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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00:00The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority, or MMDA, is under fire after the newly constructed
00:07wheelchair ramp at an EDSA busway station goes viral.
00:11Online users say the ramp is too steep, especially for persons with disabilities.
00:16They say the ramp may do more harm than good.
00:18Some even compare the structure to roller coasters, skateboard ramps, and water slides.
00:23The MMDA explains the ramp was created since the elevator cannot be at the same level as
00:28the footbridge, given height restrictions imposed by the Metrorail Transit, or MRT.
00:33Armand Eustaquio, one of the architects who helped craft the accessibility laws implementing
00:37rules and regulations, says the controversial ramp has a very steep gradient of 1 is to
00:424.
00:43The law says ramps should have a maximum gradient of 1 is to 12.
00:46He also points out the ramp does not have handrails at the right heights, and that the
00:50floor is not non-skid.