Why ramps help everyone #substack #shorts

17 Jul 2026 · 1 min

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A janitor shoveling snow from stairs pauses when a child in a wheelchair asks him to clear the ramp instead. The ramp works for all kids, not just some. That's universal design: build spaces everyone can use from the start.

The janitor was shoveling the stairs from snow, and a kid in a wheelchair came and said, how can— can you shovel the ramp? And he said, well, all these kids are waiting to use the stairs. And he said, well, if you shovel the ramp, all of us can go inside. And so the idea is setting up your classroom so that it's accessible to everybody without needing to do something special or take people out of the classroom in order for them to get what they need.

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