UNIVERSAL PWD-FRIENDLY

Baths & Toilets

Design Specifications beyond BP 344

ADELA A. KONO
Accessibility Specialist
Accessibility Monitoring Committee--2
Regional Council for the Welfare of Disabled Persons--7

Mobile:  0917-320-6565
E-mail: adela.setagaya@gmail.com
 Doors to Toilets / Baths
• Doors, especially toilet doors, should have a clear width of 90
cm.

• If not sliding doors, doors should open outward. If not, it

cannot close once wheelchair is in.

• It should have a door-pull handle at hinge side for easy reach &
closure for those in wheelchairs. (see illustration)

• Doors shall be designed to open easily with lever handles for

persons with no hand or grip function.

• Doors should be opened by a single effort requiring less than

2.3 kg of force.
 Door Widths
• Hotel bathrooms
• Fitting rooms
• Hospital toilets

Door entrances must be wide

at 90 cm clear of door jamb
and door.
90 cm
This provides adequate
clearance for safe &
comfortable passage of
medium to large
wheelchairs, especially
when hands are on
wheelchair’s rings.
 Door Pull-back Handle
(For Comfort Rooms and Swing-out Doors)

Note: The door knob is

beyond reach of a person
on wheelchair because of
the big wheel getting in
the way.

A door handle near the hinge

for pulling the door back to
close is very helpful.
Unisex comfort rooms
Useful when
spouses have to
help each other
or when a
mother has to
assist her son.

Faucets must
be of lever-
type for easy
operation of
amputees or Low-set lavatories at a maximum of 75
stroke
cm (for Asian height) are useful for
victims.
wheelchair-users, children & people of
short stature.
UNIVERSAL
ACCESSIBILITY Toilets
 L-bar on wall for standing &
climbing support
 Grab bars on both sides
 Note how the grab bar extends
from the upper wall to ensure that
the distance between L and R bars
remains at 70-75 cm.
Recommended Specifications for
Standard Universal PWD Public Toilet Top View
200 cm
Toilet paper

70-75 cm Sliding door

max between Grab bars (or door
opening
bars outward)
Source:
Guidelines for
Development of
Passenger Mobility in
Public Transport
Facilities: by
Transport Ecology
90 cm
Mobility Foundation,
courtesy of
Human Care
Association, Tokyo,
Japan
Diaper-changing bed (this may also be a table for things)
 Recommended Specifications for
Side View
Standard Universal PWD Public Toilet

L-shaped
grab bar

Flush button

70-75 cm
≥ 60 cm
Toilet seat
height
40-45 cm 65-70 cm
Trash bin Emergency device
 Counter top to floor:
±75 cm

From beneath counter or table top to floor: ≥ 60 cm

Table / Counter
Height Specs

Depth: ≥ 40 cm