THE RIGHT SPACE
The Wheelchair Access Book for Remodeling and New Home Construction
From seller: Debold-Marquez Books
Feature One: Ease-of-Use
The Right Space is the easy-to-understand wheelchair access guide. Why? Because it uses over 300 isometric drawings to illustrate accessible ramps, bathrooms, kitchens and more.
The easy-to-follow detailed drawings show you what is essential for wheelchair access, the ability to enter a home and use any fixture in any order. The gravy is, you now have a safe, attractive home for the entire family.
This Book was Made For:
Anyone Renovating a Home for a Disabled Person
Anyone Designing New Construction for Future Needs
Any Realtor Wanting to Identify an Accessible Home
Open the individual chapters in the “Gallery” to see more sample pictures inside The Right Space.
Feature Two: You Can See What Your Project Will Look Like
The Right Space's detailed drawings illustrate:
Fixture Width, Height and Depth Details
Turning Spaces
Ramps and Ramp Landings
Doorways, Landings and Hallway Width
Inaccessible Bathrooms Explained
Accessible Bathroom Designs
Accessible Kitchen Designs
Compact Accessible Bathroom
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From seller: Debold-Marquez Books
Accessible Space
Regardless of which side of a door you are on, the width and depth that allow you to open the door and pass through is dictated by:
approach direction
door handle location
door swing
Feature Three: You Will Create a Visitable Home
A visitable home is a friendly home.
If a person in a wheelchair visits your home, will he or she be able to enter your home? Will he or she be able to use your bathroom?
If the answer is yes, you may have a visitable home.
A visitable home has these three assets:
Zero Step Entrance – easy entry for a baby stroller as well as a wheelchair.
Wide Enough Doorways and Passageways allow wheelchair access into the home and into the bathroom. Wider doors also make moving furniture easier.
An Accessible Bathroom – an accessible first-floor bathroom makes for a friendly home when a disabled person visits. More importantly, in a medical emergency, you are able to convalesce at home—not in an expensive care facility.
Myths and facts about how much visitability costs are at visitability.org.
An example of the information you will receive in the The Right Space is: door width alone will not get you through the door.
An accessible landings on each side of every door is essential.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION – page 7
CLEAR FLOOR SPACE
CROSS SLOPE
KNEE AND TOE SPACE
RAMP...more
GLOSSARY AND NOTES – page 8
WIDTH, DEPTH, AND SLOPE
WHEELCHAIR CLEAR FLOOR SPACE
RUNNING SLOPE
CROSS SLOPE
VERTICAL CHANGE IN LEVEL
BEVELED CHANGE IN LEVEL
FLOOR TILE, CARPET, DECK AND GRATE SPACING
PRIMARY FLOOR SPACES – page 11
TURNING SPACES
90 DEGREE TURN – through doorway
ASSOCIATED 90 DEGREE TURNS – two examples
CIRCULAR TURNING SPACE
T – SHAPED TURNING SPACE
ELLIPTICAL TURNING SPACE
TURNING NOTES
TURNING – page 29
HINGED DOOR - Typical Guidelines
DOUBLE DOORS
POCKET DOOR AND FOLDING DOOR
PASSAGEWAY WIDTH
DOORWAY AND PASSAGEWAY NOTES
DOORS AND PASSAGEWAYS – page 41
ACCESSIBLE DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS
FRONT APPROACH - PUSH SIDE LANDING
FRONT APPROACH - PULL SIDE LANDING
LATCH APPROACH - PUSH SIDE LANDING
LATCH APPROACH - PULL SIDE LANDING
HINGE APPROACH - PUSH SIDE LANDING
HINGE APPROACH - PULL SIDE LANDINGS
ENTRANCE LANDINGS – page 49
LANDING - RAMP - LANDING
LANDING - Typical Guidelines, Where Ramps Change Direction
RAMP IN NEW CONSTRUCTION - Typical Guidelines, Running Slope, Cross Slope, Maximum Rise, Accessible Design Considerations
RAMP IN EXISTING CONSTRUCTION - Exception One, Design Considerations
RAMP IN EXISTING CONSTRUCTION - Exception Two, Design Considerations
LANDINGS AND RAMPS – page 59
REACH AND APPROACH DIRECTION
REACH AND OBSTRUCTIONS
FORWARD APPROACH - Unobstructed High Forward Reach, Low Forward Reach
FORWARD APPROACH - Obstructed High Forward Reach
PARALLEL APPROACH - Unobstructed Parallel Reach, High Parallel Reach, Low Parallel Reach, Obstructed High Parallel Reach
HIGH AND LOW REACH AND VIEW
EGRESS
REACH, APPROACH, AND EGRESS - page 73
ACCESSIBLE DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS
FRONT APPROACH - PUSH SIDE LANDING
FRONT APPROACH - PULL SIDE LANDING
LATCH APPROACH - PUSH SIDE LANDING
LATCH APPROACH - PULL SIDE LANDING
HINGE APPROACH - PUSH SIDE LANDING
HINGE APPROACH - PULL SIDE LANDINGS
OVERLAPPING LANDINGS - Where Doors Swing Away From Each Other, Where Doors Swing in the Same Direction
PASSAGEWAY LANDINGS - Forward Approach and Parallel Approach
POCKET DOOR LANDINGS - Front Approach, Latch Approach, Pocket Approach
HALLWAYS
LANDING NOTES
INTERIOR LANDINGS - page 87
TYPICAL BATHROOM - Access Problems
BATHROOM ONE - Fixing Access Problems
BATHROOM TWO - Roll-in Shower without Seat, Lavatory, and Water Closet. What is a Rough-in Dimension?
BATHROOM THREE - Roll-in Shower with Seat, Lavatory, and Water Closet
BATHROOM FOUR - Alternate Shower with Seat, Lavatory, and Water Closet
BATHROOM NOTES
RESIDENTIAL BATHROOMS - page 105
WATER CLOSET - Accessible Design Considerations, Typical Guidelines, Rough-in Considerations
LAVATORY NEXT TO A WATER CLOSET - Minimum Distance
FIXTURE NEXT TO A WATER CLOSET
WATER CLOSET HARD EDGES - Front Edge, Seat Side Edge
OVERLAPPING SPACES
WATER CLOSET / TOILET - page 117
LAVATORY - Accessible Design Considerations, Typical Guidelines
KNEE AND TOE SPACE - Typical Guidelines
LAVATORY IN AN ALCOVE
LAVATORY NEXT TO A WATER CLOSET - Minimum Distance
FIXTURE NEXT TO A WATER CLOSET
LAVATORY NEXT TO A BATHING FIXTURE - Bathtub, Roll-in Shower without Seat, Bathing Fixture with
Seat, Transfer Shower, Alternate Shower with Seat
MANEUVERING IN AND MANEUVERING OUT
OVERLAPPING SPACES
LAVATORY / SINK - page 129
BATHROOM SINK WITH FORWARD APPROACH - Typical Guidelines
BATHROOM SIZE
WATER CLOSET HARD EDGES - Front Edge and Seat Side Edge
FIXTURE NEXT TO A WATER CLOSET
CABINET, COUNTERTOP, AND TURNING SPACE
CABINET AND COUNTERTOP NEXT TO A BATHING FIXTURE - Bathtub, Roll-in Shower without Seat, Bathing Fixture with Seat, Transfer Shower, Alternate Shower with Seat
CABINET, COUNTERTOP, AND OVERALL BATHROOM SIZE
BATHROOM CABINET, COUNTERTOP AND SINK - page 143
BATHTUB - Accessible Design Considerations, Typical Guidelines, Bathing Fixture Width, Rough-in Considerations, Bathing Fixture Depth, Rough-in Considerations
BATHTUB WITH PERMANENT SEAT - Accessible Design Considerations, Typical Guidelines, Bathroom Size, Rough-in Considerations
BATHTUB - page 159
ROLL-IN SHOWER WITHOUT SEAT - Accessible Design Considerations, Typical Guidelines, Bathroom Size, Rough-in Considerations
ROLL-IN SHOWER WITH SEAT - Accessible Design Considerations, Typical Guidelines, Bathroom Size, Rough-in Considerations
ROLL-IN SHOWER - page 175
TRANSFER SHOWER - Accessible Design Considerations, Typical Guidelines, Bathroom Size, Rough-in Considerations
ALTERNATE SHOWER WITH SEAT (end wall controls) - Accessible Design Considerations, Typical Guidelines, Fixture Location, Rough-in Considerations
ALTERNATE SHOWER WITH SEAT (back wall controls) - Accessible Design Considerations, Typical Guidelines, Fixture Location, Rough-in Considerations
SEAT WALL - Entry Side and Adjacent Side Setbacks
ADA COMPLIANT BATHING SEAT - Planning and Availability
TRANSFER SHOWER and ALTERNATE SHOWER - page 189
KITCHEN - Accessible Design Considerations
CABINET STRUCTURE - Toe Kick Height, Cabinet and Countertop Height, Work Surface and Sink Fixtures
APPROACH CLEAR FLOOR SPACE
HIGH AND LOW REACH
U - SHAPED KITCHEN
PASS THROUGH KITCHEN
APPROACH EXAMPLES - Refrigerator-Freezer and Cooktop, Dishwasher, Sink, Work Surface, Range, Built-in Oven
FIXTURE HEIGHT AND LOCATION
MANEUVERING INSIDE A KITCHEN
KITCHEN - page 211