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Toilet seat risers, toilet risers, or raised toilet seats are assistive technology devices to improve the accessibility of toilets to older people or those with disabilities. They can aid in transfer from wheelchairs, [1] and may help prevent falls. Inappropriately high risers may actually increase fall risk. [2]
Squat toilet (flush toilet) with water cistern for flushing (Cape Town, South Africa) A squat toilet (or squatting toilet) is a toilet used by squatting, rather than sitting. This means that the posture for defecation and for female urination is to place one foot on each side of the toilet drain or hole and to squat over it.
An illustration of a man sitting on the toilet defecating. The sitting defecation posture involves sitting with hips and knees at approximately right angles , as on a chair. So-called "Western-style" flush toilets and also many types of dry toilets are designed to be used in a sitting posture.
The word hudo is derived from the Urdu word howdah, which is the covered carriage on elephants. [1]Other popular etymological explanations include the acronym of houd uw darmen open (the Dutch parallel to "kybo", "keep your bowels open"), and the contraction of hurkdoos (Dutch for "squat loo").
A toilet seat is a hinged unit consisting of a round or oval open seat, and usually a lid, which is bolted onto the bowl of a toilet used in a sitting position (as opposed to a squat toilet). The seat can be either for a flush toilet or a dry toilet .
Urilift-brand telescopic toilet in The Hague. A telescopic toilet, retractable toilet, or pop-up toilet, is a type of toilet which is stored underground and then raised (usually hydraulically) above ground when in use. [1] [2] [3] [4]