Bathrooms
An accessible bathroom can be equipped with either a tub or shower (transfer or roll-in).
Example of a Single-User Bathroom (with Roll-in Shower)
Clear space required at any fixture can overlap required clear floor spaces, turning space, and door maneuvering space. Since wheelchair access precludes curbs at roll-in showers, the shower area and clear floor space can be used for turning. Recommendation: Consider providing turning space outside the shower so that people using wheelchairs do not have to travel on wet surfaces every time they use the room.
Where clear floor space at a lavatory is obstructed on both sides more than 2 feet, a clearance at least 36 inches wide is required.
The designs below facilitate access by providing turning space as well as side transfer space at the shower seat and the toilet. The door cannot swing into the clear floor space required at accessible fixtures.
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