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Design an oven for a guy in a wheelchair.
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Re: Oven for impaired
« Reply #1 on: Dec 3rd, 2003, 10:20am » |
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Why would the wheelchaired need a special oven?
Or are we supposed to bake the guy in the wheelchair?
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Re: Oven for impaired
« Reply #2 on: Dec 3rd, 2003, 12:33pm » |
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Most ovens I've seen have doors which open downward. When the door is completely open, the wheelchaired person might have some difficulty inserting his cookie pan, because the opened door obstructs his wheels from being in front of the oven. He could insert the pan from the side, but this might require a one-handed insertion if the guy is unable to arch his back sufficiently. A more friendly oven design could have a door that slides open sideways. Also, the control knobs could be placed at a sitting person's height. (I am assuming the wheelchaired person can still use his hands and arms.)
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Re: Oven for impaired
« Reply #3 on: Dec 3rd, 2003, 1:19pm » |
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I'd just buy a combination convection/microwave oven.. those have doors that simply open to the side, and you can pretty much put them anywhere..
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Re: Oven for impaired
« Reply #4 on: Dec 4th, 2003, 2:28am » |
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*performs a neogenic experiment and gives the guy in the wheel chair "laser vision"*
Doc : There now you could bake anything you want now. Ok now hows abt my bill? *pshhuuuh* wheelchair guy : what bill doc?
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Re: Oven for impaired
« Reply #5 on: Dec 10th, 2003, 5:50am » |
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I don't see what we're doing putting a guy in a wheelchair into an oven!
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