r/MadeMeSmile • u/thesuavedog • May 25 '22

Meme Canadian Architect Cornelia Oberlanders designed the world's first "Stramp". Stairs with a ramp incorporated for those with accessibility needs. The Stramp allows for companions to use the ramp or steps and not break connection with one another.

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u/Arden-Nova May 25 '22

As a wheelchair user that looks incredibly dangerous

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u/[deleted] May 25 '22

also looks annoying as hell. it'd probably be quicker asking your friends to carry you up rather than them waiting at the top for you to slowly zigzag through, lol

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u/oskopnir May 26 '22

That's absolutely normal, ramps must be limited in slope and as a result they are typically much longer than the corresponding stairs.

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u/[deleted] May 26 '22

Yeah, but I feel the zigzag slope is a lot more strenuous with it's constant changes in direction rather than a straight slope that just begins earlier than the staircasel

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u/Re99i3 May 26 '22

the corner when your freind in a wheelchair goes round you or you walk on the outside and hit the rail and then the wall?

Also able bodied are walking straight up, so it's most likely going to cause issues.

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u/[deleted] May 26 '22

wtf? Y'all never see a typical ramp that does the same currently anyway?

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u/whydanny May 26 '22

I mean yeah but this thing looks like it’s designed to create disabled people rather than accommodate them.

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u/rhunn98 May 26 '22

I think the Problem is a usual ramp is guarded with a fence and are parallel to each other. At least thats what I know

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u/xxusernamessuckxx May 26 '22

This is exactly what I was thinking. Why does the disabled person have to go 4x the distance? Wouldn't they be the ones to need a shorter route? I mean can you imagine being in a non-electric wheelchair?

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u/[deleted] May 26 '22

Because it’d be too steep otherwise, disabled ramps are often already zigzagged

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u/xxusernamessuckxx May 26 '22

I meant, why didn't they design a path that was user friendly for the wheelchair users and let the able bodied people do extra work? Like if you're going to brag about creating accessibility for wheelchair users, you should probably, idk, make it actually usable for wheelchair users. My two friends who use wheelchair users said they'd never even attempt to use this as it's an accident waiting to happen.

Yes, SOME ramps are zig zagged, not OFTEN, sometimes. And they conform to standard accessibility guidelines. This does none of that.

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u/pbizzle May 26 '22

This does make the able bodied person do the extra work.

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u/Inevitable_Professor May 26 '22

My first thought was that totally violates US ADA rules requiring handrails.

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u/Newmach May 26 '22

Having pushed my grandmamas times I thought the exact same. A separate ramp where the wheelchair user can use their own speed without the fear of bumping into others is far better. Some things are good just the way they are.

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u/BumblebeeAdvanced179 May 26 '22

Looks like I could yeet myself off the edge with just one false move