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In the examples below, the features that make a toilet "accessible" are the tools and the spaces nearby. People may have individual preferences for specific styles of toilets, such as "elongated" or "one piece" toilets. But for this website we're focusing more on accessories to existing toilets -- whatever the style.
In the examples below, the features that make a toilet "accessible" are the tools and the spaces nearby. People may have individual preferences for specific styles of toilets, such as "elongated" or "one piece" toilets. But for this website we're focusing more on accessories to existing toilets -- whatever the style.
Accessories for a home toilet might include a step-stool, a raised-height-seat, extra grab-bars, shelves, a table, or a "bench." Many products are advertised to help physically-challenged people use their toilets, showers, and bath tubs. Some of these tools are more popular than others. It is definitely a personal decision dependent on a person's particular needs.
Accessories for a home toilet might include a step-stool, a raised-height-seat, extra grab-bars, shelves, a table, or a "bench." Many products are advertised to help physically-challenged people use their toilets, showers, and bath tubs. Some of these tools are more popular than others. It is definitely a personal decision dependent on a person's particular needs.
This is a model of what one person wanted. It was...
crafted with cardboard, tape, scissors, and a piece...
of furniture from a dollhouse. The pencil is just for scale. To the right is...
...the actual item, a "toilet bench" by: www.VersAbleDesigns.com (used to be AccessAbleDesigns)
Residential toilet bench
Residential toilet bench
A toilet bench in a residence. The bench is the same height (25") as the person's scooter's seat. The grab-bar is custom-made for the site. Slide on!
This shows where
This shows where
...the bench attaches to the toilet, via a metal plate. (No drilling into the wall or the floor.)
Another toilet bench at a residence
Another toilet bench at a residence
Not enough grab-bars? The solution here is to use the scooter itself as a grab-bar, once the driver is on the toilet. The footstool easily relocates.
The above item is called a DRESSING BENCH. But the toilet bench can also function as a "dressing bench." For that, the scooter gets parked a few inches from the toilet bench, leaving a gap so that the person can pull on/off pants while they rock to left/right as needed to move clothing.
A portable SHOWER/TUB BENCH. This one is by Vers Able Designs.
ALSO SEE the handy Flip-Down Grab Bar on the "public toilets" page of this website!
"Delta adjustable tub and shower chair." Such models can be great to find in a motel's accessible bathroom, whether the shower is "roll in" or "tub" style. Image from: homedepot.com
"Carousel" brand sliding bench with swivel seat. This seat is padded and has swivel arms too. Slide into the shower!
Image from www.amazon.com
A HOME SHOWER STALL with permanently raised seat. 1. Faucets are located close to bench, easily reached; and 2. feet & seat are both elevated, to match the height of scooter for the person sliding on/off.
Another HOME SHOWER. This seat is elevated temporarily with the smooth wood platform. When not needed, it is lifted off.
The gray permanent flip-down seat is always there ready to be used, with or without the wood addition.
Another view of the temporarily raised-height seat in a HOME SHOWER. An able-bodied person simply sets aside the wood platforms.
The faucets in this
The faucets in this
home shower were too far away. The bather could not reach the levers while sitting on the built-in shower bench.
Now the bather can
Now the bather can
adjust the water as needed by turning the white plastic handle...instead of leaning so far forward on the stationary bench.
The Clos-o-mat toilet
The Clos-o-mat toilet
(An invention from Europe?) functions as both a toilet and a bidet. Some models have handlebars.
A wall-mounted sink...
A wall-mounted sink...
leaves space for a person's legs to fit under it. The person can sit close enough to wash hands and spit out toothpaste.
Another wall-mounted
Another wall-mounted
sink at a private home.
A wall-mounted sink
A wall-mounted sink
at BathOutlet.com. (As opposed to a pedestal style, or under-mount style.)
This is a non-commercial website created to share information. No recommendations are made for individuals with any particular diagnosis. Everyone has their own unique capabilities. The photographs were taken spontaneously over a period of 5 years, by several people. Additional pictures (screen-shots from websites) were added for clarity of image. Those images have been credited to their corresponding websites, but no advertising fees have been collected. The information on this website represents some of the many topics that come up daily for people who live with physical challenges. This information does not constitute a comprehensive study of the topic. More accessibility tools are hopefully still being invented!
This is a non-commercial website created to share information. No recommendations are made for individuals with any particular diagnosis. Everyone has their own unique capabilities. The photographs were taken spontaneously over a period of 5 years, by several people. Additional pictures (screen-shots from websites) were added for clarity of image. Those images have been credited to their corresponding websites, but no advertising fees have been collected. The information on this website represents some of the many topics that come up daily for people who live with physical challenges. This information does not constitute a comprehensive study of the topic. More accessibility tools are hopefully still being invented!
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