According to the 2010 update to adaag the basic ada guidelines for a single user restroom are.
Side approach ada sink clearance.
The measurement starts from the point where a person has 9 inch vertical clearance for their feet and 27 inch vertical clearance for their knees.
If the side reach is over an obstruction the reach and clearances shall be see here under.
The department of justice published revised regulations for titles ii and iii of the americans with disabilities act of 1990 ada in the federal register on september 15 2010.
The dip of the overflow shall not be considered in determining knee and toe clearances.
30 inch by 48 inch access to the sink the door can t swing into this rectangle.
No more than one bowl of a multi bowl sink shall be required to provide knee and toe clearance complying with 306.
Accessible routes must connect to the unobstructed side of the space.
In a typical situation an accessible kitchen sink has to have a clear space beneath.
The minimum knee clearance must be free of equipment or obstructions for a minimum of 8 inches 205 mm extending from the front edge of the lavatory back toward the wall.
Towel dispenser waste receptacles combination towel dispenser waste receptacles provide practical use of space.
4 2 6 side reach if the clear floor space allows parallel approach by a person in a wheelchair the maximum high side reach allowed shall be 54 in 1370 mm and the low side reach shall be no less than 9 in 230 mm above the floor.
This knee clearance must be 29 inches 735 mm high at the front of the lavatory and no less than 27 inches 685 mm high at a point 8 inches 205 mm back.
A side approach reach range is more restrictive than a forward approach.
These regulations adopted revised enforceable accessibility standards called the 2010 ada standards for accessible design 2010 standards or standards.
To avoid a hazardous restroom install towel dispensers next to the sink.
This allows a person in a wheelchair to approach the sink and get close enough to effectively use it.
For one thing the height of the obstruction must only be 34 a f f.
Obstructed side approach reach range.
All bradley lavatory fixtures are designed so that ada toe and knee clearance starts at the wall.
A parallel approach complying with 305 shall be permitted to lavatories and sinks used primarily by children 5 years and younger.
The next 6 only is considered toe clearance.
Since passage the ada guidelines have incorporated information from the model building codes such as the ibc in order to reconcile differences.
Since only 6 out of the 17 clearance will be considered toe clearance any more than that is not relevant.