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Stairway to heaven? MMDA draws flak for steep EDSA busway wheelchair ramp
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7/18/2024
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority or MMDA is under fire after the newly-constructed wheelchair ramp at an EDSA busway station goes viral.
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The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority, or MMDA, is under fire after the newly constructed
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wheelchair ramp at an EDSA busway station goes viral.
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Online users say the ramp is too steep, especially for persons with disabilities.
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They say the ramp may do more harm than good.
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Some even compare the structure to roller coasters, skateboard ramps, and water slides.
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The MMDA explains the ramp was created since the elevator cannot be at the same level as
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the footbridge, given height restrictions imposed by the Metrorail Transit, or MRT.
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Armand Eustaquio, one of the architects who helped craft the accessibility laws implementing
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rules and regulations, says the controversial ramp has a very steep gradient of 1 is to
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4.
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The law says ramps should have a maximum gradient of 1 is to 12.
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He also points out the ramp does not have handrails at the right heights, and that the
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floor is not non-skid.
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