LEGO Ramps
What an incredibly AWESOME and inspiring story.......
German grandma builds wheelchair ramps from Lego
Faced with rows of inaccessible shops and cafes, wheelchair user Rita Ebel has devised a low-tech high-fun solution - ramps made of Lego.
Helped by her husband, Ebel often spends two to three hours a day building the made-to-order ramps which contain several hundred of the small plastic bricks stuck together with up to eight tubes of glue.
Reliant on donations, the biggest challenge is getting hold of bricks, said Eber, as many families can’t bear to part with them.
The idea is even catching on abroad. Eber, who also has a part-time job, has sent ramp building instructions to Austria and Switzerland and there is interest from Spain and a school in the United States.
Watch a video of the inspiring "LEGO Grandma":
"The biggest challenge is getting hold of bricks": yes, I can definitely understand that. LEGOs are very, very seldom seen at yard sales and in resale shops here in the USA.
Grace & Peace & Love to you all -
Matt
