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Bobrick Makes it Easier Than Ever to Dive into the 4th Edition of the Planning Guide for Accessible Restrooms


This post contains sponsored content provided by Bobrick.

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?

  1. Table of Contents – a table of contents has been added for ease of reference on important areas

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. Shifting Demographics – a significant shift in demographics has occurred since the ADA was put into law. The guide addresses these shifts in more detail.

  6. Multigenerational Restrooms – As the United States becomes increasingly diverse, facilities must accommodate by becoming more inclusive as the Multigenerational Restrooms section indicates.

  7. 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.

  8. Obstructed Reach Range Solutions – reach and range space requirements are outlined and

    illustrated in detail.

  9. 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.

  10. 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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