Difference between revisions of "Accessible - Door Handles"
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| − | |style="vertical-align: top;"|[[Image:door_handles1.png|thumb|left|270px|]] | + | |style="vertical-align: top;"|[[Image:door_handles1.png|thumb|left|270px|Horizontal handrail the full width of the door on the inside. Internal bolt.]] |
| − | |style="vertical-align: top;"|[[Image:door_handles2.png|thumb|left|160px|]] | + | |style="vertical-align: top;"|[[Image:door_handles2.png|thumb|left|160px|Carved wooden handle nailed to the inside of the door]] |
| − | |style="vertical-align: top;"|[[Image:door_handles3.png|thumb|left|270px|]] | + | |style="vertical-align: top;"|[[Image:door_handles3.png|thumb|left|270px|Metal hook and eye on inside of door]] |
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|width="20%"|'''Cost / labour''' | |width="20%"|'''Cost / labour''' | ||
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| − | |style="background-color: #EDEDED;"|Horizontal handrail the full width of the door on the inside. Internal bolt. | + | |style="background-color: #EDEDED;"|'''Horizontal handrail the full width of the door on the inside. Internal bolt.''' |
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* User can easily reach | * User can easily reach | ||
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|Medium | |Medium | ||
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| − | |style="background-color: #EDEDED;"|Carved wooden handle nailed to the inside of the door | + | |style="background-color: #EDEDED;"|'''Carved wooden handle nailed to the inside of the door''' |
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* Easy for all users to grasp | * Easy for all users to grasp | ||
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|Low | |Low | ||
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| − | |style="background-color: #EDEDED;"|Metal hook and eye on inside of door | + | |style="background-color: #EDEDED;"|'''Metal hook and eye on inside of door''' |
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* Ensures privacy | * Ensures privacy | ||
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===Acknowledgements=== | ===Acknowledgements=== | ||
| − | * [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. | + | * [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
| Suitable for: everyone, especially women and girls. |
| Construction | Advantages | Disadvantages | Improvements / variations | Cost / labour |
| Horizontal handrail the full width of the door on the inside. Internal bolt. |
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Rail could be made of wood (2nd photo, left), g.i. pipe, chain, or cord | Medium |
| Carved wooden handle nailed to the inside of the door |
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Does not keep the door closed |
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Low |
| Metal hook and eye on inside of door |
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Can be too fiddly for some users to operate | Instead of a hook, wire can be looped over a bent nail, or a loop of string wound round a bent nail. | Low to medium |
Acknowledgements
- Compendium of accessible WASH technologies WaterAid and WEDC.
