| The Americans with Disabilities Act was passed in | | | | wheelchair ramps for the cat. |
| 1990 to protect the rights of disabled persons | | | | If you are considering the possibility of attempting to |
| throughout the country. The ADA requires certain | | | | build a wheelchair ramp yourself, you may want to |
| public buildings to have handicap ramps and elevators | | | | consult the guidelines of the ADA. Even if the home |
| installed so disabled persons have access to the same | | | | ramp is being built simply for a cat in a car wheelchair, |
| buildings that everyone else does without the hassle of | | | | following the ADA guidelines and making sure the full |
| figuring out how to get up stairs or into raised | | | | sized ramp is up to building code can add value to a |
| doorways. Some business owners have taken on the | | | | home. A home that is considered wheelchair |
| task of developing the ramp design and building the | | | | accessible can have a higher resell value. Following |
| wheelchair ramp without professional help. As long as | | | | these guidelines with your ramp design can also |
| the business owners follow the standards of the ADA, | | | | ensure that anyone who wishes to use the ramp for a |
| they should have no problem building a ramp that is | | | | wheelchair can do so without worrying about the |
| safe and will last throughout the years. | | | | stableness of the structure. |
| Some homeowners may also find themselves in a | | | | Deciding to build a wheelchair ramp yourself is a big |
| situation where they will need to add a wheelchair | | | | task. When figuring out the ramp design, you may |
| ramp to their home. A loved one who is disabled may | | | | want to consider the materials that are available for |
| need the ramp to make getting into the home easier. | | | | the ramp. A wheelchair ramp can be made of metal |
| An elderly person who is starting to use a wheelchair | | | | or wood. If metal is the material chosen for the ramp |
| may also need a wheelchair ramp to enter or exit the | | | | design, rubber or some other slip-resistant material |
| home with ease. Sometimes family pets may even | | | | must also be applied to the ramp to ensure it can be |
| become disabled, making a homeowner turn to the | | | | usable in the rain or snow. If you are choosing to build |
| possibility of a wheelchair ramp. A cat wheelchair is a | | | | a wheelchair ramp yourself and wood is chosen as |
| small harness with wheels that attaches to the | | | | the ramp material, keep in mind that maintenance of |
| hindquarters of a cat. A cat that is in a cat wheelchair | | | | the wood may be more frequent than if metal is |
| may need a handicapped ramp in order to get in and | | | | chosen. Even if wood is treat, it can still rot and is more |
| out of the house without trouble. In order for a cat that | | | | affected by weather than metal. More than likely, |
| is in a cat wheelchair to feel normal and live an active | | | | wood paneling may need to be replaced more |
| life, the cat owner may want to consider building | | | | frequently. |