{"id":837,"date":"2017-08-29T15:22:57","date_gmt":"2017-08-29T15:22:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/info.sau.edu\/?page_id=837"},"modified":"2017-09-19T10:23:16","modified_gmt":"2017-09-19T15:23:16","slug":"door-options","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/info.sau.edu\/jimsplace\/door-options\/","title":{"rendered":"Door Options"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QnhAVU-X00g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Width<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The width of a door should be wide enough to accommodate the width of the wheelchair without hitting the user\u2019s fingers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Standard wheelchairs range from 24-28 inches in overall width but if they are manually propelled you may need additional width for hands and fingers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a034\u201d in width is recommended for people using an electric\/power wheelchair. ***Be aware of added width from communication devices cup holders etc that may protrude further into the door space.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bariatric wheelchairs might require an even wider space. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">fold-back hinges<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0can increase the door width by 2\u201d click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=fold+back+door+hinges&amp;rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS696US696&amp;oq=fold+back+door+&amp;aqs=chrome.0.0j69i57j0l4.10084j0j7&amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;ie=UTF-8\">HERE<\/a> for more information on fold back hinges<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=fold+back+door+hinges&amp;rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS696US696&amp;oq=fold+back+door+&amp;aqs=chrome.0.0j69i57j0l4.10084j0j7&amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;ie=UTF-8\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1313\" src=\"https:\/\/info.sau.edu\/jimsplace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/home_entrances_fig_4-300x150.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/P1aKAYdBliE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Design Tips and Options<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Remove the door and hinges from your bedroom to provide a little more space in the doorway.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Line up the doorway of each room with the doorway of the room across the hallway.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">**If you are installing a ceiling track for an electric lift, or ever plan to, this design consideration is critical. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have a contractor or skilled carpenter widen the existing doorway or install a \u00a0a pocket door.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Width The width of a door should be wide enough to accommodate the width of the wheelchair without hitting the user\u2019s fingers. Standard wheelchairs range from 24-28 inches in overall width but if they are manually propelled you may need additional width for hands and fingers. \u00a034\u201d in width is recommended for people using [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/info.sau.edu\/jimsplace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/837"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/info.sau.edu\/jimsplace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/info.sau.edu\/jimsplace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/info.sau.edu\/jimsplace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/info.sau.edu\/jimsplace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=837"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/info.sau.edu\/jimsplace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/837\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1772,"href":"https:\/\/info.sau.edu\/jimsplace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/837\/revisions\/1772"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/info.sau.edu\/jimsplace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=837"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/info.sau.edu\/jimsplace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=837"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/info.sau.edu\/jimsplace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=837"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}