| Description |
1 online resource (304 pages). |
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text file |
| Series |
Assistive Technology Research Series ; v. 27
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Assistive technology research series ; v. 27.
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| Contents |
Title page; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Contents; Section 1. General, Organizational and Developmental Issues; Section 2. The Friendly Rest Room Project; Section 3. FRR Case Studies and User Tests; Section 4. Aspects of Human-Product Interaction in the Toilet Environment; Section 5. Design for Improved Toilet Environments; Subject Index; Author Index. |
| Summary |
This book addresses the topic of toilet design, but instead of focusing on the typical able bodied user, it takes the various needs and limited abilities of older and/or disabled people as its starting point (human centered design). This follows the principles of 'Inclusive Design': designs taking into account the needs of the most challenged, will also have benefits for the healthy. For the most part, this book is a spin-off of an EU-funded research and development project called the 'Friendly Rest Room for Elderly People' (FFR), which ran from 2001 to 2005. During that period a consortium of. |
| Note |
Includes indexes. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Toilets.
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Toilets. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Molenbroek, J. F. M. (Johannes Franciscus Maria), 1951-
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Mantas, J. (John)
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Bruin, Renate de.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Molenbroek, J.F.M. A Friendly Rest Room : Developing Toilets of the Future for Disabled and Elderly People. Amsterdam : IOS Press, ©2011 9781607507512 |
| ISBN |
9781607507529 (electronic book) |
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1607507528 (electronic book) |
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128328975X |
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9781283289757 |
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160750751X |
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9781607507512 |
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