hud-rehab-kitchen-baths 19 | Biblioteca motores auton

Kiwi Connection, Ezyfold Hinge, 82 Shelburne Center Road, Shelburne, MA 01370; 413-625-2854; 413-

point of use. Work surface heights should vary to accommodate standing or seated people of varying

existing cabinetry:

ACCESSORIES TO MAXIMIZE

or higher in the two-step version. Both Hafele and Rev-A-Shelf offer step stool accessories.

ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE

Julius Blum, Inc., 7733 Old Plank Road, Stanley, NC 28164; 800-438-6788; 794-827-0799 (fax);

625-6014 (fax).

flexibility and improve access and support to make the space useable by more types of people most of the

FIGURE 10

1. INSTALL A STEP STOOL.

ACCESS AND IMPROVE STORAGE

Step stools can easily be installed on the inside of a base or tall cabinet door for use in a single location,

by following basic universal design principles and practices (see Chapter 2). These guidelines establish

The following are examples of accessories available in a range of costs with a variety of benefits to improve

Photo: GE

work, much can be done to enhance the storage and other functional aspects of the space.

or they may be stored in either of these spaces or in the toekick of a cabinet, to be removed and used

3.3

REV-A-SHELF STEP STOOL INSTALLED ON DOOR TO IMPROVE ACCESS

heights. While the kitchen or bath cannot be totally redesigned when keeping existing cabinetry in rehab

should be concentrated in the universal reach range of 15" to 48" above finished floor height, and near its

Acknowledgment of the human aging process and increasing appreciation for the diversity of physical char

TECHNIQUES, MATERIALS, TOOLS

www.blum.com.

acteristics in household members have changed the approach to access and storage in both the kitchen and

where desired (Fig. 10). Typical units store in 4" of space and unfold to a height of 15" as single-step units

time. Critical to access is creating storage and work centers within the comfort zone of most people. Storage

the bathroom. In general, rehab work should take into account that access and storage can be improved