Steps & Ramps : Ramps
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Ramps should be provided, where appropriate and practical, for disabled
and elderly people and people with mobility difficulties who are unable
to use steps. Ramps are also essential if paths that traverse significant
gradients are to be accessible to cyclists, wheelchair users and people
with pushchairs and prams. However, it should be recognised that many ambulant
disabled people with problems of balance, or with callipers, may have difficulty
with even small ramped inclines and often find steps easier and safer to
negotiate.