Council builds 10 level wheel chair ramp to woman's front door after refusing to move her - Polidicks

The mother of a disabled girl has criticised housing officials after they installed an eyesore ramp - over 10 levels - outside their home. Clare Lally, 33, spent two years campaigning for improved access for her seven-year-old daughter Katie, who uses a wheelchair, after West Dunbartonshire Council gave them a home at the top of three flights of stairs. [img]http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/02/13/article-2558461-1B73E40800000578-64_470x707.jpg[/img] [img]http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/02/13/article-2558461-1B73E43800000578-354_470x707.jpg[/img] [img]http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/02/13/article-2558461-1B73E36D00000578-499_964x642.jpg[/img] Before: [img]http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/02/13/article-2558461-1B73E2EC00000578-277_964x585.jpg[/img] [url]http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2558461/We-open-blinds-look-day-Mothers-disbelief-council-builds-40-000-eyesore-wheelchair-ramp-TEN-LEVELS-garden.html[/url]

This is ridiculous.

Jesus [del]and how much did that cost to put in.[/del] [quote] estimated to be around £40,000 [/quote]

[QUOTE=RenegadeCop;43899700]I disregard as soon as i see dailymail as a source[/QUOTE] Just because it's daily mail doesn't mean it didn't happen.

Pity they had to get rid of that front lawn. Also those ramps kinda make the place look like the entrance to a community centre, though that's probably just the metal.

Well I mean she does have improved access now.

[QUOTE=jgerm529;43899788]Well I mean she does have improved access now.[/QUOTE] And she doesn't have to mow

[QUOTE=SIRIUS;43899733]Just because it's daily mail doesn't mean it didn't happen.[/QUOTE] It is a good idea to provide an alternative source though.

I mean, they tried I guess, but there was clearly ways of doing it that would be way more practical and less of an eyesore.

[QUOTE=ironman17;43899771]Pity they had to get rid of that front lawn. Also those ramps kinda make the place look like the entrance to a community centre, though that's probably just the metal.[/QUOTE] Reminds me of this: [img]http://reneedezvous.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/south-park-line-ride.png%3Fw%3D490[/img]

Why the fuck couldn't they just put a straight ramp to the damn door?

Couldn't she of stopped them halfway through building it? I mean it isn't just gonna happen instantly...

They could have made a little elevator lift for cheaper.

[QUOTE=Nibroc;43899848]I mean, they tried I guess, but there was clearly ways of doing it that would be way more practical and less of an eyesore.[/QUOTE] [quote]Clare Lally, 33, spent two years campaigning for improved access for her seven-year-old daughter Katie, who uses a wheelchair, after West Dunbartonshire Council gave them a home at the top of three flights of stairs.[/quote] the woman was probably a cunt and council did this to piss her off. as much as there are regulations for building ramps, that lawn is not particularly steep and they probably couldve made the ramp directly to the house.

[QUOTE=Mr. Foster;43899867]Why the fuck couldn't they just put a straight ramp to the damn door?[/QUOTE] It wouldnt surprise me if theres a code/law that states the max angle for a ramp to be considered a wheelchair ramp

[QUOTE=Mr. Foster;43899867]Why the fuck couldn't they just put a straight ramp to the damn door?[/QUOTE] City code probably limits how steep a permanent wheelchair ramp can be.

[QUOTE=Mr. Foster;43899867]Why the fuck couldn't they just put a straight ramp to the damn door?[/QUOTE] If there was a malfunction with the wheelchair or someone let go of it there could be a serious danger of it running onto the road into traffic or gather momentum that could seriously harm. Zig zag allows for stopping.

This is fucking retarded on 10 levels.

[QUOTE=sloppy_joes;43899888]the woman was probably a cunt and council did this to piss her off. as much as there are regulations for building ramps, that lawn is not particularly steep and they probably couldve made the ramp directly to the house.[/QUOTE] Its hard to judge exactly how steep it is, with one set of stairs being unvisible, also due to it being a picture. If it is how im picturing it, a ramp directly from the bottom step to the door would be fairly steep for someone to wheel themselves up in a wheel chair. Theres also how itd be a fairly long ramp, so if the girl had an issue while wheeling herself up and couldnt stop the chair, thered be a long ways to roll. 10 levels is pretty excessive, but we really would have to know the building code for the area as well as a nice clear picture of the steps to see if there were another option that would still count as a wheelchair ramp

[QUOTE=FordLord;43899986]Its hard to judge exactly how steep it is, with one set of stairs being unvisible, also due to it being a picture. If it is how im picturing it, a ramp directly from the bottom step to the door would be fairly steep for someone to wheel themselves up in a wheel chair. Theres also how itd be a fairly long ramp, so if the girl had an issue while wheeling herself up and couldnt stop the chair, thered be a long ways to roll. 10 levels is pretty excessive, but we really would have to know the building code for the area as well as a nice clear picture of the steps to see if there were another option that would still count as a wheelchair ramp[/QUOTE] generally they have platforms every so often on wheelchair ramps for this reason. regardless, i almost guarantee it doesn't need to be 10 levels.

its a masterpiece

well hey at least when the government refuses to get its arse in gear about flooding it doubles as a really nice and extravagant water feature

Council consists of assholes or Incompetent ramp constructors

It's ridiculous and stupid as an official decision but I wouldn't call it an eyesore, I think it's hilarious. [editline]13th February 2014[/editline] Imagine the sheer amount of children you could get stuck to the railing by their tongues in harsh winter.

[QUOTE=matt.ant;43899689][img]http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/02/13/article-2558461-1B73E43800000578-354_470x707.jpg[/img][/QUOTE] Is Andy Warhol back from the dead, or what

[QUOTE=sYnced;43900182]Council consists of assholes[/QUOTE] well they aren't really assholes for giving her a ramp that is safe enough for a disabled 7 year old to use the garden wasn't that steep and they couldn't put a single ramp in, but my guess is having one long ramp i a bad idea

[QUOTE=DeeCeeTeeBee;43900254]well they aren't really assholes for giving her a ramp that is safe enough for a disabled 7 year old to use the garden wasn't that steep and they couldn't put a single ramp in, but my guess is having one long ramp i a bad idea[/QUOTE] They could've built smaller ramps over the steps. [img]http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/02/13/article-2558461-1B73E36D00000578-499_964x642.jpg[/img] I've seen it done before.

[QUOTE=WeekendWarrior;43900369]They could've built smaller ramps over the steps. [IMG]http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/02/13/article-2558461-1B73E36D00000578-499_964x642.jpg[/IMG] I've seen it done before.[/QUOTE] Or just like, changed it into one big ramp (the stairs)

I happen to work at an architecture firm, lemme try to find the (US) code regarding ramps. There is definitely a safety limit regarding not only the incline, but the distance upward you can travel before requiring a level area to allow rest or navigating a corner -found it already. In the Chicago area a wheelchair incline is usually either 1:12 (for every 12" forward you raise 1" up, etc), or 1:16. -whoa I went on google images to find a good representation of 1:12 and I found a scan of the exact thing in the booklet I dug up [img]http://i.imgur.com/zedOVkS.png[/img]

[QUOTE=dai;43900690]I happen to work at an architecture firm, lemme try to find the (US) code regarding ramps. There is definitely a safety limit regarding not only the incline, but the distance upward you can travel before requiring a level area to allow rest or navigating a corner -found it already. In the Chicago area a wheelchair incline is usually either 1:12 (for every 12" forward you raise 1" up, etc), or 1:16. -whoa I went on google images to find a good representation of 1:12 and I found a scan of the exact thing in the booklet I dug up [img]http://i.imgur.com/zedOVkS.png[/img][/QUOTE] ADA defines it as 1:12 that door is a good 6 or 7 feet above the road aka a 72-84foot long single ramp that's too long [editline]13th February 2014[/editline] "ADA Requires a Maximum of 30 feet in a single run of wheelchair ramp prior to a rest or turn platform." so it couldn't be done in a single one anyways (but ada is only for commercial buildings anyways but it's a good guide)