View source for Accessible - Fixed Seat Pan

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|<font size="3">'''Suitable for:'''  people who have difficulty squatting, including overweight people, pregnant women, older people and disabled people.</font>
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|width="20%"|'''Construction'''
|width="20%"|'''Advantages '''
|width="20%"|'''Disadvantages'''
|width="20%"|'''Improvements / variations'''
|width="20%"|'''Cost / labour'''
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|style="background-color: #EDEDED;"|Twin cement plastered brick sitting blocks
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* More comfortable than it looks!
* Gap makes anal cleansing easy
* Smooth cement plaster easy to clean and more hygienic
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* Might be uncomfortable if gap between blocks is not right for the user
* Blocks less stable than a seat so need careful installation
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* Paint blocks to repel urine and make them easier to clean
* Install blocks at an angle to suit different users
|Low
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|style="background-color: #EDEDED;"|Brick seat with a cement screed
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* Durable
* Comfortable
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* Narrow drop-hole may be hard to use hygienically by different sized users
* Narrow drop-hole makes inner walls hard to clean
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* Paint the seat to repel urine and make it easier to clean
* A wider drop hole would be easier and more hygienic for most users
|Low to medium
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|style="background-color: #EDEDED;"|Cement bowl made with mould
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* Comfortable
* Durable
* Easy to wipe, therefore hygienic
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* Requires a mould and is more difficult to construct
* Heavy, so needs a strong [http://www.sanplat.se/ sanplat] (sanitation platform)
|Paint the seat to repel urine and make it easier to clean
|High
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===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.