality handicap ramps available these days to suit your home architecture and your mobility device. Pick one for your home today!

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About The Author:

Garima Sharma is a successful author and publisher at www.1st-at-wheelchairs.com.  Recommending wheelchairs, lift chairs, wheelchair lifts, rollators, mobility scooters along with other medical equipment and supplies.
07-06-04