An accessible toilet is designed to accommodate physically disabled or invisible (such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
Public toilets (aka toilets) can present accessibility challenges for people with disabilities. For example, a stall may not be able to load a wheelchair, and switching between a wheelchair and a toilet seat may pose a challenge. Accessible toilets are designed to overcome this problem by providing more space and bar for users to carry and hold during transfer.
Toilets in private homes can be modified to improve accessibility for residents. This modification is often recommended by occupational therapists. General modifications include: adding an elevated toilet seat, installing frame versa, and ensuring toilet paper is within reach and can be removed with one hand. This modification can allow aging in place for seniors who want to stay at home and their communities.
Video Accessible toilet
Legal requirements
Some countries have requirements for public toilets to ensure accessibility. In the United States and Canada, most new construction for public use should be built according to ADA standards for accessibility. In the United Kingdom, the 2010 Equity Act requires organizations and businesses to make adjustments to meet the needs of persons with disabilities.
Recommendations appear in legal terms
The following recommendations are becoming more common in public toilet facilities, as part of a universal design trend:
- toilet as high as a wheelchair, to help users inside and outside the toilet, with a grab bars;
- emergency alarm, in the form of a red wire reaching the ground, connected to the buzzer and blinking red light;
- handrail wheel sink and hand dryer;
- the wide door of the chair that leads to it, allowing sufficient space for the wheelchair when the door is open.
Accessible toilets require more floor space than other booths to allow room for wheelchairs to maneuver. This space is also useful for people who are not necessarily wheelchair users, but still need physical support from others. Tables that change wheelchair height are also recommended, but are rarely available. The access table is low accessible and accessible to wheelchair users, and long enough for the board to change older children or adults with disabilities.
Examples of accessible design
Maps Accessible toilet
See also
- Public toilet unisex
Source
- United Nations Enable Program
- The UK Charity Creating Campaign "Changing the place, changing lives" www.changing-places.org.
- UK Charity Crohns and Colitis UK Campaign "Accessible Toilet Signs: Not all defects can be seen". www.crohnsandcolitis.org.uk/campaigning.
References
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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