wheelchair ramp
noun
: a ramp for someone in a wheelchair to use instead of stairs to enter a building
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At one of her sisters' houses in Detroit, where their mother lives, a 4-year-old wheelchair ramp had fallen into shambles.
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Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 11 July 2024
All restaurants have elevator access, there’s a wheelchair ramp to the beach, and the pool has an ADA-compliant lift.
—Sarah Sekula, Travel + Leisure, 6 July 2024
The only thing off about the scene was the drab wheelchair ramp that led to the front door.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2023
So supporters gathered over several days to build a wheelchair ramp at his grandparents’ house.
—Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 June 2023
The owners were required to bring the house up to code and added a sprinkler system, larger restrooms, a wheelchair ramp and a new state-of-the-art kitchen.
—Linda Deutsch, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2023
My grandmother navigated her walker up the rickety wooden wheelchair ramp, the floor was peeling linoleum.
—Colleen Oakley, Good Housekeeping, 6 Mar. 2023
Local organizations reached out to offer their services as well, such as building a free wheelchair ramp or offering rides to the Veterans Administration hospital.
—Holly V. Hays, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Feb. 2023
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Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 11 July 2024
All restaurants have elevator access, there’s a wheelchair ramp to the beach, and the pool has an ADA-compliant lift.
—Sarah Sekula, Travel + Leisure, 6 July 2024
The only thing off about the scene was the drab wheelchair ramp that led to the front door.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2023
So supporters gathered over several days to build a wheelchair ramp at his grandparents’ house.
—Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 June 2023
The owners were required to bring the house up to code and added a sprinkler system, larger restrooms, a wheelchair ramp and a new state-of-the-art kitchen.
—Linda Deutsch, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2023
My grandmother navigated her walker up the rickety wooden wheelchair ramp, the floor was peeling linoleum.
—Colleen Oakley, Good Housekeeping, 6 Mar. 2023
Local organizations reached out to offer their services as well, such as building a free wheelchair ramp or offering rides to the Veterans Administration hospital.
—Holly V. Hays, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Feb. 2023
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“Wheelchair ramp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wheelchair%20ramp. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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