Bobrick’s Planning Guide for Accessible Restrooms Continuing Education Course has been updated with 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design and includes important changes from ICC A117.1-207 for new and existing buildings.
The revised course is based on Bobrick’s recently released fourth edition of its Planning Guide for Accessible Restrooms and reviews how accessibility standards accommodate a diverse set of users.
Schedule a learning session with your local architectural representative at Bobrick’s re-designed Continuing Education page.
What's New?
Table of Contents – a table of contents has been added for ease of reference on important areas
Reference to the ICC A 117.1 – 2017 Accessibility Standards – For the first time, the 2017 International Code Council (ICC) Standards make a distinction between some dimensional requirements when applied to new buildings versus existing buildings.
Federal Buildings – not covered by the ADA, federal buildings follow the provisions of the Architectural Barriers Act (ABA), and we’ve created a section that addresses this.
Hygiene, Health and Wellness – hygiene best practices should be included in all restrooms. This is a new section to the Planning Guide for Accessible Restrooms.
Shifting Demographics – a significant shift in demographics has occurred since the ADA was put into law. The guide addresses these shifts in more detail.
Multigenerational Restrooms – As the United States becomes increasingly diverse, facilities must accommodate by becoming more inclusive as the Multigenerational Restrooms section indicates.
Clear Floor Spaces – a wide variety of changes have been made to the 2017 ICC Standards for new buildings, based on the increased size of three basic space requirements: wheelchair clear floor space; circular turning space, and t-shaped wheelchair turning space.
Obstructed Reach Range Solutions – reach and range space requirements are outlined and
illustrated in detail.
Full Height Partitions – there is increasing interest in full-height partitions for improved privacy, and the 2017 ICC Standards for these partitions are addressed in detail with illustrations.
Signage – Signage is required to provide direction to (or identifies) accessible restroom and bathing facilities where not all facilities are accessible. The Signage section outlines this information in greater detail.
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