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Ramps

Toys used also by children with different abilities can also be on more than one level. In fact, the possibility of being able to play above ground or simply to find oneself at a certain height above the ground is for most children an inviting and delightful experience.
Children with walking problems can also be made reach high positions, by continuing to use their wheelchair or using their own bodies.

An appropriate system of ramps can be sufficient for a child in a wheelchair to reach high levels of toys.

If ramps are provided it is necessary to consider the following aspects:
- longitudinal slopes, which must not be excessive, even if the child is in a wheelchair, he can generally depend on the assistance of a helper or another child;
- connections between ramps and the ground, and between ramps and the other elements of the structure, ensuring there is no step, interruption or other obstacle;
- ramp width should allow the passage of a wheelchair and a person at the same time;
- if the ramp is particularly long, some landings must be included to allow the child in a wheelchair, or his helper to rest;
- on the ramp (if very long) or at levels that can be reached by the ramp, spaces of a width large enough to allow a wheelchair to change direction must be provided. This is also the case if the possibility of coming down from the raised level is not conditioned by a change of direction, but assured by a ramp different to that used for climbing up;
- necessary protection must be provided so that the risk of falling sideways from the ramps and all the areas reachable by the wheelchair is avoided;
- all the necessary conditions must be created so that a wheelchair, having reached the raised level, cannot fall from any ramp of stairs or from any other opening, connecting corridor or toy for which accessibility by a wheelchair has not been provided.

Also any walkway that can be located as a means of connection between different toys, or between elements of the same toy, must meet the requirements described for the ramps.