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Portable Ramps


Portable ramps can make it easier to navigate less than accessible places. Start with the ABLEDATA Fact Sheet on Ramps and Accessible Thresholds. This article provides information on safety and standards for ramps, thresholds, and transportation ramps and thresholds, types of ramps: portable, modular, and vehicle, and funding sources. The contact information for the lengthy list of ramp manufacturers includes street addresses and phone numbers but no web addresses.
The following manufacturers offer several types of portable ramps.
  • EZ-Access Portable Ramps include suitcase, tri-fold, roll-up, platform, track, and lightweight panel ramps. The site also has an incline chart to help determine the right ramp.
  • AlumiRamp Inc has telescopic ramps, threshold ramps, the Ready Ramp, AlumiLite folding ramps, AlumiLite solid curb ramps, quick ramp kit systems, and the modular aluminum system. Information is provided for maintenance and safety, the ADA ramping codes, determining the ramp needed, and site measurement.
  • Handi-Ramp has both permanent and portable ramps. Their products include van ramps, galvanized ramps, aluminum ramps, the Handi-TRAK, the Handi-Trailer, portable ramps, threshold ramps, concrete deck ramp, suitcase ramps, and custom products.
  • Crump Products make lightweight portable ramps. Their products include the porta-ramp, the mini-ramp, the porta-deck, and the van ramp.
  • Roll-A-Ramp makes lightweigth portable ramps that roll up. The product comes in 30 inch and 26 inch wide single units and 12 inch wide pairs.
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Updated April 2005

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