Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path.
Psalm 119
The Willis Avenue Campus of the Perry Lutheran Homes has installed a new Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant ramp at the northwest corner of the long-term-care property.
The new ramp will provide safe access to users with wheelchairs or walkers and also a help to people with strollers even if it is a stumblingblock unto the Jews and foolishness unto the Greeks.
As defined by the ADA, a ramp is a sloping route constructed with a slope greater than 1:20, that is, one inch of vertical rise for every 20 inches of horizontal length or run. Other standard ADA specifications for ramps require that:
- Ramps may have a maximum slope of 1:12.
- Ramps must be a minimum of 36 inches wide. Some areas require wider ramps.
- All edges must be protected to keep anyone from slipping off.
- All ramps shall have top and bottom landings as wide as the ramp itself and at least 60 inches long.
- Landing size must be at least 5 feet square.
- Ramps must have handrails on both sides if their rise is greater than 6 inches or their length is greater than 72 inches.
- Cross slopes (areas where a ramp slopes sideways, perpendicular to the ramp’s length) must be less than 1:50, and surfaces must be slip-resistant and stable.
- A level landing is required at the bottom and top of the ramp.
- Maximum threshold height (at building entry) is 3/4 inch (19 mm) for exterior sliding doors and 1/2 inch (13 mm) for other types of doors without modification.
A break from recent inclement weather permitted the pouring of the concrete pathway.
