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Accessible - Door Handles

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|style="vertical-align: top;"|[[Image:door_handles1.png|thumb|left|270px|]]

|style="vertical-align: top;"|[[Image:door_handles2.png|thumb|left|160px|]]

|style="vertical-align: top;"|[[Image:door_handles3.png|thumb|left|270px|]]
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|<font size="3">'''Suitable for:''' everyone, especially women and girls.</font>
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{|border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="7"
|width="20%"|'''Construction'''
|width="20%"|'''Advantages '''
|width="20%"|'''Disadvantages'''
|width="20%"|'''Improvements / variations'''
|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.
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* User can easily reach
* Door can be bolted to increase privacy
* Large, chunky bolt is easy to operate
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* Door must be solid enough to fix the rail to
* Needs monitoring to ensure it is securely fixed and that the bolt slides easily
|Rail could be made of wood (2nd photo, left), g.i. pipe, chain, or cord
|Medium
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|style="background-color: #EDEDED;"|Carved wooden handle nailed to the inside of the door
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* Easy for all users to grasp
* Materials locally available
* Easy to construct
|Does not keep the door closed
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* Add a bolt or hook to fasten the door closed
* Handle could also be fixed to the door frame for support when entering
|Low
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|style="background-color: #EDEDED;"|Metal hook and eye on inside of door
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* Ensures privacy
* Easy to install
* Materials locally available
|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
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