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Accessible - Doors

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|<font size="3">'''Suitable for:''' Users with mobility devices, a helper, or carrying a small child, or people who are overweight.</font>
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|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;"|Latrine with a curtain for privacy made of light cloth
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* Easy to open and close
* Does not obstruct internal space
* Useful temporary solution
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* Easily damaged
* Very little provision for security or privacy
|Non-door alternatives include spiral-shaped entrance for greater privacy
|Low
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|style="background-color: #EDEDED;"|Outward-opening tin door on wooden frame. Raised platform edge acts as a door stop.
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* Outward-opening door does not obstruct internal space
* Horizontal wooden struts can be grasped to close door
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* Pulling a door is harder than pushing it open
* Requires a wide, level area in front of door for users to position themselves to open the door
|Add horizontal handrail
|Medium
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|style="background-color: #EDEDED;"|Outward-opening wooden double doors with a latch on outside to keep closed
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* Easier to close for some users
* Each door is narrow so less obstructive to passers by
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* Higher cost than a single door
* Some users find them difficult to use
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* Varnish/paint wood to reduce risk of termite damage
* Move bolt to the inside
|High
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