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Design for Elderly and Disabled Environments:

Design for Elderly and Disabled Environments:. Making homes more comfortable and accessible. Kitchen Part 5 of 10. Common barriers Remodeled kitchen Sinks Ranges Cook tops Ventilation hoods Wall & microwave ovens Refrigerators. Cabinets/storage Flooring Countertops

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Design for Elderly and Disabled Environments:

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  1. Design for Elderly and Disabled Environments: Making homes more comfortable and accessible Kitchen Part 5 of 10

  2. Common barriers Remodeled kitchen Sinks Ranges Cook tops Ventilation hoods Wall & microwave ovens Refrigerators Cabinets/storage Flooring Countertops Additional changes Content: Bathrooms

  3. Common Barriers • Kitchen sink requires users to stand. • Knob handles on cabinets and faucets limit usage. • Controls for lights and fan on hood. • Cooking appliance controls on rear of unit. • Limited floor spacing for mobility aids.

  4. Common Barriers • Freezer space is out of reach. • Shelves in pantry are too deep and out of reach. • Microwave in awkward location. • Wall cabinets shelves are too high. • Receptacle & switch are too high.

  5. New receptacles & switches at accessible locations. Rolling carts for storage space and accessibility. Remodeled Kitchen

  6. Remodeled Kitchen

  7. Sinks • When replacing existing faucet handles, use lever or asymmetrical models.

  8. Sinks

  9. Sink • Consider a model with shallow basin and drain located at the rear of the bowl. • Consider adding a “tub bend” to move the pipe and trap. • Consider fabricating a removable base cabinet.

  10. Easy-to-use front mounted controls eliminate reaching across burners. Self-cleaning model eliminates reaching to the rear of oven. Ranges

  11. Ranges

  12. Consider cook top models with staggered burners. Flush tops rather than raised burners can provide convenient use. Cook Tops

  13. Cook Tops

  14. Controls for ventilation hood range & cook top should be easy to use & operate. Consider installing auxiliary controls. Ventilation Hoods

  15. Consider installing pull-out shelves. Wall & Microwave Ovens Movement of pans

  16. Wall & Microwave Ovens

  17. Consider using new self cleaning wall ovens. Consider making the base cabinet removable for added knee space. Wall & Microwave Ovens

  18. Consider replacing an old refrigerator with a side-by-side model. Consider a model with a bottom freezer. Consider a model with an ice and water dispenser. Select a refrigerator with pull-out shelves & trays. Refrigerators

  19. Refrigerators

  20. Consider loop handles that do not require twisting of the wrist. Consider using full extension drawer slides Consider revolving or extending semicircular shelves. Consider installing some banks of full extension drawers. Cabinets/storage

  21. Consider using pull-out or down shelves. Consider placing cabinets with the bottom shelf no more than 48 inches off the ground, which is accessible for more people. Cabinets/storage

  22. Consider mounting countertops at more than one level. Countertops

  23. Countertops

  24. Use adjustable counters that can be set for different heights. Consider contrasting edging on countertops. Countertops

  25. Use hanging racks Use rolling carts Install sliding, revolving, pull-down, and/or motorized shelves. Use knob adapters Additional Changes

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