Ebel, nicknamed 'Lego grandma', testing one of her wheelchair ramps built from donated Lego bricks in Hanau, Germany. Ebel started to build the ramps almost one year ago to raise awareness for handicapped people in her hometown of Hanau. Meanwhile, dozens of stores use the ramps to ease entry for wheelchair users. — Reuters
HANAU, Germany: Faced with rows of inaccessible shops and cafes, wheelchair user Rita Ebel has devised a low-tech high-fun solution – ramps made of Lego.
"For me it is just about trying to sensitise the world a little bit to barrier-free travel," Ebel said in the German town of Hanau. She has been using a wheelchair since she was involved in a car accident 25 years ago.
Ebel, nicknamed 'Lego grandma', building a wheelchair ramp from donated Lego bricks in the living room of her flat in Hanau, Germany.
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Ebel, nicknamed 'Lego grandma', testing one of her wheelchair ramps built from donated Lego bricks in Hanau, Germany. Ebel started to build the ramps almost one year ago to raise awareness for handicapped people in her hometown of Hanau. Meanwhile, dozens of stores use the ramps to ease entry for wheelchair users. — Reuters
Ebel, nicknamed 'Lego grandma', building a wheelchair ramp from donated Lego bricks in the living room of her flat in Hanau, Germany. — Reuters
Ebel testing one of her wheelchair ramps built from donated Lego bricks in Hanau, Germany. — Reuters
Ebel building a wheelchair ramp from donated Lego bricks in the living room of her flat in Hanau, Germany. — Reuters
Ebel (left), nicknamed 'Lego grandma', and her husband Wolfgang building a wheelchair ramp from donated Lego bricks in the living room of their flat in Hanau, Germany. — Reuters
Ebel building a wheelchair ramp from donated Lego bricks in the living room of her flat in Hanau, Germany. — Reuters
Ebel (left) and her husband Wolfgang build a wheelchair ramp from donated Lego bricks in the living room of their flat in Hanau, Germany. — Reuters
Ebel testing one of her wheelchair ramps built from donated Lego bricks in Hanau, Germany. Dozens of stores in Hanau use the ramps to ease entry for wheelchair users. — Reuters
The 'Lego grandma' (not pictured) building a wheelchair ramp from donated Lego bricks in the living room of her flat in Hanau, Germany. — Reuters
Ebel inspecting a wheelchair ramp built from donated Lego bricks in the living room of her flat in Hanau, Germany. — Reuters
Ebel building a wheelchair ramp from donated Lego bricks in the living room of her flat in Hanau, Germany. — Reuters
Ebel (left) and her husband Wolfgang building a wheelchair ramp from donated Lego bricks in the living room of their flat in Hanau, Germany. — Reuters
Ebel painstakingly assembling a wheelchair ramp from donated Lego bricks in the living room of her flat in Hanau, Germany. — Reuters
Ebel takes pride in her wheelchair ramps made of from donated Lego bricks in the living room of her flat in Hanau, Germany. — Reuters
Donated Lego bricks and tools needed to build a wheelchair ramp are seen in the living room of 'Lego grandma' Rita Ebel, at her flat in Hanau, Germany. — Reuters
Ebel testing one of her wheelchair ramps built from donated Lego bricks in Hanau, Germany. — Reuters
Ebel (left) and her husband Wolfgang building a wheelchair ramp from donated Lego bricks in the living room of their flat in Hanau, Germany. — Reuters
Ebel, nicknamed "Lego grandma", builds a wheelchair ramp from donated Lego bricks in the living room of her flat in Hanau, Germany. — Reuters
Ebel, nicknamed 'Lego grandma', testing one of her wheelchair ramps built from donated Lego bricks in Hanau, Germany. — Reuters
Ebel testing one of her wheelchair ramps built from donated Lego bricks in Hanau, Germany. — Reuters
