We’ve been asking people to send in their photos of bad accessibility features. For inspiration, we’ve been posting pictures of ridiculous ramps on our Facebook page whenever we see them online or in real life. But as a refresher of some truly atrocious disabled facilities across the world we thought we’d post some examples now. Looking at these photos we don’t know whether to laugh or cry:

Is there any point to these at all?
Is there any point to these at all?

By the way, if anyone has any experiences positive or negative of these type of double track style ramps we’d love to hear from you. Particularly if you found that they work well – we just can’t imagine that they do.

Are you supposed to go over this tree or under it? You definitely aren't going round it.
Are you supposed to go over this tree or under it? You definitely aren’t going round it.
Who does this gap benefit?
Who does this gap benefit? Adrenalin junkies?

When you put them somewhere stupid, ramps become pretty redundant:

Well, this smacks of poor planning
Well, this smacks of poor planning
Sort of a ramp here... if you can get to it
Sort of a ramp here… if you can get to it
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Horizontal lines provide wheelchair users with the illusion of steps. As does the step at the bottom…
After the first three steps, stairs are a doddle.
After the first three steps, stairs are a doddle right?

Hopefully you’ll agree that this is a fun way to raise awareness of a seriously important issue. These examples of bad access may be painfully obvious but they show how often the needs of the less physically able are overlooked!

If you have any similar photos of laughably bad facilities then please get in touch with us through Facebook or Tweet us at @bluebadgestyle with the hashtag #RidiculousRamp.

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  1. Aurora

    Yes, indeed funny when you are not in wheelchair, but not that funny when you are!

    1. Fiona Jarvis

      You’re so right but it did make us giggle at BBS Towers

    2. Antony

      Sometimes they are funny and you do have to laugh, and I can say that as I use a wheelchair.

  2. Bill Phillips

    Need a (wheely) good sense of humor.

  3. Catherine Wilson

    I am truly ‘stumped’ as to how I would get my husband past the tree.

  4. JOHN-WHITAKER

    At least they are trying – very trying !