A summary of these requirements is below.
Shower stall ada grab bar requirements 2020.
An l shaped grab bar or two single grab bars with the ends close together shall be provided located along the full depth of the control wall opposite the seat and halfway 18 inches 455 mm along the back wall.
Grab bars in shower stall requirements transfer type shower compartments transfer type shower compartments shall be 36 inches 915 mm by 36 inches 915 mm clear inside dimensions measured at the center points of opposing sides and shall have a 36 inch 915 mm wide minimum entry on the face of the shower compartment.
Grab bar code requirements are included in the standard ansii icc a117 1 of the international code council.
Grab bars in shower stall requirements.
Transfer type shower compartments transfer type shower compartments shall be 36 inches 915 mm by 36 inches 915 mm clear inside dimensions measured at the center points of opposing sides and shall have a 36 inch 915 mm wide minimum entry on the face of the shower compartment.
Figure 37 a 36 in by 36 inches 915 mm by 915 mm transfer stall.
Clearance of 36 inches 915 mm wide minimum by 48 inches 1220 mm long minimum measured from the control wall shall be provided.
One of its articles relates to public bathrooms enforcing regulations that ensure proper access and convenience to people with disabilities.
Toilets need to have horizontal bars behind and next to them and a vertical bar in front.
The ada is the americans with disability act a civil rights law passed in 1990 passed by the 101st u s.
In an accessible bathroom grab bars are critical whether they are in a shower stall or around a toilet.