Cost:$100-250 per lin. ft. We've seen some DIY ramps that weren't built safely, so we contacted the experts at the Metropolitan Center for Independent Living, publishers of the booklet 'How to Build ...

Izzy and Pretti decided to build the ramp in two pieces, allowing the platform to be moved closer to, or even under, certain machines. They reasoned a two-piece ramp would also be easier to move.

Medicare does not cover wheelchair ramps, even if a doctor has deemed a ramp medically necessary. Other community resources may help cover the cost.

ARDEN HILLS, Minn. — In all his years in Mounds View schools, not once has Ian Fallgatter felt excluded. Not bad for a high school junior born with spina bifida who’s been in a wheelchair ...

Teens design and build ramp to help schoolmate who uses wheelchair Mounds View High School seniors Izzy Goldenstein and Pretti Thao wanted to help Ian Fallgatter reach the tools in the school shop.