Difference between revisions of "Accessible - Lifting Water Containers"
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| − | |style="vertical-align:top"|[[Image:lifting_water3.png|thumb|left|190px|]] | + | |style="vertical-align:top"|[[Image:lifting_water3.png|thumb|left|190px|Borehole enclosure wall used as a midpoint for resting water container]] |
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|width="20%"|'''Cost / labour''' | |width="20%"|'''Cost / labour''' | ||
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| − | |style="background-color: #EDEDED;"|Pedestal made of bricks plastered with cement screed. Height about 70cm (adult hip height). | + | |style="background-color: #EDEDED;"|'''Pedestal made of bricks plastered with cement screed. Height about 70cm (adult hip height).''' |
|Lifting the container from floor to head can be split into two separate actions by resting the container midway. | |Lifting the container from floor to head can be split into two separate actions by resting the container midway. | ||
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| − | |style="background-color: #EDEDED;"|Pedestal made of bricks plastered with cement screed. Height about 45cm (adult knee height) | + | |style="background-color: #EDEDED;"|'''Pedestal made of bricks plastered with cement screed. Height about 45cm (adult knee height)''' |
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| − | |style="background-color: #EDEDED;"|Borehole enclosure wall used as a midpoint for resting water container | + | |style="background-color: #EDEDED;"|'''Borehole enclosure wall used as a midpoint for resting water container''' |
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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: all users, especially those with limited strength, difficulty balancing or difficulty grasping a container. |
| Construction | Advantages | Disadvantages | Improvements / variations | Cost / labour |
| Pedestal made of bricks plastered with cement screed. Height about 70cm (adult hip height). | Lifting the container from floor to head can be split into two separate actions by resting the container midway. | Height is ideally decided based on testing and feedback from local users (carrying out accessibility audits). | Low | |
| Pedestal made of bricks plastered with cement screed. Height about 45cm (adult knee height) |
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Height is best decided based on testing and feedback from local users. | Low | |
| Borehole enclosure wall used as a midpoint for resting water container |
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Wall must be very sturdy to support heavy containers of water | High |
Acknowledgements
- Content and images: Compendium of accessible WASH technologies WaterAid and WEDC.
