Wheelchair Toilet

My brother told me the other day that he had been in a public bathroom when a wheelchair-bound person come in to use the handicapped stall. He didn't want to offend the man, but was insanely curious how it was possible to get from a wheelchair to the toilet itself without being some crazy double-jointed left handed bodybuilder. In addition, when I looked at the bars and the space for the handicapped stall at my work the next day, I couldn't really figure it out either! Help assuage our combined curiousity?

#1 The person is not bound to the wheelchair. If they were they definitely could not use the toilet. They are a wheelchair user.

#2 A proper accessible stall has space to the right or left of the toilet to transfer to the right or left. Some people use sliding boards. They slide themselves over onto the toilet. Some can manage without a transfer board.

#3 A narrow accessible stall without the space to the right or left is more difficult. There are a few ways to do it. You can transfer onto the toilet seat sideways and then turn your body. Some can stand when they hold onto the grab bars just long enough to transfer. Some can take a few steps - and then they might just get up and use the toilet.

Grab bars are essential - to use for balance and to pull yourself.

Having the toilet paper and other recepticles placed in the right places are also essential. I have been injured several times in an accessible stall and it has always been from the same thing - the metal boxes they attach to the walls for "sanitary" products. I have cut myself on the sharp corners of them more than once.

A word about accessible stall etiquette. If there is an another stall to use - use it. If it is the only one available - go ahead - unless there is a chair user waiting. The chair user gets to go to the accessible stall first as soon as it becomes available.

2008-01-25 20:18:06 by Dagian Molly

Recorded on October 4, 2009 using a Flip Video camcorder.

Yes in Africain Rustlers Valley, where we had big parties, there was a toilet for just that ,
but it was a normal water toilet and the outlet was an organic solution with french drains and a septic tank

The compost toilets were just toilet housings that fitted over a hole .
and they were pre-made of a standard size

But many places do not considder wheel chairs
we did because one of the partners was in a wheel chair.

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And what if the carer is female and the wheelchair user male?
I should add if a disabled toilet is not available

In most places these days you will find toilets 'For the Disabled' they are for both sexes !!!

2009-08-16 10:44:54 by Graaarm

Im in a wheelchair and need a hoist and changing bed to go to the toilet. I've never been to florida before and was wondering if anybody could tell me if Disney had these facilities that I need.

There are definitely wheelchair accessible toilets. In fact the hotels will have wheelchair accessible bathrooms, too. Even some of the Fort Wilderness Cabins have accessibly bathrooms. You just have to ask when you book. Unfortunately though, I have never seen one with a hoist. You can always call Disney and ask though. 407-WDISNEY

You also won't have a problem with transportation. Buses and monorails as well as ferries are equipped to accommodate wheelchairs.

2009-05-01 10:14:20 by Leah B

If she's not TOTALLY disabled. Try getting Home Health aid of some kind. See if that will fly first before going to a nursing home. I use to work in a nursing home. I felt so bad for a lot of those elderly people in there. So lonely. They always loved to talk to you. Cause no one else ever wanted to.

2007-02-05 20:13:10 by ELIJAH