| Indivo Special Needs Kitchen and Accessories |
Free Passages and Turning Areas |
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Within any kitchen it is important that enough room is left in order for easy movement between hallway and kitchen. |
| Free Passage and Turning Areas |
| Free Passage | ||||||
| Kitchens and hallways must allow for free passage |
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Given a passage width of 1500-1700 mm a wheelchair user can turn in the passage at the same time.
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| Independent User | Turning Area 90° | Turning Area 180° | Turning Area 360° | |||
| With two walking sticks | 1100 x 1100mm | 1300 x 1300mm | 1400 x 1400mm | |||
| With Rollator | 1100 x 1100mm | 1300 x 1300mm | 1400 x 1400mm | |||
| In a Manual Wheelchair | 1400 x 1400mm | 1500 x 1500mm | 1700 x 1700mm | |||
| In an Electric Wheelchair | 1600 x 1600mm | 1850 x 1850mm | 2100 x 2100mm | |||
| Carer with the user | ||||||
| In a manual wheelchair | 1750 x 1750mm | 1750 x 1750mm | 1750 x 1750mm | |||
| In a comfort wheelchair | 2100 x 2100mm | 2100 x 2100mm | 2100 x 2100mm | |||
| Room for Manoeuvre |
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| It's vital for the wheelchair user to have room enough to manoeuvre in the chair | ||||
| In front of every work station there must be 1700 x 1700mm turning area | ||||
| A comfort wheelchair user plus carer need a minimum 2100 x 2100mm turning area for each workstation in the kitchen |
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| Leg room under the table top or counter may contribute part of the turning area, reducing the amount of passage space needed | ||||
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