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When one enterprising grandmother began using the ubiquitous building bricks to make her town more accessible to wheelchair users, others soon became interested and now she sends build-your-own plans worldwide.
‘Lego Grandma’ Makes Wheelchair Ramps from children’s building blocks
One German grandma has come up with an ingenious way to make her town more accessible to the disabled — by constructing wheelchair ramps out of Lego blocks. Rita Ebel, 62 and from Hanau, Germany, has been wheelchair-bound since she was injured in a car crash 25 years ago,reports Reuters.As if getting around wasn’t difficult enough on its own, her town’s lack of wheelchair-accessible businesses has made certain areas virtually impossible for disabled inhabitants to visit. Fortunately, Rita managed to circumvent the problem by constructing the much-needed ramps fromLego bricks.
Ramping Up! German Woman Dubbed ‘Lego Grandma’ Makes Wheelchair Ramps Out Of Lego! You may think these lego wheelchair ramps in Germany were built by helpful kids doing a school project but they’re actually constructed by Rita Ebel aka Lego Grandma! Buzz60’s Mercer Morrison has the story. Source: YouTube/Buzz60
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