These fiberglass wheelchair ramps are lightweight alternatives to the normal aluminum wheelchair ramps on the market today. Because of their fiberglass construction they are much more comfortable to handle in cold weather and the commercial grade non-slip strips negate the need for the rough texture found on conventional metal portable wheelchair ramps.

Wheelchair Ramp Safety

• Permanently installed wheelchair ramps must be at least 1' long for every 1" of rise to meet most building codes.
• Portable wheelchair ramps do not have to abide by building codes but wheelchair ramp manufacturers usually recommend that you should have at least 1' of ramp for every 2" of rise.
• Another consideration when buying wheelchair ramps is the type of equipment that will be used on the ramps. Wheelchairs and scooters have limits on how steep of an incline can be traversed set by the manufacturers and these limits should be kept in mind.
• The above three points refer to slopes when there is a user in the equipment when it is traversing a ramp. When using a portable wheelchair ramp to load a wheelchair or scooter, without a passenger, into a vehicle can be as steep as can be safely managed by the person doing the loading.