Use automatic doors.
Allow a minimum of 34" clear door space for wheel chairs.
Allowable thresholds are 1/4" maximum.
When possible, recede all mats and rugs into the floor.
Restroom doors and the approach to the entrance should be at right angles to each other with an area five feet square at both sides of the entrance door to allow wheelchairs to turn around.
Accessible stalls should have a 5' x 5' turnaround area.
Accessible stall doors should be 34" wide to allow wheelchair users to extend their elbows during passage.
Accessible stall doors should swing outward and have automatic closing hinges for people with reduced strength.
Sinks should have a 36" deep clear space to prevent interruption by door swings, traffic, etc.
One out of every six restroom toilet designs should be accessible.
Toilet access requires a 36" clear space on the left side facing the toilet to make the preferred left side lateral transfer.
Toilet bowls should be mounted on the walls to provide floorspace for wheelchair footrest clearance.
Toilet bowl lips should be about 15" above finished floor to allow for personal cleaning. The low lip height also facilitates bladder bag drainage.
Tissue dispensers should be recessed into the wall 19" above the finished floor and slightly in front of the toilet bowl.
Supporting grab bars should be installed at various heights around accessible toilets to accomodate people with differing physical ailments. These bars should not be cold to the touch.
For each accessible toilet stall there should be one accessible sink.
Accessible sinks should be single lever faucets with lever near side of sink.
Wall mounted accessible sinks require extra bracing because they may be needed to support body weight.
Insulate exposed plumbing to prevent burns.
Full length mirrors should be installed in restrooms for standing people and people in wheelchairs.
