Can you remember 10, 20, 30, or 40 years ago when you walked across the stage full of school administrators, shook a variety of hand’s, and accepted your diploma? I can remember having butterflies in my stomach before my graduation and thinking to myself “don’t trip”. With recent technological advances and the help of companies […]
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As we leave the warmer summer months behind and enter the cooler, latter part of the year, we know one thing: football season is upon us. It is easy to get carried away (especially during high school and college games) when your team is playing at home against a top rank opponent. Quite often with […]
It never ceases to amaze me the various applications Handi-Ramp carries for their products. Just the other day I got a call from an Embassy in Washington D.C who was looking for parking lot post protectors. Fifty of them! For those of you not familiar with post protectors, they are a protective device that is […]
How to Keep Up with the Summer Demand for Beverages It was another summer day at Handi-Ramp, in a summer of unpredictable temperatures, when the phone rang. I could hear the raspy and dry voice from the other end. It was a potential customer calling us from a beverage distribution center in Tennessee. With temps […]
At last, summer has arrived! This is the time of year for families and friends to grab their swimsuits, suntan lotion, and towels and get into the water. We at Handi-Ramp, north of Chicago in Libertyville, are lucky as there are many aquatic options within a few hours’ ride. It is relaxing and fun to […]
Sunny On the West Coast With the weather feeling a bit more like spring in Chicago, it’s easy to forget the West Coast has decent to beautiful weather all year long. If you’ve had a chance to visit San Francisco like I have, you’ll quickly come to realize the lack of clouds and abundance of […]
Millions of people around the world go through life with an illness or disability without the pleasure of experiencing something most people take for granted. For example, some deal with asthma, preventing them from participating in a marathon. Others are deaf preventing them from hearing the sweet sound of music, and some have an allergy […]
Many people go through life depending on the assistance of others. Such was the idea in this case. An employee at a Chicagoland Institution contacted us about outfitting their restrooms with grab bars for those physically disabled. Upon speaking with a disability expert, the school decided to purchase five grab bars to be used in one […]