In this section
- Planning your kitchen
- Buying your kitchen
- Appliances and furniture
- Kitchen care
- Handy hints
- Accessible kitchens
- FAQs
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Accessible kitchen worktops
Worksurfaces
form an important part of every kitchen. For anyone with impaired grip,
sliding heavy items is much easier than lifting and carrying – bear
this in mind and plan your worktop runs to minimise lifting and
carrying.
The picture to the left shows a wheelchair user operating a height-adjustable worktop.
Look for practical safety features, such as:
- Raised edges on all four sides of each worksurface to contain spills
- Height-adjustable worksurfaces that can be adjusted for use by more than one person
- ‘Wet areas’ formed in water-resistant solid surface materials
- Colour-contrast edging for a visual cue
