Accessible patio and garden

A paved path enables the user to easily drive around the entire house
User on paved surface in front of entrance
User on paved surface in front of entrance

A paved walkway leads from the entrance door around the house past the parking place and the patio. A stationary aluminum ramp made of expanded metal leads down from the patio to the garden.

Paid for by
The municipality (stationary ramp), otherwise the user

Whose idea
The user

User outside house at parking place
User outside house at parking place
User rides around the house on paved walkway
User rides around the house on paved walkway
Walkway leading to the patio
Walkway leading to the patio
Stationary ramp from patio to lawn
Stationary ramp from patio to lawn

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Author: Robert

Robert bor tillsammans med hustru och tre barn i en villa. Han arbetar heltid. Han skadade sig 2003 och har en låg paraplegi (L1). Ingen assistans.
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Type of disability

Low paraplegia (Th11-S1)

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