The document discusses universal design and anthropometrics. It provides measurements and dimensions for various types of ambulant and non-ambulant people to help ensure design is accessible for all. These include measurements for able-bodied men and women, elderly, children, wheelchair users with different abilities, as well as dimensions for wheelchairs, scooters, and other mobility aids. The goal is to use anthropometric data to design spaces and products that are usable by people of all ages and abilities.

1. U N I V E R S A L D E S I G N
GUWAHATI COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE & PLANNING
MAKING
DESIGN
ACCESSIBLE
TO
ALL
IN
SOCIETY
AR. BISWAJIT SHARMA
M.ARCH(UD), MBA(HR,IT)
সা ৰ্বজ নী ন প ৰি ক ল্প না
ANTHROPOMETRICS

2. AMBULANT PEOPLE
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STATURE OF ABLE-BODIED MAN
The normal distribution curve, drawn to scale on the x and y axes, shows the
sharp inclines there are between around the 1st percentile and the 5th, and
between around the 95th and the 99th. The 99th, at 1930 mm, indicates that 1
adult man in 100 is taller than 6 ft 4 in; the 50th, at 1765 mm, that the average
height of an adult man is 5 ft 9 in; and the 1st, at 1600 mm, that 1 adult man in
100 is shorter than 5 ft 3 in.
AMBULANT DISABLED PEOPLE’S AID
The term 'ambulant' is used to describe a person who is able to move
around and is not confined to a bed, wheelchair or any external support.

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ABLE-BODIED MEN AGE 18–60
AMBULANT PEOPLE

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ABLE-BODIED WOMEN AGE 18–60
AMBULANT PEOPLE

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ELDERLY WOMEN AGE 60+
AMBULANT PEOPLE

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CHILDREN AGE 6 CHILDREN AGE 10
AMBULANT PEOPLE

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WOMEN AGE 18-60
AMBULANT PEOPLE

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CHILDREN AGE 10
WHEELCHAIR USERS
10 year old children

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Men with unimpaired upper limbs

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Women with unimpaired upper limbs

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POWERED WHEELCHAIR
width 670 mm, length 1110 mm
POWERED WHEELCHAIR
width 630 mm, length 990
mm
SHOWER CHAIR
width 450 mm, length 450 mm
STANDARD WHEELCHAIR
For a typical wheelchair of this
kind the height above floor level of
the top face of the handles is 920
mm and of the top face of the
armrests 750 mm
ATTENDANT-PUSHED
WHEELCHAIR
width 635 mm, length
790 mm
WHEELCHAIR WITH
ELEVATED LEGRESTS
AND RECLINING BACK
width 635 mm, length as
shown is 1300 mm
WHEELCHAIRS
DOMESTIC ARMREST
on standard wheelchairs
used to facilitate access
to tables, etc.

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FOUR-WHEEL SCOOTER
ELECTRIC SCOOTERS
THREE-WHEEL SCOOTER SINGLE BUGGY DOUBLE BUGGY
CHILD PUSHCHAIRS
CARRYCOT
width 590 mm, length 1060 mm