The furniture in the photo violates the ADA Standards. Even though this furniture may look charming, the clearance for the toilet transfer space has been compromised and the furniture should be removed. The paper towels will have to be stored somewhere else.
Read MoreInstalling a wider toilet room door and having the door open out helps make a toilet room accessible, but that plus putting up a sign that says the room is accessible does not make the toilet room accessible. In fact, it can be misleading. It is bad enough for a toilet room to not be accessible to disabled individuals, but it is worse to mislead disabled individuals to have them think the toilet room will be accessible, when it is not.
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