Hands-on laborDisability & accessibility
A ramp for Yamini: volunteers and tools needed
Materials are donated. We need two carpenters and a helper for a weekend in Cambridge.
🇺🇸 Massachusetts, United States645 views
Yamini has used a wheelchair since 2023, and the house has three steps at the front door and no ramp. At the moment Yamini can only go outside when two neighbors are available to lift the chair.
The materials (treated timber, screws and non-slip surface) have been donated by a local lumberyard. We need a carpenter or two to measure, cut and build, plus a helper or two.
The ramp has to meet the accessibility guideline for gradient, which is why a person with building experience is important. We estimate ten hours of work.
Tools are welcome - saws, drills, spirit levels. We'll provide refreshments, and Yamini's family will cook lunch for the team.
I hope life is good to you.
- effort
- one weekend
- format
- In person in Cambridge
- skills
- carpentry, measuring, power tools
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Sending strength, Amit. Looking forward to the next update. Greetings from Udaipur
Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. It's not much but it's yours. God bless
Take care. I hope things turn around soon. After 23 years in engineering I know how hard it's to ask for anything.
Praying for you, Amit. Gave what I could, wish it was more. I'll check back for the next update. All the best.
It takes guts to ask. Well done. We're a small family in Setagaya but we're thinking of you.
Hang in there. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. God bless.
I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. After 16 years in engineering I know how hard it's to ask for anything.
So sorry you're going through this. Shared this with my family. Take care!
everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Greetings from Mwanza.
Thinking of you and your family, Amit. Wishing Yamini a smooth procedure and a full recovery. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. God bless
Hope this works out for you. I'll check back for the next update. Thinking of Cambridge.
Keep going, Amit. Hope the doctors have good news. Love from Iztapalapa.
Praying for you. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Thinking of Cambridge.
Thanks for sharing this, Amit. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Love from Jakarta Selatan
Best of luck. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. My husband and I read this together.
you're not alone, Amit. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. God bless