Difference between revisions of "Accessible - Entrances"
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| − | |style="vertical-align:top"|[[Image:entrances1.png|thumb|left|200px|]] | + | |style="vertical-align:top"|[[Image:entrances1.png|thumb|left|200px|Wide and level entrance to allow wheelchair access. Rammed earth floor]] |
| − | |style="vertical-align:top"|[[Image:entrances2.png|thumb|left|250px|]] | + | |style="vertical-align:top"|[[Image:entrances3.png|thumb|left|220px|Latrine with level concrete entrance, wide enough for a wheelchair user]] |
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| + | |style="vertical-align:top"|[[Image:entrances2.png|thumb|left|250px|Level concrete threshold with raised cement mound to reduce flooding. Mound is rounded for wheelchair access.]] | ||
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|width="20%"|'''Cost / labour'''<br> | |width="20%"|'''Cost / labour'''<br> | ||
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| − | |style="background-color: #EDEDED;"|Wide and level entrance to allow wheelchair access. Rammed earth floor | + | |style="background-color: #EDEDED;"|'''Wide and level entrance to allow wheelchair access. Rammed earth floor.''' |
|Can be easily accessed by everyone, including wheelchair users | |Can be easily accessed by everyone, including wheelchair users | ||
|No door, so low privacy and security | |No door, so low privacy and security | ||
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|Low to medium | |Low to medium | ||
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| − | |style="background-color: #EDEDED;"|Latrine with level concrete entrance, wide enough for a wheelchair user | + | |style="background-color: #EDEDED;"|'''Latrine with level concrete entrance, wide enough for a wheelchair user.''' |
|The floor of the latrine is the same level as the outside | |The floor of the latrine is the same level as the outside | ||
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|Medium to high | |Medium to high | ||
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| − | |style="background-color: #EDEDED;"|Level concrete threshold with raised cement mound to reduce flooding. Mound is rounded for wheelchair access. | + | |style="background-color: #EDEDED;"|'''Level concrete threshold with raised cement mound to reduce flooding. Mound is rounded for wheelchair access.''' |
|Reduces water inflow without preventing wheelchair access | |Reduces water inflow without preventing wheelchair access | ||
|Won’t stop serious flooding! | |Won’t stop serious flooding! | ||
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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 01:27, 31 January 2015
| Entrances must be: a) wide enough (wheelchair width + 20cm), and b) level enough (minimal or no difference between outside and inside). |
| Construction |
Advantages |
Disadvantages |
Improvements / variations |
Cost / labour |
| Wide and level entrance to allow wheelchair access. Rammed earth floor. | Can be easily accessed by everyone, including wheelchair users | No door, so low privacy and security | Add a door | Low to medium |
| Latrine with level concrete entrance, wide enough for a wheelchair user. | The floor of the latrine is the same level as the outside | Level flooring could be achieved with any type of materials, not only concrete | Medium to high | |
| Level concrete threshold with raised cement mound to reduce flooding. Mound is rounded for wheelchair access. | Reduces water inflow without preventing wheelchair access | Won’t stop serious flooding! | Medium |
Acknowledgements
- Content and images: Compendium of accessible WASH technologies WaterAid and WEDC.
