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Wheelchair-Accessible Vanity Details
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These technical specifications come from the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990. 4.24.2 Sink height should be no higher than 34" from top rim to floor.
But with all that said, it still won't hide the p-trap and shut off valves below. Hopefully this image will give you some ideas.  From contributor R: I would consider designing in-cabinet pocket doors. The wheelchair bound person can swing them open and push them back and get total coverage or totally open as needed. This will allow you the ability to minimize the height of the false front to give room for the chair. From contributor J: I have been confined to a wheelchair since 1964. I tried the porcelain tapered (from front to back) sinks you might see in a public restroom. The tapered porcelain sinks might be difficult to put in a cabinet. I like a flat area left or right of the sink to hold a baking dish with toiletries and the self catch supplies that I use when I self catch. I have installed a Stainless Steel Sink with kitchen type hose sprayer and a very high faucet. The bottom of the sink clears my knees under the sink. The sink is not the standard depth but is only 4.5" deep (It was a bar sink). The stainless is readily cleaned. The high faucet permits buckets to be filled at this sink (when messes are to be cleaned). The sprayer assists cleaning devices in or the sink itself. A stainless bar is on one side. I use urinal devices and these can be cleaned then hung to drip into the sink. Also consider hot water pipe protection. The user's legs may be up against a pipe and hot water may burn the user. There are ready-made packages of fabric inside vinyl that can wrap the pipe. I wrap mine with a bath towel. If the user is short or small you might consider putting the faucet and controls to the right or left (not the back) so the user can more readily reach them.
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