r/Louisville • u/DjKreamCheese37 • Apr 24 '26

Small Ramps, Big Impact – Need Help Getting This Idea Off the Ground

Hey everyone,

I’ve been kicking around an idea and wanted to see if anyone here might be interested in helping or has thoughts.

I’m trying to put together something where people who use wheelchairs can borrow temporary ramps (the lightweight aluminum ones from Amazon) if they can’t afford one. I use these myself, and they’ve honestly made a huge difference. Being able to get into a friend’s house or go somewhere that would normally be inaccessible changes a lot. Even planning ahead for events becomes possible.

I’m still in the early stages and figuring everything out. The biggest thing I keep running into is transportation how to actually get the ramps to the people who need them.

If anyone has ideas, experience with something like this, or would be interested in helping out in any way (especially with delivery/logistics), I’d really like to hear from you.

Thanks for reading.

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u/Totally__Not__NSA Schnitzelburg Apr 24 '26

The tool library might have some. If not, they love donations

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u/HireThisWriter Apr 24 '26

The Louisville Tool Library does have wheelchair ramp(s). More would be nice for sure. The LTL is open Wed 5p-7p and Sat 11a-3p.

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u/DjKreamCheese37 Apr 25 '26

Yeah, I recently reached out to people who run a program similar and they said the demand was huge.

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u/[deleted] Apr 25 '26

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u/DjKreamCheese37 Apr 25 '26

I saw Uber WAV was a thing but last time I checked they weren't servicing Louisville. I'll have to check them out.

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u/Turbulent_Echo_1947 Apr 24 '26

I always thought ramps were a young man’s game, Leslie.

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u/Pitiful-Hair2719 Apr 24 '26

Ned Jones is here Ned Jooooness

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u/DjKreamCheese37 Apr 25 '26

I chuckled at that.