RAMPS
Ramps to be usable and ADA compliant must be one foot in length for each inch of height from ground level. Construction permits are required. In Dearborn, contact Tamatha Stubbe (313) 943-2218, Building Permit Specialist.
If you are seeking financial assistance for a ramp, contact your private insurance company, Medicare, Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Family Independence Agency and/or Veterans Administration.
FUNDING FOR RAMPS:
Michigan Department of Career Development Rehabilitation Services
1200 Sixth Street
Suite 1603
Detroit, MI 48226
Phone: (313) 256-2750
Toll Free: (800) 605-6722
Must be 16 years of age or older. Will pay for ramp which allows people to leave the house in order to work or attend job training. Each client must be eligible for work or school
Michigan State Housing Development Authority
1200 Sixth Street
19th Floor
Detroit, MI 48226
Phone: (313) 256-2860
Offers low interest loans to construct a ramp. Contact MSHDA for eligibility requirements. MSHDA may put applicants on a list and rotate its way through the list. Once the money is allotted for the year. Those still on the list may be required to wait until the following calendar year when new federal funding becomes available.
Quick Ramps for Kids
The QuickRamps for Kids® a program of United Cerebral Palsy of Metropolitan Detroit, provides portable wheelchair ramps to families of children who experience Cerebral Palsy and other paralysis-causing conditions. QuickRamps are a fast and inexpensive alternative to permanent ramps. Best of all, they give a child immediate access to their community. Applications are available at www.ucpdetroit.org All applicants must be under age 18 and must have Cerebral Palsy or paralysis-causing condition. This program is available in Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties. For more information please call (248) 557-5070.
RAMPS FOR HOUSES/BUILDINGS
The commission is listing references for your convenience. We are not recommending or endorsing particular vendors.
Alumi Ramp
855 E. Chicago Rd.
Quincy, MI 49082
Phone: (800) 800-3864
RAMPIT
336 Bidwell Road
Coldwater, MI 49036
Phone: (800) 876-9498
Ramp Project/How to Build Ramps (INSTRUCTIONS)
Metropolitan Center for Independent Living
1600 University Avenue West
Suite 16
St. Paul, MN 55104
Phone: (651) 646-8342
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