Through an in-depth review of the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design, as they apply to restroom design, the design professional will better understand the importance of accessibility, how to design a barrier-free restroom, and how this can contribute to a more sustainable project.
This course will start with a brief background on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the subsequent ADA Amendments Act that resulted in the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design. Choosing restrooms as a priority topic makes sense for two reasons: Accessible restroom design employs most of the basic principles of ADA accessible design. AND of all the spaces that people with disabilities encounter during their day, the ability to use a restroom is the single most important. If a restroom is not usable there simply may not be a fallback solution.