Guidance on the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design

Analysis and Commenta ry o n the 2010 ADAStandards Toilet Paper Dispensers. The provisions Shower Spray Controls. In accessible for toilet paper dispensers at section 604.7 of bathtubs and shower compartments, sections the 2010 Standards require the dispenser to 607.6 and 608.6 of the 2010 Standards be located seven inches minimum and nine require shower spray controls to have an inches maximum in front of the water closet on/off control and to deliver water that is measured to the centerline of the dispenser. 120°F (49°C) maximum. Neither feature was The paper outlet of the dispenser must be required by the 1991 Standards, but may located 15 inches minimum and 48 inches be required by plumbing codes. Delivering maximum above the finish floor. In the 1991 water that is no hotter than 120°F (49°C) will Standards the location of the toilet paper require controlling the maximum temperature dispenser is determined by the centerline at each accessible shower spray unit. and forward edge of the dispenser. In the 2010 Standards the mounting location of the Shower Compartments. The 1991 toilet paper dispenser is determined by the Standards at sections 4.21 and 9.1.2 and centerline of the dispenser and the location the 2010 Standards at section 608 contain of the outlet for the toilet paper. technical requirements for transfer-type and roll-in shower compartments. The 2010 One commenter discussed the difficulty Standards provide more flexibility than the of using large roll toilet paper dispensers 1991 Standards as follows: and dispensers with two standard size rolls stacked on top of each other. The size of • Transfer-type showers are exactly 36 the large dispensers can block access to inches wide by 36 inches long. the grab bar and the outlet for the toilet paper can be too low or too high to be • The 1991 Standards and the 2010 Stan- usable. Some dispensers also control the dards permit a ½-inch maximum curb in delivery of the toilet paper which can make transfer-type showers. The 2010 Stan- it impossible to get the toilet paper. Toilet dards add a new exception that permits paper dispensers that control delivery or a 2-inch maximum curb in transfer-type do not allow continuous paper flow are not showers in alterations to existing facili- permitted by the 1991 Standards or the 2010 ties, where recessing the compartment Standards. Also, many of the large roll toilet to achieve a ½-inch curb will disturb the paper dispensers do not comply with the structural reinforcement of the floor slab. 2010 Standards since their large size does not allow them to be mounted 12 inches • Roll-in showers are 30 inches wide mini- above or 1 ½ inches below the side grab bar mum by 60 inches long minimum. Alter- as required by section 609.3. nate roll-in showers are 36 inches wide by 60 inches long minimum, and have a 36-inch minimum wide opening on the 104 - Guidance on the 2010 Standards: Titles II and III Department of Justice