There are a lot of things to think about when you are going to plan an accessible kitchen. One good starting point is to consider the working triangle.
The work triangle is a key point in an accessible kitchen. It is an imaginary line between the sink, the cook top, the refrigerator and back to the sink. It can be a little bit tricky to achieve a good work triangle. It is a balance between keeping the triangle compact and also consider that a wheelchair needs more clear floor space to be able to make turns.
In a standard kitchen is the countertops positioned at a height of 36”. This is too high for a wheelchair user. The solution is a rise and fall mechanism, a worktop lift that gives the possibility to adjust the height of the countertop 27.6"-39.4" above the floor.
The bowl depth must be reduced to give wheelchair accessibility. Our accessible sinks have a bowl depth of 4,7”. The shallower bowl depth makes it easier for a wheelchair user to reach and it gives a better sitting position during the work.
It is not easy or even possible to reach the content in the wall cabinet for a wheelchair user. The solution to make the wall cabinets accessible is to install a lifting system for wall cabinet. Granberg offers two different techniques to achieve an accessible wall cabinet, a Diagonal or Vertical lifting system.
You find more information about each system in the related products below.
Granberg started 1870 as a small joinery. In the early 1960s, we built the first specially adapted kitchen for functionally impaired people.
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