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Build a wheelchair ramp for Risa in Kyoto
Materials are donated. We need two carpenters and a helper for a weekend in Kyoto.
🇯🇵 Kyoto, Japan247 views
Risa has used a wheelchair since 2025, and the house has three steps at the front door and no ramp. At the moment Risa 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 building-code slope requirement, which is why a person with building experience is important. We estimate six hours of work.
Tools are welcome - saws, drills, spirit levels. We'll provide refreshments, and Risa's family will cook lunch for the team.
Whatever you can give, even just sharing this page, means a lot.
- effort
- one weekend
- format
- In person in Kyoto
- skills
- carpentry, measuring, power tools
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Keep going, Hitomi. Hope the doctors have good news. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Take care
You're not alone. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Thinking of Kyoto!
Hope it all works out, Hitomi. Hope this works out for you. Wish I lived closer to San Diego so I could bring a meal. Greetings from Tucson
Stay strong, Hitomi. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Take care!
Hope it all works out. Get well soon. My husband and I read this together. All the best.