AUSTIN, Texas — A few steps can feel like a mountain for people who rely on walkers or wheelchairs, but for volunteers with the Texas Ramp Project, those barriers can come down in just a few hours.

Since 1985, volunteers have built more than 30,000 ramps across Texas, giving older adults and people with disabilities safe access to their homes. The nonprofit estimates that most ramps cost between $800 and $900 to build and are provided at no cost to clients, thanks to donations from churches, community groups and local foundations.

Referrals typically come from health care workers who identify individuals struggling to navigate their own entryways. Randy Kerkman, the Austin Central Region Coordinator, says volunteers in Travis and Bastrop counties alone build roughly 100 to 115 ramps each

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