Objectives –

To provide information about:

• An overview of ramp types described in AS 1428.1 (2021) and their relevance to domestic homes
• Assessment of the individual and their equipment and carer
• Measurement of the person with their equipment and carer
• Basic principles for planning ramp installation
• Legislation, code and standard issues impacting on planning
• Technical considerations when recommending ramps
• Typical barriers and solutions
• Alternatives to ramps
• Resources for practice

To practice –

• Evaluating existing ramp designs and critiquing their usefulness for people living in their own home
• Measuring areas for different ramp types
• Creating a ramp layout for level land and a ramp for sloped land
• Drawing ramps and labelling drawings
• Writing guidance documents to describe specific ramp types
• Problem solving solutions for case studies