Hands-on laborDisability & accessibility
Build a wheelchair ramp for Shawn in Joliet
Materials are donated. We need two carpenters and a helper for a weekend in Joliet.
🇺🇸 Joliet, Illinois, United States415 views
Shawn has used a wheelchair since 2024, and the house has three steps at the front door and no ramp. At the moment Shawn 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 twelve hours of work.
Tools are welcome - saws, drills, spirit levels. We'll provide refreshments, and Shawn's family will cook lunch for the team.
You're what makes this possible, and I'll never forget it.
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- one weekend
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- In person in Joliet
- skills
- carpentry, measuring, power tools
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Wishing you peace. Hope you get there. Sent it to 10 people at work. Love from Boulogne-Billancourt.