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PRARIE VIEW PVI RAMPS
Your Comfort Is Everything! Electropedic®
has made Your Comfort Is Everything!
our only business Since 1964.
Your Comfort Is Everything! Electropedic®
has made Your Comfort Is Everything!
our only business Since 1964.
PRARIE VIEW PVI RAMPS
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PVI Ramps
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A wheelchair or scooter ramp is an inclined plane installed in addition to
or instead of stairs. Ramps permit wheelchair and scooter users, as well
as people pushing strollers, carts, or other wheeled objects, to more easily
access a building. Wheelchair and scooter ramps come in a number of varieties
each intended for a different purpose. There are permanent, semi-permanent
and portable. Permanent ramps are designed to be bolted or cemented in place.
Semi-permanent ramps rest on top of the ground or cement pad and are commonly
used for the short term. Portable ramps are lightweight, usually aluminum
and typically fold for ease of transport.
Ramps must be carefully designed in order to be useful. Many jurisdictions
have established standards for permanent wheelchair ramps. For example, they
may specify the minimum width of a wheelchair ramp is 36 inches, and the
slope must not be steeper than 1 inch of rise for every 12 inches of length.
A less steep rise can be easier for a wheelchair user to navigate, as well
as safer in icy climates.
Wheelchair ramps (or other ways for wheelchair users to access a building)
are required in new construction for public accommodations in the United
States by the Americans with Disabilities Act.
First, determine how much incline your power wheelchair or scooter can go
up. ADA requirements are listed for a self propelling wheelchair are 1:12
for portable ramps & 1:15 for semi-permanent and 1:6 for a assisted user.
The easiest way of working the ratio out is 1 inch of step requires 1 foot
of ramp (1:12)
Residential use: For loading unoccupied wheelchairs/scooters (unoccupied
means nobody is sitting in the wheelchair/scooter while it drives up the
ramp): ADA recommends a 3:12 slope which means for every three inches of
vertical rise you are required to have at least one foot of ramp (14.5 degrees
incline) To determine the length of ramp needed: Measure the vertical rise
from the ground to where the ramp will sit on the vehicle, stairs or threshold.
Take that measurement (inches) and divide it by 3. This will determine the
length of ramp needed for an unoccupied power chair.
Example: 24 inches of rise requires an 8 foot ramp minimum (24 divided by
3).
For loading occupied power chairs/scooters (someone is riding on the power
wheelchair/scooter): ADA recommends a 2:12 slope which means every 2" of
vertical rise requires one foot of ramp (9.5 degrees of incline) To determine
the length of ramp needed for residential usage: (Note: Business use requires
a 1:12 slope) Measure the rise from the ground to where the ramp will sit
on the vehicle, stairs or threshold. Take that measurement (inches) and divide
it by 2. This will determine the length of ramp needed for an occupied power
chair.
Example: 24 inches of rise requires a 12 foot ramp minimum (24 divided by
2).
Business use
For loading occupied power chairs/scooters (someone is riding on the power
wheelchair/scooter): ADA recommends a 1:12 slope which means every 1" of
vertical rise requires one foot of ramp (5 degrees of incline) To determine
the length of ramp needed for business usage: Measure the rise from the ground
to where the ramp will sit on the vehicle, stairs or threshold. This measurement
equals the length of ramp needed in feet.
Example: 24 inches of rise requires a 24 foot ramp minimum (24 divided by
1).
For assisted wheelchairs Height of Step 1 inch Step – 6 inch Ramp 2
inch Step – 1 foot Ramp 4 inch Step – 2 foot Ramp 6 inch Step –
3 foot Ramp
For self propelled wheelchair user on temporary ramp Height of Step 1 inch
Step – 1 foot Ramp 2 inch Step – 2 foot Ramp 4 inch Step –
4 foot Ramp 6 inch Step – 6 foot Ramp
For all permanently fixed ramps Height of Step 1 inch Step – 1 foot
3 inch Ramp 2 inch Step – 2 foot 6 inch Ramp 4 inch Step – 5 foot
Ramp 6 inch Step – 7 foot 6 inch Ramp
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