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Accessible - Transporting Water

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|<font size="3">'''Suitable for:''' people using mobility devices and who have poor balance or strength.</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;"|Transporting a 20L jerrycan of water on wheelchair footrests
|Jerrycan is in an easy-to-access position
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* Jerrycan can only be part-filled, otherwise the weight of the water risks tipping the chair
* Jerrycan reduces space for feet
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|Low
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|style="background-color: #EDEDED;"|20L jerrycans carried on a rack under the seat of a tricycle
|Weight is low down and no risk of tipping the chair
|Rack under the seat might be difficult to access
|A rack behind the seat could be easier to access for some people
|Cost of tricycle is high
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|style="background-color: #EDEDED;"|Small jerrycan carried using a hook attached to the crossbar of a crutch
|Avoids difficulty of holding crutch and container at the same time
|Extremely difficult to lift if using only one crutch
|Jerrycan could be placed on the head or in a basket on the back instead
|Low
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===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.

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