It is from the home that the elderly and the disabled expect to draw sustained feeling of love, acceptance and belongingness. The family must accord them with evident concern and care, special treatment and attention, and extra consideration and provision. Aside from the verbal assurances and expressions of affection, they need to concretely experience that they still belong, still being counted, and still included despite their disability. Their being able to go from one room to another in the house enables them to continue participating in the affairs of the family. Their being able to get out of the house and enjoy the sun and the yard gives both delight and health benefits. Such mobility contributes a lot in their over-all mind set and well-being which are determinant of their fast recuperation, healing, recovery and well-being.
Having a wheelchair is one key, but not enough. Wheelchair users often experience frustrations as they struggle to access the various parts of the house or building and navigate property exteriors. While they desire to benefit the conveniences of their homes and the amenities of public places, they tend to stay confined in their own rooms in apprehension and dread of being stuck somewhere. Either there was no mobility provision for them or the access points provided are poorly designed posing manoeuvring difficulty rather than ease and comfort, danger rather than safety, limits rather than freedom to explore, and curtailment rather than delight and enjoyment.
Installation of state-of-the- art and well-engineered wheelchair ramps for home is the key to giving the elderly and the disabled freedom to navigate around and to enjoy life regardless of their condition. Stairways and walkways must be converted into ramps making their accessibility in some ways at par when they were still very able. A ramp connecting every nook of the house and the yard to the room of the wheelchair owner is the most ideal. It must be both of strength and of aesthetic; strong enough for weights, for daily use by everyone, for longevity of use, and for safety; and it must be beautifully designed and installed making it a delightful component of the overall design of the house.
Wheelchair ramps for home come in many forms. It can be solely for wheelchair use or can be a multi-purpose ramp installed in lieu of stairways and walkways. Modular ramp systems feature the safest walking surface and are an affordable choice for accessibility solutions. It can be installed in a few hours, bringing freedom to your door step immediately when needed. Permanent or temporary ramp systems are now available in various colour finishes complementing the ramps with the building or the surrounding.
