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Bathing rooms: showers, tubs and transfer spaces

Accessible shower and bathtub layouts, transfer clearances, seats, grab bars and reachable controls.

AccessibilityAnthropometry & ergonomics
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Chapter 6: Plumbing Elements and Facilities Bathing Rooms Bathroom with a Bathtub A bathtub can be provided instead of a shower compartment. Compliant bathtubs must have either a removable in-tub seat as shown here or a permanent seat. 30

Edition and local adoption determine which requirements apply. Use the publisher’s document for the complete clauses, diagrams and amendments.