Disabled toilets are an important innovation. They allow disabled and handicapped people the comfort of using a public convenience without having to suffer any embarrassment caused by being unable to use a standard toilet.

Standard toilets are usually rounded or elongated and are around 14-16 inches from the ground. Handicap toilets are slightly higher to particularly cater for people in wheelchairs and stand at around 16.5-18 inches off the ground. Some manufacturers produce toilets that are not only high off the ground but are also extra elongated and extra wide.

Disabled toilets are now manufactured by many toilet manufacturers as they recognize the importance and influence of this consumer group. Disabled toilets are used not only by people in wheelchairs, but those who have a physical disability but one that still allows them to walk. Disabled or ADA toilets are also used by the aged, people who are obese and somewhat immobile, people with a temporary ailment – from a car accident for instance, people who are very tall, and children.

Handicapped Toilet Features

Toilets for the handicapped can be found in public places everywhere these days – hotels, motels, pubs, nightclubs, shopping centers, parks, schools, universities, community and government buildings and restaurants. However, there are ranges of disabled toilets that are designed for home use too. The main difference is that the commercial toilets use a flush valve and no tank while the home toilets come with tanks that are usually ceramic in nature. And of course the commercial toilet seats come with an open front rim while the home version has a closed front rim.

You can find a plethora of toilets for the disabled on the Internet. You need merely do a search and you will come up with a host of sites – mainly manufacturers and plumbers who cannot install the conveniences.

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