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Accessibility

We’re advocates of Universal Design, the idea that any building project should be designed so that anyone can use the space, now and in the future.

We’ve done many accessible kitchens and incorporate accessible features in all our kitchens. Several of the kitchens pictured here are fully accessible, and many features of accessible kitchens (lots of drawers, a place to work seated, lower positioning of wall shelves), can make any kitchen design better.

See our accessible kitchen at Highlander Research and Education Center.

If you have an accessible project, let’s talk by phone.

Examples

A standard, ADA compliant accessible kitchen won't work for every disabled person. It's better to design a kitchen for the people who will use it.
The low shelves are very easy to reach, and the outlets are moved forward. The slot under the counter is for cutting boards.
Accessible features: lowered counter, large knee-space, flush cooktop, tabletop oven.
Kitchen designed for future wheelchair use.
Doors lift off, kickspace pops off, and the flooring already runs back to the wall.
The larger part of the kitchen is set up in the usual way.
The right side is set up as a "mini-kitchen" with it's own sink and cooktop, for Maria, a disabled daughter.
Maria has a raised platform, with a small rolling chair, that gives her a comfortable working height at her work area.
This kitchen is about as simple as cabinetry gets, while still providing the drawers I think are essential. Posts, cabinet doors, even drawer pulls have been eliminated. This is an accessible kitchen, but in another situation the spaces between these simple drawer bases could easily be filled with open shelves. This has always been one of my favorite kitchen projects, and one of the least expensive. It's very easy to work in this kitchen.

Contact 

sam@samclarkdesign.com

(802) 522-7715

131 S. Main St.

Barre VT 05641

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