Difference between revisions of "Accessible - Transporting Water"
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| − | |style="vertical-align:top"|[[Image:transporting_water1.png|thumb|left|175px|]] | + | |style="vertical-align:top"|[[Image:transporting_water1.png|thumb|left|175px|Transporting a 20L jerrycan of water on wheelchair footrests]] |
| − | |style="vertical-align:top"|[[Image:transporting_water2.png|thumb|left|300px|]] | + | |style="vertical-align:top"|[[Image:transporting_water2.png|thumb|left|300px|20L jerrycans carried on a rack under the seat of a tricycle]] |
| − | |style="vertical-align:top"|[[Image:transporting_water3.png|thumb|left|210px|]] | + | |style="vertical-align:top"|[[Image:transporting_water3.png|thumb|left|210px|Small jerrycan carried using a hook attached to the crossbar of a crutch]] |
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|width="20%"|'''Cost / labour''' | |width="20%"|'''Cost / labour''' | ||
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| − | |style="background-color: #EDEDED;"|Transporting a 20L jerrycan of water on wheelchair footrests | + | |style="background-color: #EDEDED;"|'''Transporting a 20L jerrycan of water on wheelchair footrests''' |
|Jerrycan is in an easy-to-access position | |Jerrycan is in an easy-to-access position | ||
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|Low | |Low | ||
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| − | |style="background-color: #EDEDED;"|20L jerrycans carried on a rack under the seat of a tricycle | + | |style="background-color: #EDEDED;"|'''20L jerrycans carried on a rack under the seat of a tricycle''' |
|Weight is low down and no risk of tipping the chair | |Weight is low down and no risk of tipping the chair | ||
|Rack under the seat might be difficult to access | |Rack under the seat might be difficult to access | ||
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|Cost of tricycle is high | |Cost of tricycle is high | ||
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| − | |style="background-color: #EDEDED;"|Small jerrycan carried using a hook attached to the crossbar of a crutch | + | |style="background-color: #EDEDED;"|'''Small jerrycan carried using a hook attached to the crossbar of a crutch''' |
|Avoids difficulty of holding crutch and container at the same time | |Avoids difficulty of holding crutch and container at the same time | ||
|Extremely difficult to lift if using only one crutch | |Extremely difficult to lift if using only one crutch | ||
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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 01:29, 31 January 2015
| Suitable for: people using mobility devices and who have poor balance or strength. |
| Construction | Advantages | Disadvantages | Improvements / variations | Cost / labour |
| Transporting a 20L jerrycan of water on wheelchair footrests | Jerrycan is in an easy-to-access position |
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Low | |
| 20L jerrycans carried on a rack under the seat of a tricycle | Weight is low down and no risk of tipping the chair | Rack under the seat might be difficult to access | A rack behind the seat could be easier to access for some people | Cost of tricycle is high |
| Small jerrycan carried using a hook attached to the crossbar of a crutch | Avoids difficulty of holding crutch and container at the same time | Extremely difficult to lift if using only one crutch | Jerrycan could be placed on the head or in a basket on the back instead | Low |
Acknowledgements
- Content and images: Compendium of accessible WASH technologies WaterAid and WEDC.
