Based on her life’s philosophy, of course, Rita wouldn’t let a lack of accessibility stop her in her tracks.
Only a year ago, the quirky grandma became the popular ‘Lego Oma,’ when she started to build Lego ramps as part of the ‘Menschen in Hanau’ (Humans in Hanau) initiative.
She approached the organization after reading an article about Corinna Huber, who invented the Lego ramps and started building them in Bielefeld.
People who have Lego at home usually don’t want to give them up because it’s something that goes through all generations.
The Lego ramps aren’t classified as official wheelchair ramps.
According to Rita, her ramps can’t be officially classified as wheelchair ramps in Germany because laws only allow a six percent inclination.
So our ramps don’t qualify as wheelchair ramps, but all city officials support our work and don’t complain.” »