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Tactile cues for ripe vegetables

For farmers who are blind, to check the ripeness of peppers use tactile cues such as the size of the pepper.
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Man is in an open field near pepper plants. He holds a metal container filled with red peppers and is stooped picking more peppers.

Braille Keyboard

Persons with visual disability can type using a portable braille keyboard which used 6 dots/keys and translates typing into numbers and the alphabet. The braille keyboard is connected to a regular laptop or desktop for output.
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Persons with visual disability can type using a portable braille keyboard which used 6 dots/keys and translates typing into numbers and the alphabet. The braille keyboard is connected to a regular laptop or desktop for output.

Tactile cues when feeding animals

To be able to place the food in a spot that a tied animal can reach, it is important to touch the animal to see their location, and to put their food tray close to them. Here the man with the visual disability is also doing a tactile check that the animal is in fact eating by feeling the body of the animal.
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A man is squatting, holding a plate with his left hand and touching a small pig on the back who is eating from the plate.

Tying sale items to roof of tricycle

A tricycle can have a roof built over it whereby small and light items can be hung using a string.
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A profile view of a man sitting in his tricycle with many differently colored packets hanging from the roof of his tricycle.

Adapted cutting area

A sickle is positioned in a piece of split bamboo, at the ideal height, for a girl using a wheelchair so she can cut hay in an easy motion. Using local materials such as bamboo to construct this adapted cutting device, also good for people with reduced hand strengths who cannot hold and use sickle traditionally.
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Woman in a wheelchair cuts hay on an upside down sickle mounted on bamboo structure.

Shop height matches wheelchair height

For those who need to independently enter and exit their shops when using a wheelchair, it is ideal to have your shop height match that of your wheelchair, to ensure easy transfer to and from the main sitting area to the wheelchair. Additionally, using overhead speace by hanging items on a string can put more items within easy reach.
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Woman sits inside her small shop, with a blue wheelchair on the left, and her items for sale on her right on the floor of the shop. Additional items hang on an overhead string.

Assisted orientation

People with visual disability can independently move around using a white cane, however, a sighted guide can also help in getting to places a bit faster.
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A man wearing sunglases and using a white cane walks down a ramp, he is guided by a man on his left side.

1-2 step work with clear instructions

For persons with intellectual disabilities, having routine tasks assigned at a time at work can help with job success rate. They can learn to master specific steps easily. This man is taught to put labels on boxes and help assemble simple plastic parts in a factory.
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Man sits in a factory and assembles plastic parts / man put labels on a box.

Support for safety

Persons with intellectual disabilities may need additional support and supervision when learning new higher risk or slightly dangerous tasks, to do these tasks safely. Here someone with an intellectual disability is using a saw to cut metal with close supervision and support from his trainer and classmates to ensure he does not hurt himself.
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A man uses a saw to cut a piece of metal. Two other men watch him perform the task closely.

Raising livestock for people with cognitive disabilities

Persons with intellectual disability raises family sheep herd, allowing for income diversification and personal emotional well-being.
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Man stand with a container of food in his hands. He is surrounded by a flock of sheep near his home.

Adapted seating using lightweight items

For persons with difficulties sitting on the ground, squatting and/or standing from a sitting position, they can carry lightweight buckets or containers to their work areas to sit on. Here you see a nursery caretaker carrying a white bucket that he sits on to do his nursing work.
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man walks in middle of a nursery with a black and a white bucket in hand/ man sits on white container to tend to nursery

Independent work requiring little communication

For persons who are deaf, there is often very little adaptation needed for their work outside of communication. This deaf denturist works on preparing dentures independently, which doesn't require any customer engagement. His boss has learned basic sign language to ensure they can communicate properly.
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A man sits on a chair, using a small saw to cut through dentures.

Alternate hand grip for manual work

When having a congenital hand disability, burn or amputation, it is still possible to use the hand to hold or stabilize objects. However, a comfortable alternate grip where the person can use their unique hand anatomy needs to be found. This gentleman still uses his them and the top part of his index finger. Though the rest of the fingers are missing, he can still use what remains for a grip.
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A man uses the top of his stumped left limb to stabilize a shoe on which he is applying glue.

Hand operated sewing machine

Due to leg paralysis, a hand operated sewing machine is more accessible and used by this tailor with legs that are disabled.
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Female tailor sits in front of her sewing machine on raised wooden floor of shop, she uses her right hand to turn the wheel of the machine. She is surrounded by sales items.

Computer screen readers (e.g. NVDA or JAWS)

Persons with visual disability can learn to do the majority to all tasks that sighted persons perform on computers, using screen readers (e.g. NVDA or JAWS). This includes using keyboard functions that move between the different headings and categories of a document or website.
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Man with visual disability is wearing headphones and sunglasses, he uses a screen reader to move through computer software, with his computer instructor looking at his computer screen from behind.

Adapted foot pedal

To help someone with foot weakness and who uses a prosthetic, a motor foot pedal was installed. The tailor stabilizes the motor with her right prosthetic foot and uses her left foot to push. She put a cloth on the pedal to make the contact surface more comfortalbe.
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A female tailor sits at her sewing machine table. We see the foot of the tailor which is rested on a motorized foot pedal and her right prosthetic leg stabilizing the foot pedal.

Raise shop floor and uses arm strength to get into shop

Tailor with a physical disability has raised floor of her shop using a wide table, so she sew at same height as her sales item which are within easy reach for her. She moves easily from tailoring activities, speaking to customers and sales.
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Lady with lower leg weakness prepares to use arms to get her up on bed area / lady is seen sitting inside her shop, ready to cut fabric for sewing. Her shop is at a raised height using a wide table, similar to bed height.

Tactile cues for emptying basket

WIth a light perforated basket, a person with a visual disability can easily feel with hands when the hay has gone to the bottom and trace fingers through basket.
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Man with a visual disabillity empties basket of grass into a large feeding container. His goat can be found behind him in the distance.

Accessible interior of shop

Flooring of shop is flat and smooth for wheelchair use, front counter is made at height of the wheelchair for money exchange, and interior has well organized shelf within arm's reach from a sitting position.
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Shop seller sits in a wheelchair and hands money back to customer from inside his shop which is well stocked with items.

Double prosthetic

For community mobility, man uses double prosthetics to help him move around.
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A man wearing sunglasses walks with two prosthetic legs and two arms that end in stumps at his forearm. His home is behind him, with banana trees and two goats laying on the ground behind him in the distance.

Adapt teaching environment

Teacher has students rotate reading their school work near him, standing if needed, so he can support them adequately, rather that the teacher rotating around the classroom. He also has built an customized bamboo table at waist height where he can watch students working and support them as needed.
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A man with two prosthetic legs is seated on a chair. He is watching 3 boys read their school work, while six other children sit in front of him on a short bamboo table reading their homework.

Adapting tricycle into a mobile shop.

Floor of tricycle was extended so items could be placed, the frame was built around the the 4 corners to hold up a roof and where sales items can be hung.
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A front view of the mobile-tricycle shop the man runs, with items contained on the floor of the tricycle and hanging off the roof built above the tricycle.

Fine motor tasks for those with mobility disabilities.

Persons with moderate physical disabilities who require power wheelchairs often still have good use of their hands and strong fine motor skills. As seen here this lady uses her fingers to take very small items and place them into plastic bags.
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A woman is seated in a power wheelchair in front of a high table. She reaches for a plastic part to put into a small bag for an assembly line.

Tactile cues for water point

The rocks around the water point are of various shapes, sizes and heights and a person with a visual impairment may learn which side of the water they are on based on the rocks. Additionally, the wooden post is a predictable spot to rest his stick and to orientate himself to the distance to waterpoint.
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A man is stooped close to a water pump, he is washing his hands while water flows. His walking stick is rested on a post behind him and his house can be seen in the background.

Adapting bicycle for contractures (permanent shortening of muscle or joint)

He also has raised the seat of his bicycle and gotten one with large wheels that will be easier to get in and out of, he also has added different hand holds to bicycle, so his neck and arms can be kept in different positions.
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Man rides on a raised bicycle with large wheels and extended arm handles. His right leg is half bent and positioned sideways on the pedal due to a knee contracture.

Prosthetic leg

To move around safely inside shop where stock is kept and reach for items, shopkeeper can use prostethic leg and crutch.
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A woman surrounded by bags of stock stands in the middle with her prosthetic leg and crutch. To mobilize safety inside shop where stock kept and reach for items, she uses a prostethic leg and crutch.

Flat, accessible hallways for teachers with disabilities

For teachers who may use a walker wheelchair to access classrooms and schools, the environment needs to be easily accessible with flat, wide hallways and no stairs, as seen in this picture.
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Raise height of work table with bricks.

To help tailors using wheelchairs to access their measuring and cutting table, the table needs to be close to elbow or chest height when they are seated. Here a table is raised using bricks to be at a better height for the tailor.
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Man sits at right angle to a table raised by bricks. He is measuring some materials for cutting at the table.

Small work table and adapted height for front lying work

Having a small table in front of your bed to help use as a work surface, makes working in front lying possible. The low table has another hardware placed on it.
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Man organizes the thread of his wool on a hardware that is set within reach. Profile view of man working in front lying to organize wool thread for craft-making. The hardware is place on a low table so he can work at chest height.

Orientation stick

When leading large animals with a rope, a simple stick can be use to scan the ground and environment to stay on the path and check that there are no forthcoming hazards.
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A man is guiding 2 buffalos through a path and is surrounded by trees and grass. He holds a stick in his right hand.

Alternative work positions for people with difficulty sitting

For those with difficulty sitting (e.g. pressure sores, balance issues), lying on one's front is a possible work position, as seen here. One can lie in a way that the upper body is propped up on pillows, so that elbows are higher and activities such as knitting are possible because the upper body is free and more flexible to move.
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Man knits a purple garment, body propped up at the end of his bed.

Storage space under table for ease of reach and lower electrical switches

As moving around with a mobility impairment can take more time in an inaccessible environment, storing one's materials and tools in easy to reach areas is of prime importance. This bike repairman uses the space under the table inside his shop to store tire parts and other tools he commonly may need in repairs. Additionally, the electrical outlet is wired within arms reach for easy use of electrical items.
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Shopkeeper sits on a table with tire tubs under the table and shelves behind him with various items.

Wheeled chair

Wheeled, spining chair allows man who cannot turn his neck - due to arthritis - to rotate easily using his legs.
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Man sits in his shop with items and electronics behind him. He is sitting a table and threading a sewing machine. He is rotated slightly to the right and sitting on a swivel chair.

Using steps of workshop as raised work surface

In a work environment, there are various heights one can use to one's advantage. Here a shopkeeper with a mobility impairment works from a raised step where he can easily access the hub of the bike's wheel to work more comfortably.
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Man sits on the steps of his shop, using a wrench to repair the back tire of a bike that is upside down.

Adapted work surface height

For people using bilateral prosthetics who may not be able to sit/stand repeatedly or stand for long, it is important to organize shop to match a comfortable sitting height.
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Man sits inside shop, wearing bilateral prosthetics, surrounded by his good to sell. A colorful carpet is on the ground.

Use hand to push foot pedal of sewing machine

Hand-peddled tailoring
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Man sits in front of sewing machine, using left hand to feed material through machine, using his right hand to push foot pedal which sits on the table.

Spade with long handle for contractures (permanent shortening of muscle or joint)

Man who has contracted knees due to arthritis, has difficulty bending and moving his legs, and needs long handled farming tools to help increase his range of motion while working.
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Man stands with knees bent and holding hoe/axe tool used for farming. A goat stand behind him on a wooden shack.

Tricycle for transporting goods

To transport heavy goods, a tricycle can be ridden to/from town for persons with disabilities.
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Man sits on tricycle in his home, with boxes and canvas bags secured on the back and side of his tricycle.

Adapted keyboard height

People with mobility disabilities that affect their lower body rely heavily on their shoulders and arms to help with crutch or wheelchair mobility. So alignment of the shoulders is important when working on a computer to avoid muscle fatigue and strain. Maximizing the ergonomics of work station by having the ideal keyboard height ensures that arms and shoulder work comfortably, reducing unnecessary strain on these muscles.
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The profile of a man with bilateral orthotics sitting at his desk on a computer and working on a pull-out keyboard.

Tables arranged for supported naviguation and multiple sitting/resting areas.

To help those with mobility limitations in their shops, a series of surfaces can be arranged around the perimeter of the shop to provide continuous areas to rest, sit or for supported walking to retreive items. These various surfaces also enable the shopkeeper to look out various windows of shops to see approaching customers. This shopkeeper uses 3 tables (one close to a fridge where he can balance himself while gabbing bottles and where he keeps his cash box), one facing the front of the shop where many items are stored (again can sit here), and one on the left inside of shop for resting during quiet hours, to look out the window.
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Man sits inside his shop, holding cash he is exchanging with a female customer standing at front window. He has bottles of candies and eggs around him.

Touching bill to identify size corresponding with amount

To identify money for people that are blind, learn the different width, length and thickness of various bills. If raised ink and braille are present on bills in your country, practice identifying bills.
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Man stands in his shop holding a bill in his left hand and his right hand is in his pocket.

Brick under foot, lever to aid in braking electric rickshaw

This man has put a brick under his right foot - the foot used for breaking - so he can more easily use his forefoot as his leg is better stabilized and at the right height for him. His foot does not slip around and he can push with more power through his right foot to brake with more control. The brick helps act as a lever for his ankle.
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Profile of a man sitting in his electric rickshaw with a small, grey brick under his right foot. The back of his rickshaw is empty, he is down a street with other parked bikes and buildings.

Firm seat for support

In rural setting tailors typically sit on plastic chairs (as seen on right, which are curved and not always firm), however, for people with lower extremity weakness, it is important to have a firm, supporting surface to sit on and work. Here the tailor uses a bed, with a cushion under him, to sit comfortably, but on a firm surface, to work.
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Man sits on a bed and works behind a sewing machine surrounded by pieces of fabric and sewing materials.

Sign language and text communication on a mobile phone

o-workers can learn basic signs use texting on a phone to communicate with persons who are deaf. Here is a hearing co-worker (on right of photo) using some basic signs with a deaf co-worker (on left).
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Adapted shoes

Shopkeeper with club feet, wears adapted shoes that stabilize his balance and footing, so that he can bend forwards to clean the floor of his shop, without slipping.
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Man is bent forward sweeping the floor of his shop, he is wearing leather shoes.

Open design shop for easy access of tricycle

man sit in his open design shop where he can easily reach around and move his tricycle. Inside his shop items are organized at arm's length. His cash box and tools are on his right side, and other sales items kept behind him.
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Man who uses a tricylce is sitting in his shop, surrounded by items to sell, he tears a snack off a stringed line.

Awareness raising with customers on deaf staff serving them

Customers can also be adaptable and inclusive, so informing them about staff with disabilities who communicate using sign language or texting on a phone can help customers play their part in creating an inclusive atmosphere. A clear sign in the serving environment can aid this process.
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Adapted foot rest height

A person with different leg lengths needs different heights of foot rest, so adapting his work station so each foot is supported at the right height enables evenly balanced hips and back comfort.
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Man with bilateral orthotics sits at an adapted desk, working on his computer. His right leg is propped up higher than his left leg, due to different leg lengths and different corresponding foot rest heights.

Tricycle for carrying

Butcher with a physical disability uses tricycle to transport cutting boards and other equipment.
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Man uses tricycle in middle of camp to transport wooden boards used for his work.

Elbow crutch and table for balance

A person with a high level amputation rests his stump on his elbow crutch and positions himself close to his work table for two point of stabilization while working to pack meat for a customer, or to cut meat with a knife.
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Butcher with an elbow crutch holds green paper to pack meat into for a customer in front of him.

Stool and Chair

Varied seating is required for various tasks, this lady uses a short stool to fry food over a fire, and uses a higher chair for other activities to manage her shop (peel vegetables, etc). Having access to seating of various height is useful and can put hips and knees in different positions and avoid contractures.
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Woman sits on low stool while frying food, near by is a higher chair with armrests and 3 buckets with food inside.

Work while leaning towards strong side

When having a prosthetic leg, usually one works (e.g. sawing, hammering) using the side of the body without the prosthetic (in this case left side, as the right side has prosthetic leg). This allows balance and power to be maximized from the right side of body, which is stabler and can bear more weight to generate more power and balance.
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Man hammers a nail into the intersection of two wooden branches.

Collaboration

When having a prosthetic leg, it is possible to saw a piece of wood and lean towards the strong side (left). However as a prosthetic leg cannot push to stabilize the wood, it is good to work with another person, e.g. a teammate, assistant or apprentice, who can help stabilize wood. Team work and collaboration can be enjoyable and help persons with physical disability use their skills.
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Man saws a piece of wood at floor level, another man helps stabliize the wood being sawed.

Tricycle as workstation

Tricycle allows cobbler increased mobility. Can also use tricycle as workstation as it gives back and thigh support. Tools can also be stored in tricycle.
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Man sits on tricylce while repairing a flip flop. His shoes are displayed on the ground in front of him.

Selling from home

Shopkeeper sells both from his shop and his home, so that customers can reach him at any time. Here he is selling from home, where he does not require assistive devices like his adapted shoes as he is not doing demanding tasks that he does in his shop. For balance, he sits on 2 stacked chairs, which make it easier for him to stand up as it increases the height of the chair in proportion to his body's height.
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Man with club feet is seated on a chair outside his home and is selling items to a customer.

Hanging scale and crutches

Crutches enable shopkeeper to balance while standing and weighing heavy item. A rope used to lower a hanging scale helps her to weigh bulk items easily without needing to lift heavy counter weight as used in traditional scale.
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Woman stands using crutches and is weighing a canvas bag filled with food in her right hand, and holding a crutch with her left hand.

Clockwise arrangment of goods

Shop items organized in clockwise fashion around shopkeeper so she can easily reach items in front of her, on her left and on her right. Crutches kept nearby for moving short distances around shop.
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Female shopkeeper is chatting with another woman inside her shop. They are both seated and surrounded by food items.

Teaching height adjusted

Teacher has some difficult moving in class, so asks students to come in small groups up to the front of class where there is table. Children read and get more direct support from teacher. Rest of students can listen from floor seating.
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Teacher on a chair observes four school children read their arabic lessons.

Shelved table for bulk measurements

Items requiring fine motor and accurate work are put on a shelf at chest level while seating. Shelved table used so it has 2 surfaces with scale that is used once per customer on top shelf.
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Woman is seated next to a table, the middle shelf has big bowls of bulk food. She is scooping flour with a smaller bowl.

Lifting with a prosthetic leg

For people with prosthetic leg(s), to lift loads and transfer heavy items, makes sure you position items on your strong side. In this picture, the man put the bags towards his stronger left side (prosthetic leg on right side) to be able to balance more easily.
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Man stands and uses metal bowl to transfer beans from one bag to another.

Packing with prosthetic leg

With a prosthetic leg, lifting, carrying and balancing becomes more difficult. When a prosthetic leg is on the right side (e.g. this man), have your tricycle on your left side (strong side) to be able to lean towards your strong side to pack items, where you muscles have more control. Make sure your tricycle is on level ground and balanced.
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Man stands next to his tricycle, tying with a string items loaded at the back of the tricycle.

Tricycle for transport

As costs for transport are expensive for persons with disabilities, using mobility aids to aid with transport (by adding a carrying basket or case) can help transport items back from wholesalers to local shop.
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Man on tricycle pushes himself down long street with his back to the picture, the back of the tricycle is filled with grocery items.

Sit closer to shop of wholesaler to expedite ordering items

Shopkeeper with disability visits wholesalers and uses front counter as resting area and also viewing area to choose stock he needs as he is close to the interior of the shop. Creative ways of transferring self to different surfaces for visual advantage is a good idea for persons with physical disabilities.
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Man sits on edge of shop of a wholesaler looking at his stock.

Use weights of different sizes, tied together

Man with visual impairment uses traditional scale with different size weight for bulk sales in his shop. He can identify different weights by toucing and sensing large and smaller sizes. He can touch the two sides of scales to check for balance. The weights are tied together by a long string to avoid losing or dropping weights, and to easily find them to weigh heavier items.
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Man stands behind a traditional scale, with a weight on the right side of the scale. The weights is tied by strings to 2 other weights.

Benefits of socializing with other business persons

To aid in spreading the word about one's business, get ideas from other shopkeepers and work through challengs, socialization by businesspersons with disabiliteis with other businesspersons is an important technique. A tricycle enables mobility, allowing increased ability to expand business network.
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Man sits with other shopkeeper to discuss the local market.

Work area at waist level for crutch users

Shopkeepers who stand with help of crutches need work area to be waist level (minimum) so items can easily be reached without stooping, to keep upright, maintain balance, so hands can move more easily as not needing to hold crutch and can lean on counter to help.
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Man stands inside his shop with help of crutches, serving a student.

Fixed charging station for phones

For person with visual disabilities, a phone charging station that is in a fixed spot and mounted upright can easily be located and used. An easy to use system organizes phones from left to right, to locate phones easily Keep same type of chargers together on one side of board, to easily locate items.
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Man touches charging post mounted on wall with about 15 chargers plugged in.

Grouping same items in well organized grid

To easily locate items when having a visual disability, keep a grid system in your storage area, where each type of item is stocked separately and can quickly be located by counting or touching its location on the shelf (e.g. 2nd from left on top shelf). Always stock items in same location. Can also easliy count items using tactile counting, to see how many left when visual counting not possible.
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Man stands in front of square storage shelves, touching box in storage.

Auditory cues to confirm phone charging

To confirm phone is charging with visual impairment, ensure phone programmed for recurrent and varient audio cues for different functions (check phone settings).
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Man plugs a phone in for charging, while standing at high wooden table.

Verbal confirmation during currency exchange

Communication is key for persons with visual disabillities, during money exchanges, confirm bill received and confirm change you are giving to customer- to avoid misunderstandings or theft.
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Man standing in shop exchanges a bill with a customer on the other side of a wire mesh.

Environment organisation for close proximity

A basket weaver keeps items close to her and clearly positioned. Sickle on right, bamboo strips on left. She feels distance to cutting area with her toes to maintain a consistent distance.
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A woman sits in front of a half bamboo log, a sickle on her right and strips of bamboo on her left.

Wire mesh covering shop for theft prevention

To manage theft of goods of shopkeepers who are blind or with low vision, a red wire mesh fence has been installed at front of their shop to prevent persons from taking items. Customer exchanges goods and payment through a small side door he uses to enter the shop.
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A man sits in a shop behind a wire mesh covering the front. To the right of him, a small girl customer leans over to purchase an item.

Raised food cart with glass frame- increase function and prevents theft

Food cart has been modified to have a glass frame to make it more difficult for people to steal items, which is a higher risk due to the owner's visual disability. The vehicle has a transparent roof that makes it easier to see everything inside. The food cart is raised to eye level so he can easily get close to items to see what they are when preparing the food, and can be another mechanism to reduce child theft as reduces the reach.
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A man stands to the side next to a rasied food cart with a glass frame.

Stable seated position using wooden branch

Man uses a short stool and a small wooden branch under one foot to stabilize hips and support shoulder movements when cutting bamboo. Stool and branch complement an imbalanced musculature and help with stabilization.
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Man splits a piece of bamboo in a squat position using a sickle.

Short stool in paved path of work areas

Paved work area to move around easily with or without wheelchair or tricycle. Short stool to sit in stable posture in his work area.
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Short stool in paved path of work areas

Raised animal feed container

Animal feeder container is raised by a local bag of materials so that hay can be put in by someone using a wheelchair. Round container (instead of square) makes is easier for wheelchair user to move around and get close to.
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A woman in a wheelchair emptying a sack of hay into a container for a cow to eat.

Extended water point handle

Extended water point handle for someone using a wheelchair, using welded metal piece.
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Woman in a wheelchairs holds a metal handle connected to a water point where she can draw water.

Concrete platform built for fish selling with storage underneath

Comparing different platforms for selling fish. The red one built for someone with physical disability (left) is more stable, durable and has storage space inside.
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Bangladeshi man sitting on a platform in a market with several male customers standing around him, holding a bag of fish over an electronic scale.

Moving a boat with a strong arm and weak arm

Man has one arm weaker than the other, and uses his strong arm (right in this photo) to pull the boat, and their weaker arm to steer the front of the boat in the right direction. Also working in water can help reduce imbalance as body weight becomes lighter.
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Man in water pulls a boat using both hands.

Adapted work area for fish seller

A digital freestanding scale, raised platform work area with storage under for scale/bowls and other items so they don't need to be carried back and forth to the market daily.
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A red work platform with a brown cloth, digital scale, wooden board and large metal bowl. The platform has a locked door on right.

Teaching near accessible home

Teach out of home where children come to learn and where courtyard can be reached via accessible ramp from home.
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Woman in a wheelchair teaches 6 children seated on the ground. Her home, which has an accessible ramp, is in the background.

Long handle stick for teaching

Use a long handled stick to help point out mistakes, have children sit on the ground to minimize barriers and see their lessons more easily.
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Woman in a wheelchair teaches 4 children studying arabic on the floor, using a long stick to point and read with them.

Adapted tricycle frame

Adapted frame on tricycle to help carry long and wide baskets to town. Use metal wires tied on hooks to tie basket to frame.
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Man pushes his tricycles, carrying bamboo baskets, on a path surrounded by fields.

Sitting on raised stool to help comfort

Sitting on a raised stool to help back stay in a comfortable position so he can face forward and speak with his customers.
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Man sits on a stool near vegetables he is selling.

Raised scale height

A table to raise the height of the scale to weigh chickens for someone with a bent back (a physical disability - spina bifida)
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Man with a bent back weighs a chicken inside chicken area.

Ledge of market used for resting

Shopkeeper uses market ledge as sit area due to limited standing tolerance, raised boxes used under vegetables to make items easier to reach. Walking stick nearby for easily mobility.
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Man with a blue striped collared shirt and blue and white pants sits along the side of a bed of fruits and vegetables while having his crutch rested next to him.

Vegetables organized in accessible piles

Vegetables organized in pyramid shaped piles and in clockwise fashion, so easily reachable by shopkeeper.
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A man with a blue striped collared shirt and blue and white pants sits along the side of a bed of vegetables while smiling.

Shopkeeper interacts with customer from raised chair

Shopkeeper serves customer and chats from raising sitting chair, due to difficulty standing for long periods of time.
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A man smiles while sitting behind the counter with package goods in front of him and above his head; a man standing across from him appears to be engaged in conversation.

Chair for resting position for long work hours

For reduce standing tolerance, balance and joint pain, resting positions are needed for long work hours where all joints are supported. This chair supports back, hips, thighs and lower legs. It is also a raised chair so that persons sit at eye level with the opening of front counter to serve customers.
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A man with short black hair wearing a white shirt and a light purple pants sits in a wooden chair looking toward the ground while sitting in a shop surrounded with Items laying on several shelves in the background.

Shop items organized between thigh and head height for easy access

For difficulty bending knees or reduced balance, the organization of items would ideally be between head and thigh height to avoid stooping and risk falling.
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A shop keeper is standing with a kettle in hand and pouring tea. Canned items are on shelves around him.

Light touch motorized foot pedal for sewing

Feet put one on top of each other to increase muscle power and control to activate the light-touch motor that powers sewing machine. Wooden platform help balance/rest foot in different positions and used as fulcrum.
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A tailor put his feet one on top of the other on a foot pedal to activate the motor of his sewing machine to sew a garment.

Front counter organization

Plastic storage containers of various heights, shapes, and differently brightly colored tops help shopkeeper who is blind differentiate. The outside texture of bottles (vertical / horizontal lines or smooth finish) helps shopkeeper distinguish was will be contained inside. Plastic bags holding goods at eye level, can be lightly touched by shop keeper to identify what is inside for sale. All items are easily within reach and maximize front counter space of shop for ease of reach and selling.
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6: A blind shopkeeper gives a bag of chips to a customer at front counter of shop, there are storage conatiners of various colors, sizes and texture in front of shop.

Working in pairs

Working in pairs helps employee with intellectual disability stay on task.
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Two men in white lab coats, one sitting and smiling, one standing, pack a box.

Crutches

Crutches enable the store owner increased mobility to move around her store.
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Woman wearing black hijab sitting down, holds crutches in her right hand, and scoops rice with her left hand.

Prosthetic leg

A prosthetic leg enables increased walking and mobility.
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Woman wearing pink hijab with a prosthetic leg and a crutch walks through her store with cereals on her left and cooking oil cans on her right. The store is made of corrugated metal and tree branches.

Sign Language

Sign language and written communication enables waiter to communicate with colleagues
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Man in white button up shirt and bow tie speaks using sign language.

Probing cane

A farmer who is blind navigates his land using a long stick resembling a white cane, leading two cows by ropes to ensure they follow.
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A man who is blind wearing a blue shirt walks through a field guided by a stick he holds out in front of him with two cows following him.

Cane

A cane that enables walking and increased mobility
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Adult Bangladeshi man using a cane, standing and looking at the ground.

Waterproof digital weighing machine

A waterproof digital scale that allows weighing of fish without holding up a manual scale.
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Bangladeshi man sitting on a platform in a market with several male customers standing around him, holding a bag of fish over an electronic scale.

Modified sitting platform in market

Modified sitting platform in the market to accommodate for limited movement in legs.
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Red platform with large square cut out, in which a man's legs are hanging through. Several silver fish are also laying on the platform.

Paving family home for tricycle

Paving courtyard area in family home to enable tricycle to move freely and not get stuck in the mud, especially during the monsoon season.
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Courtyard of home with several houses in Bangladesh has paved pathways.

Paving rural roads for tricycle

Paving rural road to prevent tricycle from getting stuck in the mud and enabling it to move freely, especially in the monsoon season.
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Paving rural road to prevent tricycle from getting stuck in the mud and enabling it to move freely, especially in the monsoon season.

Motor powering a manual sewing machine

Sewing machine has a small motor attached that replaces the foot pedal for person with physical disability that cannot use their legs.
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Bangladeshi man wearing a blue shirt looking down and using sewing machine with small motor attached.

White cane

A combination of white cane and tactile strips indicate pathway in and out of shop for shopkeeper that is blind.
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Man wearing a white cap and a white

Tactile point

Touch point on store enables shopkeeper who is blind orient himself when entering and exiting his store.
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First three fingers of hand grip round, metal ring attached to wooden post, with brightly colored jars in the background.

Tactile Strip for pathway

Tactile strip indicates front entrance of shop for shopkeeper that is blind.
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The ground in front of a shop in rural Bangladesh with 4 red square tactile strips and a chicken in the background.

Tactile Strip to Indicate Shop Entrance

Tactile strips indicates front of shop for shopkeeper that is blind.
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The ground in front of a shop in rural Bangladesh with 4 red square tactile strips and a chicken in the background.

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