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Elevators and well-constructed and maintained ramps allow for independent use by persons who use wheelchairs or scooters, and by others who cannot use stairs. They are also used by the general public, easing the way for those with children in strollers or with shopping carts.
Platform lifts are permanently installed elevating devices designed to transport wheelchair users on a platform that moves vertically between levels. Platform lifts usually require a key for operation. Entry and operation is often restricted to minimize misuse of the device.
New construction is required to be accessible to persons with disabilities or use ramps or elevators to overcome changes in levels in a manner that provides equal access. Platform lifts often leave barriers to aide persons with disabilities, and accessible portable or permanent ramps may be required.
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Rhode Island is the smallest of the 50 states and except for New Jersey the most densely populated. The dominant physiographic feature of the state is the Narragansett basin, a shallow lowland area of Carboniferous sediments, extending into SE Massachusetts and, in Rhode Island, partly submerged as Narragansett Bay. The bay cuts inland c.30 mi (50 km) to Providence, where it receives the Blackstone River; it contains several islands, including Rhode Island (or Aquidneck), the largest (and the site of historic Newport); Conanicut Island, with the resort of Jamestown; and Prudence Island. Although more than half of Rhode Island is covered with forests, it is highly urbanized.
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