Accessible - Entrances

Wide and level entrance to allow wheelchair access. Rammed earth floor

Latrine with level concrete entrance, wide enough for a wheelchair user

Level concrete threshold with raised cement mound to reduce flooding. Mound is rounded for wheelchair access.

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.