ADA Checklist for Readily Achievable Barrier Removal Priority 3 - Toilet rooms When toilet rooms are open to the public they should be accessible to people with disabilities. Institute for Human Centered Design www.HumanCenteredDesign.org ADA National Network – Questions on the ADA 8009494232 voice/tty Funded by the U.S. Department of Education Survey information: Project Building Location Date Surveyors Contact Information 3.1 If toilet rooms are available to the public, is at least one toilet room accessible? (Either one for each sex, or one unisex.) yes or no Solutions: Reconfigure toilet rooms Combine toilet rooms to create one unisex accessible toilet room 3.2 Are there signs at inaccessible toilet rooms that give directions to accessible toilet rooms? yes or no Solutions: Install signs 3.3 If not all toilet rooms are accessible, is there a sign at the accessible toilet room with the International Symbol of Accessibility? yes or no Solutions: Install signs Accessible Route (2010 Standards – Chapter 4) 3.4 Is there a route to the accessible toilet room(s) that does not include the use of stairs? yes or no Is the route accessible? (See Priority 2 Interior Accessible Route for specifics.) yes or no Solution: Alter route Signs at Toilet room (2010 Standards – 703) 3.5 Do text characters contrast with their backgrounds? yes or no Are text characters raised? yes or no Is there Braille? yes or no Is the sign mounted: On the wall on the latch side of the door? yes or no (Signs are permitted on the push side of doors with closers and without hold-open devices.) With clear floor space beyond the arc of the door swing between the closed position and 45-degree open position, at least 18 x 18 inches centered on the tactile characters? yes or no Measurement: So the baseline of the lowest character is at least 48 inches above the floor and the baseline of the highest character is no more than 60 inches above the floor? * yes or no Measurement: (If constructed before 3/15/2010 and a person may approach within 3 inches of the sign without protruding objects or standing within the door swing, relocation not required If constructed before 3/15/2012 and mounted no higher than 60 inches to the centerline of the sign, relocation is not required) Solution: Relocate signs 3.6 Is the door opening width at least 32 inches clear, between the face of the door and the stop, when the door is open 90 degrees? yes or no Measurement: Is the door threshold edge no more than ½ inch high vertical? yes or no Measurement: Or ¾ inch high if slope is beveled no steeper than 1:2? yes or no Measurement: Solutions: Install offset (swing clear) hinges Widen the doorway 3.7 If there is a front approach to the pull side of the door is there at least 18 inches of maneuvering clearance beyond the latch side plus 60 inches clear depth? yes or no Measurement: (See 2010 Standards 404.2.4 for other maneuvering clearance requirements) Solution: Remove obstructions 3.8 Is the door equipped with hardware, including locks, that is operable with one hand and does not require tight grasping, pinching, or twisting of the wrist? yes or no Solutions: Replace inaccessible knob with lever, loop or push hardware Add automatic door opener 3.9 Are the operable parts of the door hardware no less than 34 inches and no greater than 48 inches above the floor? yes or no Measurement: Solution: Relocate handles 3.10 Can the door be opened easily (5 lbf maximum force)? yes or no Measurement: Solutions: Adjust or replace closers Install lighter doors Install power-assisted or automatic door openers 3.11 If there are two doors in a series, e.g. vestibule, is the distance between the doors at least 48 inches plus the width of the doors when swinging into the space? yes or no Measurement: (For other door swing configurations, see 2010 Standards 404.2.6) Solutions: Remove inner door if there is a vestibule with two doors Change door swing 3.12 If there is a privacy wall and the door swings out, is there at least 24 inches of maneuvering clearance beyond the door latch side and 42 inches to the privacy wall? yes or no Measurement: Solution: Alter privacy wall 3.13 If there is a privacy wall and the door swings in, is there at least 24 inches of maneuvering clearance beyond the door latch side and at least 48 inches to the privacy wall if there is no door closer or at least 54 inches if there is a door closer. yes or no Measurement: Solutions:Reverse door swing if there will be at least 42 inches to the privacy wall Alter privacy wall In the Toilet room 3.14 Is there a clear path to at least one of each type of fixture, e.g. lavatory, hand dryer, etc., that is at least 36 inches wide? yes or no Measurement: Solution: Remove obstructions 3.15 Is there clear floor space available for a person in a wheelchair to turn around, i.e. a circle at least 60 inches in diameter or a T-shaped space within a 60-inch square? yes or no Measurement: Solution: Move or remove partitions, fixtures or objects such as trash can 3.16 In a single user toilet room if the door swings in and over a clear floor space at an accessible fixture, is there a clear floor space at least 30 x 48 inches beyond the swing of the door? yes or no Measurement: Solutions:Reverse door swing Alter toilet room 3.17 Is at least one mirror mounted with the bottom edge of the reflecting surface no higher than 40 inches above the floor? yes or no Measurement: Solutions: Lower the mirror Add another mirror 3.18 If there is a coat hook, is it no less than 15 inches and no greater than 48 inches above the floor? yes or no Measurement: Solutions: Adjust hooks Replace with or provide additional accessible hooks 3.19 Does at least one lavatory have a clear floor space for a forward approach at least 30 inches wide and 48 inches long? yes or no Measurement: Solutions: Alter lavatory Replace lavatory 3.20Do no less than 17 inches and no greater than 25 inches of the clear floor space extend under the lavatory so that a person using a wheelchair can get close enough to reach the faucet? yes or no Measurement: Solutions:Alter lavatory Replace lavatory 3.21 Is the front of the lavatory or counter surface, whichever is higher, no more than 34 inches above the floor? yes or no Measurement: Solutions: Alter lavatory Replace lavatory 3.22Is there at least 27 inches clearance from the floor to the bottom of the lavatory that extends at least 8 inches under the lav for knee clearance? yes or no Measurement: Solutions: Alter lavatory Replace lavatory 3.23 Is there toe clearance at least 9 inches high? yes or no (Space extending greater than 6 inches beyond the available toe clearance at 9 inches above the floor is not considered toe clearance.) Solutions: Alter lavatory Replace lavatory 3.24 Are pipes below the lavatory insulated or otherwise configured to protect against contact? yes or no Solutions: Install insulation Install cover panel 3.25 Can the faucet be operated without tight grasping, pinching, or twisting of the wrist? yes or no Is the force required to activate the faucet no greater than 5 pounds? yes or no Solutions: Replace faucet Adjust faucet Soap Dispensers and Hand Dryers (2010 Standards – 603) 3.26Are the operable parts of the soap dispenser within one of the following reach ranges: Above lavatories or counters no less than 20 inches and no greater than 25 inches deep: no higher than 44 inches above the floor? yes or no Measurement: Above lavatories less than 20 inches deep: no higher than 48 inches above the floor? yes or no Measurement: Not over an obstruction: no higher than 48 inches above the floor? yes or no Measurement: Solutions:Adjust dispensers Replace with or provide additional accessible dispensers 3.27 Are the operable parts of the hand dryer or towel dispenser within one of the following reach ranges: Above lavatories or counters no less than 20 inches and no greater than 25 inches deep: no higher than 44 inches above the floor? yes or no Measurement: Above lavatories less than 20 inches deep: no higher than 48 inches above the floor? yes or no Measurement: Not over an obstruction: no higher than 48 inches above the floor? yes or no Measurement: Can the operable parts of the hand dryer or towel dispenser be operated without tight grasping, pinching or twisting of the wrist? yes or no Is the force required to activate the hand dryer or towel dispenser no greater than 5 pounds? yes or no Solutions: Adjust dispensers or hand dryer Replace with or provide additional accessible dispensers or hand dryer Water Closets in Single-User Toilet rooms and Compartments (Stalls) (2010 Standards – 603 & 609) Note: 2010 Standards refer to toilets as water closets. 3.28 Is the centerline of the water closet no less than 16 inches and no greater than 18 inches from the side wall or partition? yes or no Measurement: Solutions: Move toilet Replace toilet Move partition 3.29 Is clearance provided around the water closet measuring at least 60 inches from the side wall and at least 56 inches from the rear wall? yes or no Measurement: Solution: Alter room/compartment for clearance 3.30 Is the height of the water closet no less than 17 inches and no greater than 19 inches above the floor measured to the top of the seat? yes or no Measurement: Solution: Adjust toilet height Replace toilet 3.31 Is there a grab bar at least 42 inches long on the side wall? yes or no Measurement: Is it located no more than 12 inches from the rear wall? yes or no Measurement: Does it extend at least 54 inches from the rear wall? yes or no Measurement: Is it mounted no less than 33 inches and no greater than 36 inches above the floor to the top of the gripping surface? yes or no Measurement: Is there at least 12 inches clearance between the grab bar and protruding objects above? yes or no Measurement: Is there at least 1½ inches clearance between the grab bar and projecting objects below? yes or no Measurement: Is the space between the wall and the grab bar 1 ½ inches? yes or no Measurement: Solutions: Install grab bar Relocate grab bar Relocate objects 3.32 Is there a grab bar at least 36 inches long on the rear wall? yes or no Measurement: Does it extend at least 12 inches from the centerline of the water closet on one side (side wall)? yes or no Measurement: Does it extend at least 24 inches on the other (open) side? yes or no Measurement: Is it mounted no less than 33 inches and no greater than 36 inches above the floor to the top of the gripping surface? yes or no Measurement: Are there at least 12 inches clearance between the grab bar and protruding objects above? yes or no Measurement: Are there at least 1½ inches clearance between the grab bar and projecting objects below? Is the space between the wall and the grab bar 1 ½ inches? yes or no Measurement: Solutions: Install grab bar Relocate grab bar Relocate objects 3.33 If the flush control is hand operated, is the operable part located no higher than 48 inches above the floor? yes or no Measurement: Solutions: Move control Install sensor with override button no higher than 48 inches 3.34 If the flush control is hand operated, can it be operated with one hand and without tight grasping, pinching, or twisting of the wrist? yes or no Is the force required to activate the flush control no greater than 5 pounds? yes or no Measurement: Solutions: Change control Adjust control 3.35 Is the flush control on the open side of the water closet? yes or no Solution: Move control 3.36 Is the toilet paper dispenser located no less than 7 inches and no greater than 9 inches from the front of the water closet to the centerline of the dispenser? yes or no Measurement: Solution: Relocate dispenser 3.37 Is the outlet of the dispenser: Located no less than 15 inches and no greater than 48 inches above the floor? yes or no Measurement: Not located behind grab bars? yes or no Solution: Relocate dispenser 3.38 Does the dispenser allow continuous paper flow? yes or no Solution: Replace dispenser Toilet Compartments (Stalls) (2010 Standards – 604) 3.39 Is the door opening width at least 32 inches clear, between the face of the door and the stop, when the door is open 90 degrees? yes or no Measurement: Solution: Widen door width 3.40 If there is a front approach to the pull side of the door, is there at least 18 inches of maneuvering clearance beyond the latch side plus 60 inches clear depth? yes or no Measurement: (See 604.8.1.2 Doors for other maneuvering clearance requirements) Solution: Remove obstructions 3.41 Is the door self closing? yes or no Solutions: Add closer Replace door 3.42 Is the door equipped with hardware on both sides that is operable with one hand and does not require tight grasping, pinching, or twisting of the wrist? yes or no Solution: Replace hardware 3.43 Is the lock operable with one hand and without tight grasping, pinching or twisting of the wrist? yes or no Solution: Replace lock 3.44 Are the operable parts of the door hardware mounted no less than 34 inches and no greater than 48 inches above the floor? yes or no Measurement: Solution: Relocate hardware 3.45 Is the compartment at least 60 inches wide? yes or no Measurement: Solution: Widen compartment 3.46 If the water closet is wall hung, is the compartment at least 56 inches deep? yes or no Measurement: Solution: Widen compartment 3.47 If the water closet is floor mounted, is the compartment at least 59 inches deep? yes or no Measurement: Solution: Alter compartment 3.48 If the door swings in, is the minimum required compartment area (60 inches x 56 inches or 59 inches) provided beyond the swing of the door? yes or no Measurement: Solutions: Reverse door swing Alter compartment