I have a genetic disease called Dysferlinopathy, and have used a wheelchair for the last 20 years. When I moved back to Iceland I saw steps everywhere.

Steps that blocked me from going shopping with my kids at Christmas, steps that stopped me from meeting my friends at cafés, steps that stopped me from going to the theater, barber shop, ice cream parlor, restaurants. And not just me, everyone who uses a wheelchair.

So, I decided it was time to fix this. I started a non-profit and in 3 years we built almost 2000 ramps across Iceland. And when we ran out of places to ramp in Iceland we went to Ukraine, Panama, New York and started building ramps there. We’ve been featured in Fast Company and by the United Nations among others.

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