accessibility ramps

Sloped entry paths

Accessibility ramps are sloped surfaces that allow wheelchair users, people with mobility aids, and others to bypass stairs or curbs.

Building codes typically require them at entrances to public buildings.

The term also applies to portable ramps for vehicles or temporary installations: The venue installed accessibility ramps for the concert.

Opposites
barrier vs. access

accessibility rampsstairs

Set of steps

steps · barriers · staircases · flight of stairs · stairways

inclusive vs. exclusionary design

accessibility rampshostile architecture

Design deterring unwanted use

Family

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G