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Prairie View Industries TH2432 Threshold Ramp, 24 in x 32 in
(Health and Beauty) Prairie View Industries
Release date: 2005-05-17

Anti-slip, high traction surface
Designed for doorways
Holes punched in top corners for easy installation


Price: $150.00 $96.75

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How can I go about asking a construction company to maybe donate a ramp for a MS Event?
building a wheelchair ramp

I am currently working on a 2 day concert series here in the Dallas Area called Dallas Rockers 4 MS. I thought it would be great if we were able to secure a construction to maybe build a wheelchair ramp for someone with MS but am unsure how to go about asking without feeling like I am bothering them. Are there ways of asking them for such a gift or should I not even bother even though I have all the proper paperwork.


I would write a letter explaining the event and just straight out ask them if they would be willing to donate what you are looking for, I would even suggest you saying that you will throw the companies name on marketing material.

In the companies eyes they will see they are getting free marketing for a good cause while you are using the product you need,

Wheelchair Ramp - Building Process from WheelchairRamp.org


Follow a city building inspector as he examines and explains the safety and construction design details of a typical wheelchair ramp from www ...

When did wheelchair ramps at public buildings appear for the first time?

When did elevators, buses, railway cars and all that stuff for physically handicapped people appear in your country? Is the construction of ramps or stair railings a subject to law? I'm from Russia, people back here have used to neglect this problem competely. I need your answers to start the struggle for human rights of physically handicapped Russians.


The big push for wheelchair ramps and other accommodations for the handicapped came after the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act in 1990. With the passage of this act, businesses which provide service to the public were required to make their businesses accessible to those with the public.

Violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act is a civil rights violation, and most businesses take it seriously.


davis_square: "Blocking Handicap Ramp" ticket

Has anyone had any luck fighting a "blocking handcapped ramp" ticket? I was parked in a spot on a curved corner that I'm pretty sure I've parked in several times before, that happens to have a ramp coming down. I'm pretty sure there is no paint or bump strips on it, and It's $200 that I would much rather spend on something else. "4.29.2* Detectable Warnings on Walking Surfaces. Detectable warnings shall consist of raised truncated domes with a diameter of nominal 0.9 in (23 mm), a height of nominal 0.2 in (5 mm) and a center-to-center spacing of nominal 2.35 in (60 mm) and shall contrast visually with adjoining surfaces, either light-on-dark, or dark-on-light." When regulations...

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News

Table Talk founder gives tirelessly of himself

The Banner-Graphic - Oct 19, 2009

Typical projects for Table Talk include remodeling bathrooms with ruined floors from water leaks, replacing roofs and installing wheelchair ramps.
City Hall must meet disability codes

Hattiesburg American - Oct 18, 2009

Adding handrails along the ramp and front steps. Marx said the US Department of Justice contacted the city regarding easier wheelchair access in the past. and more »
Sandra Berry/For The News Virginian

News Virginian - Oct 19, 2009

Sandra Berry/For The News Virginian Tentative plans would include ramps, a swing that can carry a wheelchair and fitness stations. Basketball and volleyball courts could be added if funding
Living with dignity

E Kantipur - Oct 17, 2009

in the blueprints at the time of construction, such as doors and corridors that are wide enough for wheelchairs, and fitting ramps beside staircases.
A way through the obstacle course

National - Oct 19, 2009

Unable to use her legs since birth, the 25-year-old Emirati is confined to a wheelchair. She plots her routes to avoid stairwells, kerbs and construction and more »
Changes continuing at Little Falls Hospital

Little Falls Evening Times - Oct 17, 2009

The construction consists of a new entrance which will include a courtesy drop-off, an awning for protection from inclement weather and wheelchair and more »
Canal Workcamp returns in 2010

Lockport Union-Sun & Journal - Oct 20, 2009

Interior painting, exterior painting, wooden steps, handrails, porches, roofs (one-story houses), gutters, wheelchair ramps and drywall work can be