Toilet Height for Seniors
Seventeen to nineteen inches to the top of the seat. Standard toilets are 15, which is where knees and hips give out.
Category: Measurements
The exact numbers: mounting heights, ramp slopes, clear widths. Private homes are not bound by the ADA, but these are the tested-safe figures builders and OTs work to.
Clear Doorway Width for a Wheelchair
Thirty-two inches of clear width, measured with the door open. The frame measurement everyone uses is the wrong one.
How Long a Ramp Do You Need? Start With the Rise
One inch of rise needs one foot of ramp. Three steps usually means a 21-foot ramp, which surprises everyone. Here are the numbers and the landing rule.
Grab Bar Height: The Numbers That Actually Matter
33 to 36 inches from the finished floor to the top of the bar. Here is where that number comes from, and the three cases where it is the wrong answer.