| Persons with disability and elderly are more prone to | | | | custom made for their special requirements. ADA |
| accidents and injuries. At homes, slippery shower stall | | | | shower pans are a good addition to the floor of such |
| is one of the most common causes of injuries. One of | | | | enclosures. |
| the ways to prevent this is by making your shower | | | | Faucet |
| stall ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) compliant. | | | | For ease of operation, it is better to go for a faucet |
| You can make your shower stall ADA compliant by | | | | style that has a single handle mixer. Alternately you |
| installing ADA shower pans, grab bars, enclosure, | | | | can also go in for the computer controlled faucet. In a |
| faucets, bench and shower heads. | | | | computer controlled faucet, the temperature is pre-set |
| Here are a few tips on how to make your shower | | | | and water gets heated to that particular temperature. |
| stall ADA compliant and help your disabled or elderly | | | | Apart from the ease of operation, this also provides |
| family members lead a safe and independent life. | | | | adequate safety to your family member. |
| Grab bars | | | | Bench |
| Grab bars give the elderly and disabled persons | | | | Installing a bench helps the person to sit down and use |
| something to hold onto while getting into or out of the | | | | a handheld shower. The bench height should be in line |
| shower. This provides support and prevents the | | | | with the ADA guideline. Apart from the height you |
| person from slipping. Fixing grab bars horizontally and | | | | need to ensure that the bench has the required width. |
| vertically allows the person to always get a grab as | | | | You can either install a single bench or a shower |
| necessary. The grab bars should be securely fixed into | | | | bench depending on the requirement of the family |
| the walls. Follow ADA guidelines to ensure that the | | | | member. You can opt for a foldable bench if the |
| grab bars are fixed at a suitable height and are secure | | | | shower stall is shared by other family members. |
| enough to support the weight of your elderly or | | | | Shower head |
| disabled family member. | | | | Shower head mounted on a slider bar is easily |
| Enclosure | | | | accessible even by a family member in a wheel chair. |
| Enclosure provides privacy and contains water to the | | | | It is ideal to go for detachable shower heads that can |
| shower area alone. This helps to keep the floor area | | | | be used as a hand held shower. |
| dry to a large extent. However one of the main | | | | To make your shower stall ADA compliant you can |
| concerns while installing an enclosure is the space. | | | | also install locks that can be opened from outside as |
| Your enclosure should not be a barrier to the disabled | | | | well. It is good to have a panic alarm in the shower |
| or elderly persons, especially if they are confined to a | | | | stall. You can also equip your shower stall with ADA |
| wheel chair. It should have sufficient space for a wheel | | | | shower pans to enhance the safety of the area. |
| chair to move around. You can also get an enclosure | | | | |