Difference between revisions of "Accessible - Doors"
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| − | |style="vertical-align:top"|[[Image: | + | |style="vertical-align:top"|[[Image:doors2.png|thumb|left|270px|Latrine with a curtain for privacy made of light cloth]] |
| − | |style="vertical-align:top"|[[Image: | + | |style="vertical-align:top"|[[Image:doors1.png|thumb|left|200px|Outward-opening tin door on wooden frame. Raised platform edge acts as a door stop.]] |
| − | |style="vertical-align:top"|[[Image:doors3.png|thumb|left|170px|]] | + | |style="vertical-align:top"|[[Image:doors3.png|thumb|left|170px|Outward-opening wooden double doors with a latch on outside to keep closed]] |
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|width="20%"|'''Cost / labour''' | |width="20%"|'''Cost / labour''' | ||
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| − | |style="background-color: #EDEDED;"|Latrine with a curtain for privacy made of light cloth | + | |style="background-color: #EDEDED;"|'''Latrine with a curtain for privacy made of light cloth''' |
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* Easy to open and close | * Easy to open and close | ||
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|Low | |Low | ||
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| − | |style="background-color: #EDEDED;"|Outward-opening tin door on wooden frame. Raised platform edge acts as a door stop. | + | |style="background-color: #EDEDED;"|'''Outward-opening tin door on wooden frame. Raised platform edge acts as a door stop.''' |
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* Outward-opening door does not obstruct internal space | * Outward-opening door does not obstruct internal space | ||
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|Medium | |Medium | ||
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| − | |style="background-color: #EDEDED;"|Outward-opening wooden double doors with a latch on outside to keep closed | + | |style="background-color: #EDEDED;"|'''Outward-opening wooden double doors with a latch on outside to keep closed''' |
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* Easier to close for some users | * Easier to close for some users | ||
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===Acknowledgements=== | ===Acknowledgements=== | ||
| − | * Content and images: [http://www.wateraid.org/what-we-do/our-approach/research-and-publications/view-publication?id=aff6d098-00f2-42e5-b9a0-22ec2b264a5e Compendium of accessible WASH technologies] WaterAid. | + | * Content and images: [http://www.wateraid.org/what-we-do/our-approach/research-and-publications/view-publication?id=aff6d098-00f2-42e5-b9a0-22ec2b264a5e Compendium of accessible WASH technologies] WaterAid and WEDC. |
| + | [[Image:WaterAid logo.png|none|100px|link=http://www.wateraid.org/us]] | ||
| + | [[Image:WEDC logo.png|none|100px|link=http://wedc.lboro.ac.uk/index.html]] | ||
Latest revision as of 02:27, 31 January 2015
| Suitable for: Users with mobility devices, a helper, or carrying a small child, or people who are overweight. |
| Construction | Advantages | Disadvantages | Improvements / variations | Cost / labour |
| Latrine with a curtain for privacy made of light cloth |
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Non-door alternatives include spiral-shaped entrance for greater privacy | Low |
| Outward-opening tin door on wooden frame. Raised platform edge acts as a door stop. |
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Add horizontal handrail | Medium |
| Outward-opening wooden double doors with a latch on outside to keep closed |
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High |
Acknowledgements
- Content and images: Compendium of accessible WASH technologies WaterAid and WEDC.
