Bengals players build a ramp at a Navy veteran's home
Cincinnati Bengals players, including Ted Karras, and Ben-Gal cheerleaders joined Operation Ramp It Up to install a mobility ramp at Navy veteran Ken Wackenthaler's home in Liberty Township.
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Cincinnati Bengals players and Ben-Gal cheerleaders spent Tuesday at a house in Liberty Township, the Journal-News reported. With Operation Ramp It Up, and a crew from a mobility company, they installed a ramp for Navy veteran Ken Wackenthaler. Tackle Ted Karras was among the players on the job, which the paper described as a workout that did not involve a football.
The staff photos show the group fitting the ramp at the home on Oct. 27. The point of the day was a door the household can use.
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Navy veteran Ken Wackenthaler lives in Liberty Township, Ohio. On Tuesday, Cincinnati Bengals players, including Ted Karras, and Ben-Gal cheerleaders came to his house with a group called Operation Ramp It Up. They built a ramp so a wheelchair can get in and out of the home. A crew from a mobility company helped with the install. It was a different kind of practice day for the players, away from the football field. The ramp is there so getting in and out of the house is possible, not a puzzle.
- Why can a single step keep someone from using their own front door?
- What is a job athletes can do for a neighbor that is not a game?
- How could a class check whether a building is easy to enter with a wheelchair?
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