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Old 08-01-2024, 04:42 PM   #4164
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Originally Posted by Bill Bumface View Post
You seem like you work with this stuff, and I'm interested to learn more if so. How do the criteria work? I assume like anything I just asked a question with a complex answer, but what are the basics?

If it's an angled ramp, no good because wheelchairs can roll unintentionally and hurt someone? Lack of hand rails? Other things?
at it's simplest, I can sum it up with: "needs a gentle slope." The rest is about figuring out details / layout of that slope.

A more immersive exercise is to borrow a wheelchair and try travelling from Sunridge Mall (rundle LRT) to city Hall

in the meantime, here are some ramp design failures
https://www.rollaramp.co.uk/infuriat...chair-ramps-2/
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