The 2010 ADA Standards do not directly specify the size of toilet rooms. The spacing and size of a single user toilet room will be somewhat dependent on the elements installed inside the toilet room, the clear spaces required for each element, and the door swing of the pedestrian entry/exit door. Toilet rooms sized to provide more space than the minimum required by the Standards improve access and enhance usability particularly for people using wheelchairs by allowing more room for maneuvering, transfers, and turning.
Read MoreTurning Space as defined by the ADA is covered in 2010 ADA Standard 304, Turning Space. Turning space can be a circular space or a T-shaped space. There are some exceptions to these requirements for issues such as technical infeasibility and the date the facility was constructed or occupied, but if these exceptions are employed it is important to understand that the installation does not comply with the intent of the ADA.
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