Difference between revisions of "Accessible - Commode Seats"
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| − | |style="vertical-align:top"|[[Image:commode_seats1.png|thumb|left|185px|]] | + | |style="vertical-align:top"|[[Image:commode_seats1.png|thumb|left|185px|Painted wooden chair with ‘potty’ inserted in hole in seat. Potty is removed for emptying.]] |
| − | |style="vertical-align:top"|[[Image:commode_seats2.png|thumb|left|200px|]] | + | |style="vertical-align:top"|[[Image:commode_seats2.png|thumb|left|200px|Metal commode chair with plastic inset toilet pan (bought in local market). Container is placed beneath the seat and emptied into the latrine.]] |
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|width="20%"|'''Cost / labour''' | |width="20%"|'''Cost / labour''' | ||
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| − | |style="background-color: #EDEDED;"|Painted wooden chair with ‘potty’ inserted in hole in seat. Potty is removed for emptying. | + | |style="background-color: #EDEDED;"|'''Painted wooden chair with ‘potty’ inserted in hole in seat. Potty is removed for emptying.''' |
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* Can be placed in the most convenient place for the user or caretaker, either inside or outside the house | * Can be placed in the most convenient place for the user or caretaker, either inside or outside the house | ||
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|Low to medium | |Low to medium | ||
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| − | |style="background-color: #EDEDED;"|Metal commode chair with plastic inset toilet pan (bought in local market). Container is placed beneath the seat and emptied into the latrine. | + | |style="background-color: #EDEDED;"|'''Metal commode chair with plastic inset toilet pan (bought in local market). Container is placed beneath the seat and emptied into the latrine.''' |
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* Painted metal and plastic are strong, durable and easy to clean | * Painted metal and plastic are strong, durable and easy to clean | ||
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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 02:28, 31 January 2015
| Suitable for: people who cannot reach a latrine; small children. |
| Construction | Advantages | Disadvantages | Improvements / variations | Cost / labour |
| Painted wooden chair with ‘potty’ inserted in hole in seat. Potty is removed for emptying. |
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Low to medium |
| Metal commode chair with plastic inset toilet pan (bought in local market). Container is placed beneath the seat and emptied into the latrine. |
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Car tire inner tube could also be used as a cushion | Medium to high |
Acknowledgements
- Content and images: Compendium of accessible WASH technologies WaterAid and WEDC.
