Schools in Irvine, California will require wheelchair ramps for students, employees, and other visitors who need assistance moving around the campus. Ramps are necessary for people who use wheelchairs and those who have walking difficulties that make traditional steps tough to use. Our professionals at REDD Team are available to design, build, and install a sturdy aluminum wheelchair ramp for any part of your school property in Irvine.
Meet All ADA Standards
Your Irvine-area school will need wheelchair ramps to help your campus meet Americans with Disabilities Act guidelines promoting accessibility among the physically disabled. Your ramps will need to incorporate a few points to ensure they meet ADA requirements:
- The ramp should have a 1:12 slope, meaning that the ramp rises by one inch for every twelve inches of length.
- The ramp must also be at least 36 inches wide to accommodate wheelchairs.
- A rest platform will be necessary in situations where the ramp is at least 30 feet long. The platform will prevent fatigue among wheelchair users going up or down the ramp.
- The landings on the top and bottom must also be at least 60 inches long. This length allows enough room for the wheelchair to enter and exit the ramp.
- The top and bottom parts must also be far enough from a door to where a wheelchair will have enough turning radius to access or leave the ramp.
We can prepare all our ramps based on ADA standards for the convenience and support of those who require them.
Safety Comes First
Our workers at REDD Team produce wheelchair ramps with safety in mind. We ensure all surfaces are smooth and do not include rough or sharp items that might snag something. We also prepare ramps with enough room for a wheelchair to move without obstruction.
We also use many other safety points when creating wheelchair ramps for Irvine schools:
- Handrails will appear on both sides of the ramp. These rails will be about 34 to 38 inches over the ramp floor.
- Each ramp is positioned to allow enough room for a handrail. We ensure at least 1.5 inches of room between the handrail and the wall it connects to.
- For cases where a ramp is a double-wide model, we’ll add railings in the middle to create separate lanes, allowing multiple people to use the ramp.
- We also test our ramps to ensure they can handle enough weight. All our ramps are expected to carry at least five times the anticipated amount of weight they might handle at once.
Ramps Also Work For Parking Lots
You can also get a wheelchair ramp ready at the parking lot of your Irvine-area school. A ramp can go near the wheelchair-accessible parking spaces in your lot. The ramp should have a part near the lot that allows easy access from the parking space to the school. The bottom part can go next to a space where a wheelchair might exit from a vehicle or bus.
You can talk with us at REDD Team for details on how we can produce wheelchair ramps for your school. We are available to serve schools in Irvine, California with their unique needs for preparing a ramp. You can contact our website to learn more or call us at (800) 648-3696 to schedule an appointment for service.
