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|<font size="3">'''Think about:''' who will use the toilet, and how much space they will need.<br>
Level 1: Space for users who can stand and enter using support rails, or blind users.<br>
Level 2: Additional space for a carer, to use crutches/sticks or to park a wheelchair but not turn.<br>
Level 3: Space for a wheelchair to enter, shut the door, and turn around inside.</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;"|Traditional round superstructure, cement seat, wooden handrail each side, curtain for privacy
|Level 1 access: enough space for this household, including a user who needs to use handrails for support.
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* Curtain only (no door) so privacy is not ideal
* No space for a caretaker to accompany
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*Increase size of the superstructure between the seat and entrance, to allow a carer and user to turn easily
* Install a door
|Medium
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|style="background-color: #EDEDED;"|Entrance corridor, with wall on left in front of latrine and a gap between corridor and toilet.
|Level 2 access: wheelchair can enter and park in corridor. User can transfer to the toilet using handrails fixed to the inside wall.
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* Not enough space for a wheelchair to turn easily
* Wheelchair is visible from outside, so lacks privacy
|Install a door or curtain to hide the wheelchair from view
|Medium to high
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|style="background-color: #EDEDED;"|Spacious toilet cubicle, with drop hole located in the corner to provide maximum usable space
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* Level 3 access: enough space for wheelchair to enter, turn, close door, and park by the toilet
* Space for a caretaker, and/or toilet chair to be moved to one side when not in use
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|Handrails on the inside to provide support when transferring to the toilet
|High
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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.
