5.14.6. When installing equipment in rooms, it is necessary to consider the height of reach by wheelchair users (calculated from floor or ground surface) and regulated as follows: a) No barrier on front side : max 1,200mm and min 400mm (see fig 43) Fig 43: Reach of wheelchair user without barrier b) With barrier on front side, projecting to 500mm, maximum height of reach is 1,200mm; if the projection of barrier being over 500mm and less than 600mm, the height of reach will be 1100mm (see fig 44) Fig 44: Height of reach by wheelchair user where there is barrier on front side c) Where at two sides there is no barrier, the height of reach is 1,200mm (max) and 400mm (min) - see fig 45 d) Where at two sides there are barriers with a projection of 250mm, the maximum height of reach shall be 1,200mm. If the barrier projection exceeds 250mm, and is less than 600mm, the maximum height of reach shall be 1,150mm (see fig 46) Fig 45: Reach on the side without barrier Fig 46: Reach on the side with barrier 5.14.7. Kitchen in residence is arranged conveniently for use by PWD. Clearance space for wheelchair to move in kitchen complies with repulation 5.14.2. Both kitchen and kitchen support have an adjustable height, the kitchen surface being 700mm ÷850mm from the floor surface. Cooking table face must have a width of 600mm ÷760mm (see fig 47). Under the cooking table face, there must not be sharp, pointed or rugged surface. Void space under knees for wheelchair user could access equipment is in accordance with clause 5.14.5. Fig 47: Dimensions of kitchen table and kitchen board 5.14.8. Where on all three faces of kitchen walls, there have been arranged kitchen board and various apparatuses, the interval between kitchen pad, kitchen board, apparatuses or opposite wall face must not be less than 1,500mm, the depth of built-in boards does not exceed 300mm. The distance between kitchen boards and table (for meal) is not less than 1,100mm. Reach of objects on the kitchen board shall have a height as prescribed in clause 5.14.6. 5.14.9. Height for installing wash basin in kitchen and toilet areas does not exceed 800mm from the highest point of basin rim to floor surface (see fig 48). Width of wash basin and surrounding part is not less than 600mm. Wash basin and surrounding plane’s height are adequately adjusted at 800mm, of which water pipes jointly combined between supply and sewerage purpose for wash basin are installed at 600mm height. Maximum depth of wash basin is 165mm Multi- compartment wash basin must comprise at least one compartment complying with this requirement. Under the wash basin there must not be any sharp, pointed, rugged surface. Note: Wash basin in toilet room must comply with this regulation. The looking glass above wash basin in toilet room is suspended at a height not exceeding 900mm from floor surface to upper rim of the glass. Fig 48: Dimension for installing wash basin 5.14.10. Water evacuation devices or faucets must be those automatically actioned or handle-manipulated for ensuring the use by PWD. Automatically closed/opened faucet shall maintain open position during at least 10 seconds. Dish-and-bowl washing machine should have opening device without impeding other activities and a clearance space adjoining the machine. 5.14.11. Stores of kitchen or in the residence area should have dimensions not less than 1,500mm x 1,500mm, Arrangement of store space must be convenient for wheelchair to use (see fig 49) Fig 49: Regulating dimension of store’s space 5.14.12. In case toilet room has straight entrance way for PWD on wheelchair, dimensions of clearance space of toilet room must not be less than 1,900mm x1,000mm for door swung to outside and 2,700mm x 1,000mm for door swung to inside (see fig 50). Where two parallel entrance ways in toilet room are available for PWD on wheelchairs, the dimensions of toilet room shall be not less than 1,500mm x1,450mm (see fig 51) Note: Clearance space in toilet room includes places for fixtures such as handrail, sanitary paper box, passage path, empty floor area or other utensils and place for wheelchair to move. 5.14.13. In toilet room for PWD, it must be installed closet type “English chair”. It is possible to adopt drawn curtain or partition wall to separate it from other sections. Fig 50: Toilet room with straight entrance way for PWD on wheelchair Fig 51: Toilet room with parallel entrance ways for wheelchair users 5.14.14. Height for installing closet is 400mm ÷450mm from floor surface. The interval from fore-rim of closet to hind-wall surface of toilet room is not less than 560mm. The interval from axial line of closet position to farthest wall surface is not less than 460mm. 5.14.15. Sanitary paper box is placed at 150mm ÷230mm from the fore rim of closet and at not less than 400mm, not exceeding 1,200mm from the floor surface. If installed under the handrail, it is at not less than 400mm from the handrail. If installed above the handrail, it is at not less than 300mm from the handrail (see fig 52) Fig 52: Dimensions for installing closet and arranging sanitary paper box. Fig 53: Dimensions for arranging handrail around close