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Accessible - Ramps

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|<font size="3">'''Suitable for:''' Users with physical impairments, wheelchair users, older people, people carrying heavy loads.</font>
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|width="20%"|'''Construction'''
|width="20%"|'''Advantages '''
|width="20%"|'''Disadvantages'''
|width="20%"|'''Improvements / variations'''
|width="20%"|'''Cost / labour'''
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|style="background-color: #EDEDED;"|Moveable wooden ramp for wheelchair to access facilities with steps
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* Flexible – can be placed wherever needed
* Cheaper than concrete
* Raised sides prevent a wheelchair rolling off the side of the ramp
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* Less durable than concrete
* User needs help to move the ramp when needed
|Paint raised sides white or bright colour to increase visibility
|Medium
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|style="background-color: #EDEDED;"|Wide concrete ramp to handpump apron
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* The concrete ramp onto the apron improves access for everyone
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* Ramp requires more space than steps
* Drainage must be in the opposite direction to keep the ramp dry
* Monitoring needed to ensure masons do not make it too steep to reduce cost
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* Paint raised sides white or a bright colour to increase visibility
* Cross-hatching on ramp would make it less slippery when wet (see [[Accessible - Steps|Steps]])
|Medium
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|style="background-color: #EDEDED;"|Low-gradient concrete ramp with raised sides for safety
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* Smooth, firm, durable
* Gentle gradient so a child can propel her/himself up and make a controlled descent
* Raised sides prevent wheelchairs rolling off
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* Monitoring of construction required to ensure gradient not too steep
* Maintenance needed to keep the ground the same level as the end of the ramp
|Paint raised sides white or bright colour to increase visibility
|High
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