Accessible Changing Rooms

Accessible changing room features.

Accessible changing rooms.

Accessible changerooms do not contain slings. Partitions and doors should be designed to ensure people using accessible dressing and fitting rooms privacy equivalent to that afforded other users of the facility. A wall mounted changing table max weight. An accessible adult change facility is a toilet and change facility that caters for users with high support needs and their carers where they require additional space assistance and specialised equipment to allow them to use toilets safely and comfortably.

Doors should preferably be outward opening and are fitted with a horizontal closing grab rail fixed to the inside face. Section 903 5 requires dressing room bench seats to be installed so that they are at the same height as a typical wheelchair seat 17 inches 430 mm to 19 inches 485 mm. Although an accessible adult change facility is required inside a building it may experience misuse and vandalism if it is open to all members of the public. Where these types of rooms are provided in clusters five percent 5 but at least one room in each cluster must comply.

42 figure 20 accessible changing cubicle. Figure 16 unisex accessible changing room 40 figure 17 unisex accessible changing room with fixed bench seat 40 figure 18 unisex accessible changing room with shower wc and fixed bench seat 41 figure 19 unisex changing places facility see bs8300 figure 58 where assisted change is to be provided. Dressing rooms fitting rooms and locker rooms are required to comply with the accessibility requirements of sections 222 and 803 of the 2010 standards. Toilets standard with raised pan and back support accessible sink.

A wall mounted tip up seat should be supplied. The recommended dimensions of a disabled changing room are at least 2200mm deep x 2000mm wide. When it is technically infeasible to make existing men s and women s rooms comply an accessible unisex toilet room can be provided instead if it is in the same area and on the same floor as the existing toilet rooms 213 2 ex. A changing place allows for a secured room via an mlak key to protect the facility and equipment against vandalism.

Design considerations of a disabled changing room include.