Hands-on laborDisability & accessibility
Carpenters wanted: an entrance ramp for Hudson
Hudson uses a wheelchair and can't leave the house because of three steps at the door; we need a few hours of carpentry.
🇺🇸 Massachusetts, United States1,688 views
Hudson has used a wheelchair since 2023, and the house has three steps at the front door and no ramp. At the moment Hudson 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 twelve hours of work.
Tools are welcome - saws, drills, spirit levels. We'll provide refreshments, and Hudson's family will cook lunch for the team.
Glad we found this place.
- effort
- one weekend
- format
- In person in Cambridge
- skills
- carpentry, measuring, power tools
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- Jose B. Galang 🇵🇭 Address verifiedAccepted
I live about 15 km from Cambridge. I can help at the weekend, tell me what you need.
- Rafiq Rahim Parvez 🇧🇩
I live about 19 km from Cambridge. I can help at the weekend, tell me what you need. Happy to chat first.
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so sorry you're going through this, Henry. Hope this works out for you. My neighbor in Mombasa donated after I showed her your page. Take care
Sending strength, Henry. I hope things turn around soon. Sent it to 22 people at work!
Sending good thoughts. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it
Keep going. Hope you get there. Put this on a community board in Iztapalapa this morning. God bless
Hope things get better soon, Henry. Hope the doctors have good news. My neighbor had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Greetings from Mansoura.
Praying for you, Henry. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Take care
I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. Greetings from La Plata!
sending strength, Henry. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes.
Hope things get better soon, Henry. Looking forward to the next update. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. All the best.
Wishing you peace, Henry. Wishing Hudson a smooth procedure and a full recovery.
Wishing you the best, Henry. Wishing Hudson a smooth procedure and a full recovery. God bless
Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. All the best.
Wishing you the best. Looking forward to the next update. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. Thinking of Cambridge.