Comments on: ACCESSIBLE HOME: How to Design a Bathroom in a Universal Design Home http://www.unitedspinal.org/publications/action/2007/04/26/accessible-home-how-to-design-a-bathroom-in-a-universal-design-home/ Mon, 27 Sep 2010 16:22:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Crystal http://www.unitedspinal.org/publications/action/2007/04/26/accessible-home-how-to-design-a-bathroom-in-a-universal-design-home/comment-page-1/#comment-214030 Crystal Fri, 18 Jan 2008 16:58:23 +0000 http://www.unitedspinal.org/publications/action/?p=705#comment-214030 I don't know if any of you are very familiar with <a href="http://www.arwholesale.com" rel="nofollow">walk-in bathtubs</a>, but they have all the features you've mentioned in your column like grab bars, etc. They also have a shower feature and lots of options. You may want to check them out- http://www.arwholesale.com. Good luck with the model home. I don’t know if any of you are very familiar with walk-in bathtubs, but they have all the features you’ve mentioned in your column like grab bars, etc. They also have a shower feature and lots of options. You may want to check them out- http://www.arwholesale.com. Good luck with the model home.

]]> By: Ellie Elk http://www.unitedspinal.org/publications/action/2007/04/26/accessible-home-how-to-design-a-bathroom-in-a-universal-design-home/comment-page-1/#comment-147366 Ellie Elk Thu, 16 Aug 2007 01:32:47 +0000 http://www.unitedspinal.org/publications/action/?p=705#comment-147366 I am so glad to hear that you have found Great Grabz too. I have installed them in my master bathroom and I know feel confident using my bathtub, even though I live alone. It is wonderful to have a safe product that adds a beautiful look to my bathroom. They sure do not look or feel institutional. I am so glad to hear that you have found Great Grabz too. I have installed them in my master bathroom and I know feel confident using my bathtub, even though I live alone. It is wonderful to have a safe product that adds a beautiful look to my bathroom. They sure do not look or feel institutional.

]]> By: bronstein http://www.unitedspinal.org/publications/action/2007/04/26/accessible-home-how-to-design-a-bathroom-in-a-universal-design-home/comment-page-1/#comment-135407 bronstein Mon, 02 Jul 2007 19:16:02 +0000 http://www.unitedspinal.org/publications/action/?p=705#comment-135407 I know this is a couple of months old, but I just got to it. I, too, have a roll-in shower. Mine is equipped with a pressure compensating valve, not a scald-guard, but it's fine for me. Mine will compensate if a toilet is flushed or other demands are put on the water flow -- so that the temp stays constant. My question concerns the controls in the picture. I notice that in they are on the back wall, which is fine if the person using the shower is always assisted. However, if a para were to use the shower, it would be easier for him to reach the control and the showerhead if they were mounted on the side wall instead. In that way, the user wouldn't have to lean forward (we have balance problems) over his/her toes to get at them. Wouldn't that be an even more universal design? I know this is a couple of months old, but I just got to it. I, too, have a roll-in shower. Mine is equipped with a pressure compensating valve, not a scald-guard, but it’s fine for me. Mine will compensate if a toilet is flushed or other demands are put on the water flow — so that the temp stays constant.

My question concerns the controls in the picture. I notice that in they are on the back wall, which is fine if the person using the shower is always assisted. However, if a para were to use the shower, it would be easier for him to reach the control and the showerhead if they were mounted on the side wall instead. In that way, the user wouldn’t have to lean forward (we have balance problems) over his/her toes to get at them. Wouldn’t that be an even more universal design?

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