Oven and microwave in custom kitchen

Positioning option for wheelchair users
User opens the oven
User opens the oven

Oven and microwave are installed in a cabinet on top of each other, the oven slightly below his working height and the microwave above it. A counter with knee space under it is located adjacent to the oven and microwave.
The oven has a door that opens downwards, the microwave has a side-hinged door.

Users comments
Stacking the oven and microwave saves space. This solution works well for the user. He puts things on the open oven door.

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The user

Stacked oven and microwave
Stacked oven and microwave

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Well-designed custom kitchen for a young family with one parent who uses a wheelchair. 2011

Author: Robert

Robert bor tillsammans med hustru och tre barn i en villa. Han arbetar heltid. Han skadade sig 2003 och har en låg paraplegi (L1). Ingen assistans.
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Type of disability

Low paraplegia (Th11-S1)

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