Irons Brothers build ramp for Lynnwood quadriplegic

Joshua Cady of Lynnwood
now has a safe ramp from home
to driveway

Ramp captain Joseph Irons, President of Irons Brothers Construction, and his team designed and constructed a free wheelchair access ramp for Joshua Cady of Lynnwood during the recent Care Foundation Rampathon.

Joshua, who recently turned 14, was born with a Congenital CMV virus which caused cerebral palsy, global development delay, COPD, and seizures. He must maintain a gastrostomy tube and a tracheostomy tube.

Before the ramp, the only access in and out of their home for his wheelchair was two steep temporary metal ramps. Joshua uses the ramps for transport to school, activities and doctor’s appointments. The new ramp gives the family regained freedom and safer transport.

Bernadette Roberts, Joshua’s physical therapist at Maplewood Center School in Edmonds, wrote in to the Rampathon committee this year requesting help for this family. Ms. Roberts strongly emphasized in the application that their current ramps are unsafe and difficult for a manual wheelchair to maneuver, especially as it requires caregivers to push him up the two temporary steep ramps.

On Saturday, May 17, 2014, the Cady family along with other families throughout King and Snohomish Counties were the recipients of a free wheelchair ramp built as part of the Master Builders Care Foundation’s Rampathon Event.

Moveable metal ramps were the only way in and out of the house

The team started construction early Saturday morning with over one dozen volunteers, including Irons Brothers Construction staff, colleagues, friends and family. Irons Brothers Construction maintains the highest commitment to philanthropy and giving back to the local community. At the end of the day, the reward was to see Joshua safely wheeled down the two ramps in his wheelchair.

Since 1993, more than 320 ramps have been built by Master Builder Association members for neighbors in need. This year, builders and remodelers joined efforts to build free wheel chair ramps for those with a disability and financial need. Irons Brothers Construction, based in Shoreline, has participated in Rampathon for the past 10 years. Thanks to the Master Builders Care Foundation and the generous donors listed below, this ramp will be built at no cost to the recipient.

Special recognition to donors for the Joshua Cady ramp:

• Dunn Lumber for materials
• Foundations, Etc. for volunteer labor and materials
• NorWest for concrete donation
• Irons Brothers Construction for volunteer labor and materials.

To learn more about Rampathon and the MBCF visit the Rampathon website 

Irons Brothers Construction is celebrating 15 years of business in 2014 and have recently opened a Design + Build Center located at 1510 NE 170th St., Shoreline, WA 98155.