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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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The most notable physiographic feature of the state is its profusion of lakes, over 8,500, ranging in size from Lake Winnebago (215 sq mi/557 sq km) to tiny glacial lakes of surprising beauty. The Wisconsin River, with its extensive dam system, runs generally southward through the middle of the state until it turns west (just NW of Madison) to flow into the Mississippi, dividing the state into eastern and western sectors. Running a parallel course just to the east, Wisconsin's major watershed extends in a broad arc from north to south; to the east the Menominee, the Peshtigo, the Wolf, and the Fox rivers flow E and NE into Lake Michigan, while to the west the Chippewa, the Flambeau, and the Black rivers make their way to the Mississippi.
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