Temporary wheelchair ramps can be used on occasions that you need to provide wheelchair access. If you own a shop in a town centre, then you will be required to provide wheelchair access. But, say you wish to hold a meeting once in a while or a workshop where you will use a public hall for your guests. Although most will have access ramps in place, they are not required to if they are not actual public access buildings. So, what’s the solution? The answer is temporary wheelchair ramps. In this article we will discuss rubber threshold ramps and how they can be a great asset.
Temporary Wheelchair Ramps : Why Choose Rubber Threshold Ramps
When you are thinking of holding a meeting or a workshop, wheelchair access will be on your list of priorities. You must provide access to those who are physically impaired. Failure to do so could actually result in you being fined. Also, you will gain yourself a bad reputation if you were not welcoming to guests in wheelchairs. So, you will plan ahead and try to hire a space or hall that is on the ground floor and that doesn’t have steps leading up to it. So far, so good! But there may be something you have overlooked. A ground floor premise will have a threshold. If it did not, then rain water would flow under the door as well as the cold wind on a winter’s day.
Having a threshold to contend with can be annoying. A threshold can be as little as a few centimetres, but it can prevent someone entering with a wheelchair. The width of the door must also be sufficient for wheelchair access. You cannot advertise your event as being wheelchair friendly if someone in a chair will struggle to get past the first hurdle of the front door.
Threshold Ramps : For Multipurpose Use
A threshold ramp is commonly made from rubber, and it will be laid down over the threshold, allowing for a chair user to enter and exit your building with no assistance. Threshold ramps can be provided that will fit snuggly over the entrance door, allowing the door to be fully functional and to open and close as it normally would.
If you look around buildings, you will see rubber access ramps in many places, both on external doors and on internal door frames. Wherever there is a step, albeit of only a few cm, it becomes impossible for a wheelchair user to enter and exit. Next time you visit your local library, look at the floor. For sure you will see at least one threshold ramp in place. Another place you will often see them is at playgroups and nurseries. Here, the rubber ramps are used to help mums with their hands full, a toddler, and a buggy. A threshold ramp can help not just with the buggy, but can help prevent a toddler from tripping and falling.
Temporary Wheelchair Ramps : Why Choose Rubber
When choosing a material for a threshold ramp, rubber is durable, yet will cushion any falls. A toddler who falls onto rubber will not hurt themselves in the same way they would if they tripped over a threshold step and onto a concrete floor. Rubber is non-slip, and even when wet the surface will be safe for pushchairs and wheelchairs. Rubber ramps can be lifted up and put down in just minutes, and although durable and tough they are not too heavy for one person to move.
Depending in the style of threshold, you may need one or two ramps. A ramp can lead up to the threshold, and a second ramp will lead down on the other side of the door. Rubber threshold ramps are portable, and they do not need to be permanently fixed down. This means that they are perfect when you need temporary wheelchair ramps solutions.
Rubber threshold ramps are just one type of temporary ramp solution on offer from Go Access Ltd. We can supply you with modular ramps, folding ramps, and ramps made from metal as well as from rubber. Also we will find the best solution for your needs, and can advise you on whether you should be looking at a temporary or permanent ramp solution for your build. We recommend temporary ramps for people on the move. So, if you like to take your workshops on the move, we can provide you with a modular designed ramp that will fit all types of entrances as well as thresholds.