Problem was, says Mr. Anderson (a wheelchair user since a cycling accident changed his life in 2002), “it was very steep and certainly was not designed to local building codes.” ...

He said the city wouldn’t even take his application to build a permanent ramp and he believed he wouldn’t need a permit for a temporary ramp. So he worked with StopGap, an organization that ...

After asking staff at the Tammaativvik Medical Boarding Home in Iqaluit to clear off a snow-laden wheelchair ramp to no avail, patients picked up shovels on the weekend and took matters into their ...

Lisa Kingston used to love swimming off the beach at Dominion Park in Saint John. But in 2019, one of her legs was medically amputated. Now in a wheelchair, she hasn't been back to the beach since.

We built a wheelchair ramp without planning permission and the council wants us to tear it down - it will cost us £20k By JOHN SIDDLE Published: 10:54 EDT, 24 May 2025 | Updated: 10:58 EDT, 24 ...

Rita Ebel, nicknamed "Lego grandma", tests one of her wheelchair ramps built from donated Lego bricks in Hanau, Germany, Feb. 17, 2020. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach HANAU — Faced with rows of inaccessible ...