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Isabela can't leave home - help build a ramp
Isabela uses a wheelchair and can't leave the house because of three steps at the door; we need a few hours of carpentry.
🇧🇷 Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, BrazilPosted Oct 1, 20261,589 views
Isabela has used a wheelchair since 2025, and the house has three steps at the front door and no ramp. At the moment Isabela 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 local accessibility standard of 1:12 slope, 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 Isabela's family will cook lunch for the team.
Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly.
- effort
- one weekend
- format
- In person in Ribeirão Preto
- skills
- carpentry, measuring, power tools
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- Emma Rita Conte 🇮🇹 · 3h ago
I live about 19 km from Ribeirão Preto. I can help at the weekend, tell me what you need Can bring a friend.
- Fasil Belay 🇪🇹 · 3h agoAccepted
I live about 10 km from Ribeirão Preto. I can help at the weekend, tell me what you need.
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Hope it all works out. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. We're a small family in Chennai but we're thinking of you. Take care