tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3461658247603905885.post6899221361957417279..comments2023-08-23T05:31:31.218-06:00Comments on Why Architects Drink: Monday Visual Inspiration: The tragedy of the poorly-planned toilet, Part 2Mile High Pixiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03276750909800945131noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3461658247603905885.post-90539077334136437562011-11-14T18:23:59.003-07:002011-11-14T18:23:59.003-07:00even worse - a WC bound patient at the UROLOGY off...even worse - a WC bound patient at the UROLOGY office practice discovered that there was NO toilet room that would even accomodate her and her husband so that he could lift/pivot her on and off the toilet! much less a large room with a high toilet and useful bars and room to bring in the WC and close the door. the office staff were peeved that she couldn't give them a urine specimen right away! and SHE was peeved when staff and MD refused to help her husband get her up onto the exam table - of course they didn't DO lifting, or have an adjustable exam table! <br />common sense FAIL.<br />thanks for letting me vent!clairesmumnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3461658247603905885.post-21289513832078550352011-10-25T13:47:57.919-06:002011-10-25T13:47:57.919-06:00ADA should be updated to include usability tests f...ADA should be updated to include usability tests for toilet rooms. Whoever designs the toilet rooms should have to wheel themselves into a mockup of the room, and then see if they can use the bars in those funky positions to actually pull their own ass onto the terlet. I'm not even wheelchair-bound, and I can see from those pictures that there's NO WAY a person could get themselves out of a chair and onto the seat with just one easily-accessible grab bar. If the person in the chair could reach the one behind the terlet tank, then they wouldn't need a wheelchair, would they?<br /><br />And the door handle? EPIC ADA FAIL.Miss Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13210249894351503887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3461658247603905885.post-15352999526361167222011-10-25T07:50:14.703-06:002011-10-25T07:50:14.703-06:00Even the loos at our local hospital and other medi...Even the loos at our local hospital and other medical facilities have gotten this wrong, at least in some of the toilets. It's astounding! Thanks for the explanation, Pixie!Lilylouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02328027965155428624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3461658247603905885.post-66480593194957707362011-10-24T06:59:31.278-06:002011-10-24T06:59:31.278-06:00The thing that bothers me so much about ADA is tha...The thing that bothers me so much about ADA is that it is so poorly thought out and ruins the opportunities to improve accessibility. Bad laws make for bad design.Paul Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07825674914008378242noreply@blogger.com