This post is from from my other blog here Designing kitchens that meet the needs of as many users as possible regardless of age and physical attributes such as height or ability is part of an emerging trend called universal design. This relatively new design trend embraces products that are accessible, comfortable, easy to use and safer.
I am 5 feet tall and the cabinets in my conventional kitchen are barely within my reach. The Universal Design solution would be to modify or purchase new cabinets that have a built in pull down mechanism that will bring the shelves down to me and back up when I’m done.
Roll out shelves ...
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