PHOTO GALLERY: Ramps built to aid mobility

November 4, 2012 | 4:40 p.m. CST

On Saturday morning, volunteers built 14 ramps at the homes of those who need greater access to their houses.

Kevin Landeck, Patrick Landeck and Scott Gutwein help build an accessibility ramp outside Pat and Lowell Renner's home Saturday morning. Gutwein and the Landecks participated in Ramp Up as part of United Access, a supplier of wheelchair accessible vehicles and mobility products. | Marysa Greenawalt

Volunteers build an accessibility ramp outside of Pat and Lowell Renner's home Saturday morning. Home Depot and United Access provided the labor and materials for the construction of the ramp. | Marysa Greenawalt

Kathy Hall, left, talks with Pat Renner during the construction of an accessibility ramp outside Renner's home Saturday morning. Renner uses a walker and realized the need for a ramp after falling off her front porch and severly injuring her ankle. | Marysa Greenawalt

Barb Duggan, left, and Scott Gutwein saw wood for an accessibility ramp being built outside Pat and Lowell Renner's home on Saturday. The ramp was one of 14 ramps built Saturday, which is half the number of ramps typically built by Services for Independent Living in a year. | Marysa Greenawalt