From Ergonomics for Children: Designing Products and Places from Toddlers to Teens.
- Research indicates that children prefer higher handrails.
- Shoulder or head height is acceptable. (30 inches)
- Recalls a child's interaction with his or her parent, the upward extension of the arm to meet the arm of the parent.
- Grasp Diameter for a 1 year old is 0.94", for a 10 year old ideal grasp diameter is 1.61"