Design for Dignity - Accessible Toilets

Appendix

AS 1428.1 has extensive detail on the design of accessible toilets. A summary of key points is provided below:

Water taps have lever handles, sensor plates or similar.
Lever handle has >50mm clearance to surface for easy grip with operable parts of the lever within 300mm from the front of the basin.
Hot on Left, Cold on Right OR Hot on Top, Cold on Bottom.
If hot water provided water comes from mixed spout.
Top of toilet seat to ground 460mm – 480mm.
Front of toilet bowl to back wall 790mm – 810mm.
Centre of toilet bowl to side wall 450mm – 460mm.
Seat not open fronted.
Load certified 150kg.
Seat contrast 30% luminance contrast to wall/ floor.
Lid remains upright when raised.
Have a backrest with load capability of 1100N.
Backrest width 350 to 400mm.
Backrest height 120 to 150mm from seat.
Flushing control (back) in zone height 600 to 1100, width 500mm from centre of toilet to non-wall side.
Flushing control (side) in zone height 600 to 1100, width centred on 300mm either side of toilet front.
Toilet paper holder 700mm from floor and not further than 300mm forward of toilet front.
Grab rails behind and to the side at a height 900 to 1100mm and rising in front to assist person rising.
Doors can be hinged or sliding but must be easy to open (less than 20 Newtons).
In use indicator / privacy latch with a bolt or catch and easy to grip snib which is at least 45mm from the centre of the spindle.

Mirror width >350mm. Height <900mm from floor and to >1850mm above floor.
Shelf adjacent to washbasin as part of vanity or separate fixture.
Soap, paper dispensers etc. 900 to 1100mm, one hand operation.
Clothes hanging device located between 1200 to 1350mm from floor.
Sanitary unit placed on wall side of toilet (as people use the other side to transfer from the wheelchair).