Wheelchair accessible-ramp

1. Wheelchair accessible tourism India
Design your  ramp

2. Wheelchair accessible tourism India
Who is the User?
•Sole user or many users? •What type of mobility device  do they  use?  
Might  this change?
•Navigate independently or with help? •Permanent  or temporary structure?

3. Wheelchair accessible tourism IndiaBasic  Standards
•A minimum  width of 36 inches. •Edge protection to keep  anyone  from slipping 
off.
•Landings at top and bottom that  are as wide 
as the ramp and at least 60 inches  long.

4. Wheelchair accessible tourism India
Basic  Standards, continued
•Handrails on both  sides of all ramps that rise 
steeper than 6 inches or have a horizontal  
projection of more than 72 inches.
•Cross slopes of less  than 1:50 and surfaces 
slip ‐resistant and stable.

5. Wheelchair accessible tourism India
Slope
•Theminimumstandard for the slope of a 
ramp is 1:12, meaning that for every inch of 
rise  (height) a ramp should extend (run) 
horizontally  12 inches.

6. Wheelchair accessible tourism India
Remember the User!
•Some slopes (even at 1:12) are difficult for 
people walking, manual wheelchairs, and even 
some power  wheelchairs, and can be 
dangerous!
•ADA guidelines also  recommend slopes of 1:16 
or 1:20 for a gentler ascent/descent.

7. Wheelchair accessible tourism India
Common  Ramp Layouts
•Landing and ramp-
way in a straight line
•Ramp changes
direction 90 degrees
at an intermediate
landing

8. Wheelchair accessible tourism India
Common  Ramp Layouts (2)
•180 degree change in direction  between one 
run of a ramp‐way, an intermediate landing 
and another  run of ramp‐way.

9. Wheelchair accessible tourism India