ADA Toilet Standards
The Americans With Disabilities Act was passed in 1990 and went into effect in 1992. This piece of legislation was enacted to make services and job opportunities more freely available to all U.S. citizens. Regulations are assessed and evaluated by the U.S. Access Board. Today, all toilet stalls are required to be accessible to disabled people. Standards regulating restroom measurements and positioning make it easier for disabled people to access necessary restroom facilities. Does this Spark an idea?
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Toilet Stalls
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Toilet stalls are required to have a minimum width of 60 inches and a minimum depth of 56 inches, if the toilet is mounted to the floor. If a toilet is mounted to the wall, there must be a depth of 59 inches. The door of the stall must swing out and cannot be positioned more than 4 inches away from the corner situated diagonally to the toilet. Stall walls and doors are required to have a toe-clearance space of at least 9 inches off the floor.
Toilet Specs
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The height of an ADA-approved toilet seat must be 17 to 19 inches from the floor. Toilets may be mounted to either the floor or the wall; measurements for a restroom stall differ, depending on where the toilet is mounted. Toilets must be situated 18 inches from the sides of the walls on either side. Flush valves on the toilet must be no higher than 44 inches off the floor.
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Grab Bars
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Grab bars must be installed in ADA-approved toilets. These grab bars must be mounted to the wall in a handicapped stall. One bar must be installed behind the toilet and be 36 inches long and must be mounted 33 to 36 inches off the floor. The bar is required to extend 12 inches from the centerline of the toilet toward the wall side. The bar must also extend at least 24 inches from the center of the toilet next to the door side. On the side wall, a 46-inch grab bar must be installed a maximum of 12 inches from the back wall and must extend at least 54 inches from the back wall. This grab bar must also be mounted 33 to 36 inches off the floor. Grab bars may not obstruct the required floor space. Grab bars may have a diameter of between 1 1/4 inches and 1 1/2 inches.
Toilet Paper Holders
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Toilet paper holders must be mounted beneath the grab bars and must be at least 19 inches off the floor. Toilet paper dispensers should dispense toilet paper from the top of the roll, rather from underneath.
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