Difference between revisions of "Accessible - Steps"
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| − | |style="vertical-align:top"|[[Image:steps2.png|thumb|left|220px|]] | + | |style="vertical-align:top"|[[Image:steps2.png|thumb|left|220px|Steps should be low and even – all the same height and depth]] |
| − | |style="vertical-align:top"|[[Image:steps3.png|thumb|left|220px|]] | + | |style="vertical-align:top"|[[Image:steps3.png|thumb|left|220px|Low concrete steps with cross-hatching to reduce the risk of slipping]] |
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| + | |style="vertical-align:top"|[[Image:steps1.png|thumb|left|300px|Handrail accompanying steps to a protected spring]] | ||
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|width="20%"|'''Cost / labour'''<br> | |width="20%"|'''Cost / labour'''<br> | ||
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| − | |style="background-color: #EDEDED;"|Recommended step dimensions (for reference) | + | |style="background-color: #EDEDED;"|Recommended step dimensions (for reference)<br> |
| − | |Many users can manage low, even steps, especially when a handrail is provided. | + | '''Steps should be low and even – all the same height and depth''' |
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| + | * Many users can manage low, even steps, especially when a handrail is provided. | ||
| + | * Steps take up less space than a ramp. | ||
|Steps exclude some users, e.g. those using mobility devices. | |Steps exclude some users, e.g. those using mobility devices. | ||
|Paint steps white or bright colour to increase visibility. | |Paint steps white or bright colour to increase visibility. | ||
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|Cross-hatching is easy to apply – the concrete is scored while wet | |Cross-hatching is easy to apply – the concrete is scored while wet | ||
|No edge protection for unstable or visually impaired users | |No edge protection for unstable or visually impaired users | ||
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| − | |style="background-color: #EDEDED;"|Handrail accompanying steps to a protected spring | + | |style="background-color: #EDEDED;"|'''Handrail accompanying steps to a protected spring''' |
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* Useful for all users | * Useful for all 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 02:26, 31 January 2015
| Suitable for: steep terrain; where space is limited; households or communities with no wheelchair users. |
| Construction |
Advantages |
Disadvantages |
Improvements / variations |
Cost / labour |
| Recommended step dimensions (for reference) Steps should be low and even – all the same height and depth |
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Steps exclude some users, e.g. those using mobility devices. | Paint steps white or bright colour to increase visibility. | |
| Low concrete steps with cross-hatching to reduce the risk of slipping | Cross-hatching is easy to apply – the concrete is scored while wet | No edge protection for unstable or visually impaired users |
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Low |
| Handrail accompanying steps to a protected spring |
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Handrail needs maintenance to ensure it is stable and strong enough | Paint handrail and steps white or bright colour to increase visibility | Medium |
Acknowledgements
- Content and images: Compendium of accessible WASH technologies WaterAid and WEDC.
