That may be about to change, now that a prototype ramp has been installed outside the Ministry of Social Development, in Bond St. In some places, plastic ramps had been installed in an attempt to make access possible, but Mr Marrable said many of them were dangerous. The new ramp outside the MSD offices was designed and built by Dunedin inventor and engineer Larry Burns, and was receiving praise from wheelchair users like Mr Marrable. "Larry’s ramp is metal and spring-loaded, so that if a car runs over it, it will keep its shape. "It’s taken the danger out of crossing the road for people in wheelchairs."

Source: Otago Daily Times August 28, 2020 16:41 UTC