Stopping
Tables
Among the furnishings commonly located in public
parks are tables, generally to match the benches.
DOften these benches form
a single unit with the table, or are fixed in such a way as not to allow
easy movement from the set position. The type of anchorage of the benches
to the
table can be a serious problem if not a real impediment for use by differently-abled
people.
It could be useful to arrange, on one side of the table, a seat with backrest
and arm rest (better if mobile) on which the differently-abled person can
transfer with sufficient ease.
Those in wheelchairs must be able to get close to the table. There are
different solutions possible, for example carving out a free space on one
of the benches, so that the person in a wheelchair can position parallel
to the occupants of the bench; or, choose tables where the level projects
outwards
enough at least on one side to allow a person in a wheelchair to get close
easily. In both cases attention must be paid to the height of the table,
and the type of support of the table itself, which must not obstruct the positioning
of a wheelchair.
Further useful points could be the position of a low table, to favour smaller
children or even more correctly, arrange a lower appendage directly at
the “taller
children´s” table. The same points should be observed for the
high tables, as there are also wheelchairs for very small children.