Abstract
This report examines whether or not the frequency of use and conditions of equipments in a cooking room are sufficiently considered according to the individual disability of handicapped students. The results obtained are as follows : 1. The arranged types of cooking tables are, in order of frequency, vertical type to be useful for class instruction, horizontal type, and face-to-wall type to secure wide space in the center. 2. In about 60% of the schools, the passage between cooking tables is more than 120cm in width so that two wheelchairs can pass by. 3. Floor materials are mostly lumber and vinyl asbestos tile. Since each has its merits and demerits, we can not find the best matarial which can meet the conditions suitable for students' use. 4. We suggest solutions for the planning of cooking rooms from the viewpoints of hygiene, safety, function, and motion at work, on the basis of the opinions of home economics teachers. Therefore, it is necessary that cooking rooms satisfy the needs of the physique and the degree of handicaps of children.
