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accessibility_fail2011-12-22 09:39 am
untonuggan) wrote in accessibility_fail2011-12-22 09:39 am
Points for effort, failed at execution
A local park near where I live has a wheelchair accessible porta-potty as their toilet facilities. (Never mind how easy to use those things actually are. I've never tried as I don't use a wheelchair.)
However, it is positioned right next to the curb, so that anyone in a wheelchair would have to pop a wheelie directly into the porta potty in order to use it. I guess maybe that makes emptying it easier?
Tried to take a picture with my phone but it's all grainy.
However, it is positioned right next to the curb, so that anyone in a wheelchair would have to pop a wheelie directly into the porta potty in order to use it. I guess maybe that makes emptying it easier?
Tried to take a picture with my phone but it's all grainy.
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Amazingly, they're bigger and more functional than many of the constructed toilets bolted to the floor.
However, as you noticed, their placement is definitely an issue. Rule of thumb is provide a straight lane at least 5 feet long into a door way. (Many many built environments tuck their bathrooms into a hallway. My chair in a doorway in my house which I'm very accustomed to requires 32" mininmum to make a right angle turn; the ADA specifies 36" minimum since folks have diff equipment and diff abilities to guide the equipment.