| If you are planning to create a bathroom for a disabled | | | | Isolate exposed electrical wiring and plumbing to |
| person, you only have two things to consider: how to | | | | eliminate tripping. For the furniture edges, use protection |
| make the bathroom safe for someone with mobility | | | | caps to avoid accidents. |
| problems and how to make bathing a safer and more | | | | Install grab bars in the shower, beside the bathtub, and |
| comfortable experience for the invalid. | | | | anywhere a person may need them. |
| Safety in the bathroom is a major concern for people | | | | Check the floor if they are made of non-slippery |
| with mobility problems. Once a person becomes | | | | materials. Avoid using tile or vinyl unless it is sanded or |
| disabled, using a bathroom becomes tough that | | | | has a sand-like texture. You can also add slip-proof |
| assistance from another person is required. Aside | | | | coating to the bathroom floor to make it safer. |
| from that, maneuvering alone in the bathroom is very | | | | Use disabled bathroom bath bench. Disability equipment |
| dangerous for someone who has difficulties with | | | | like a bathroom bath bench is designed to assist |
| movement. Falling on the floor, head injuries from falls, | | | | individuals who cannot do things on their own with |
| and hip fractures are common accidents that can | | | | regards to bathroom experience. The bath bench is |
| occur to a disabled. When bathing becomes tougher, | | | | ideal for physically disabled and those who have |
| disabled individuals let the personal hygiene suffers to | | | | trouble standing for long periods. Disabled bathroom |
| avoid the painful experience of going to the bathroom. | | | | bath bench allows them to sit in the shower and |
| Properly designing your bathroom to make it more | | | | cleanse themselves privately. For those who are able |
| accessible to disabled individuals can greatly help them | | | | and still strong enough to shower on their own, it gives |
| in becoming more independent and in experiencing a | | | | them some sense of relaxation-imagine yourself sitting |
| safe and comfortable bath. | | | | in the shower with the cold water washing your whole |
| Here are some ideas that you can incorporate in your | | | | body after a long day. In addition, women would love |
| bathroom to make it handicapped-friendly: | | | | to have shower benches on their bathrooms so that |
| Make sure that there is enough floor space in your | | | | they can sit while shaving their legs. More importantly, a |
| bathroom so that if a wheelchair is used, it will be | | | | disabled bathroom bath bench ensures that nobody |
| easier and safer for the disabled to maneuver around | | | | falls while washing himself or herself. |
| the room. | | | | Making a bathroom safe and comfortable for |
| Ensure that bathroom sink, countertops, and cabinets | | | | everyone in the house, especially for the disabled, |
| are within the handicapped person's reach. If you are | | | | requires careful planning and consideration. By choosing |
| installing a handicapped lavatory, it must have a | | | | the appropriate fittings and fixtures for the bathroom, |
| minimum clearance of 30 inches starting from the | | | | you can make it a safe and accessible place for |
| bottom of the seat to the floor. Bathroom fixtures and | | | | everyone. |
| faucets should also be within reach. | | | | |