Teaching · Related Services

Measure the room
the student actually uses.

A restroom labeled accessible can still have a door an inch too narrow or no table for a student who is changed lying down. Measure seven dimensions, pick the age group, and the page compares each one with the standard and lists the equipment still missing.

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Included with Caveat Classroom and Whole-school licenses. Or get it in the Related Services toolkit, $99 for 96 items.

Your restrooms

The worked example is made up: a nurse’s office restroom with a 31-inch door, a 58-inch turning space and no changing table, and a primary-wing stall sized for young children. Saved on this device only.

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What you get

Teaching · Related Services$5 · included with Classroom and Whole-school licenses

What you finish with
A record per restroom: location, age group, date, seven measurements and eight equipment and routine checks. Compares each measurement with the 2010 ADA Standards for teens and adults or the advisory children’s dimensions, and counts measurements taken and outside the range; flags each one with the expected range and each missing piece of equipment.
Who it is for
School occupational and physical therapists, special education teams, school nurses and facilities staff planning for students with physical disabilities.
Format
Browser checklist with a saved record per restroom. Prints a measurement sheet for the facilities team, every restroom in a table or a blank sheet; downloads a spreadsheet (.csv); exports and imports a file.
Access
$5 one-time, yours on every device you sign in on; the tool opens once you are signed in with it. Included with Caveat Classroom and Whole-school licenses. Also in the Related Services toolkit ($99) and the Teaching Suite pass ($199), and 1 more bundle. Everything you type stays in this browser; nothing is sent to Caveat.
Where it lives
The Related Services space in Caveat Teaching.
Support
Questions about access, an order or a correction: team@caveatacademic.com.

How to use it

  1. Pick the restroom the student will actually use.
  2. Choose the age group it serves.
  3. Measure the seven dimensions in inches.
  4. Mark the equipment and routines in place.
  5. Send the printout to facilities with the student’s plan.

Check a restroom

Dimensions by age

Toilet dimensions by age group (inches)GroupCenterlineSeat heightGrab barTeens and adults16 to 1817 to 1933 to 36Children 3 and 41211 to 1218 to 20Children 5 to 812 to 1512 to 1520 to 25Children 9 to 1215 to 1815 to 1725 to 27Toilet dimensions by age group (inches)Teens and adultsCenterline: 16 to 18Seat height: 17 to 19Grab bar: 33 to 36Children 3 and 4Centerline: 12Seat height: 11 to 12Grab bar: 18 to 20Children 5 to 8Centerline: 12 to 15Seat height: 12 to 15Grab bar: 20 to 25Children 9 to 12Centerline: 15 to 18Seat height: 15 to 17Grab bar: 25 to 27
Adult figures are from the 2010 ADA Standards; the children’s figures are the Standards’ advisory specifications. Other checks: door clear width at least 32, a 60-inch turning circle, sink rim at most 34 and mirror bottom at most 40.

Beyond the minimum

The ADA sets minimums for access. A student who uses a lift, transfers with two adults or is changed lying down needs more: a height-adjustable adult-size changing table, room for staff on both sides, a lift that is inspected, and privacy.

Dignity and safety

A written toileting plan, the same trained staff where possible and the student’s own say in the routine matter as much as the equipment. Two staff for lifts protects the student and the staff.

Sources

  1. U.S. Department of Justice. (2010). ADA Standards for Accessible Design, sections 304, 404, 603, 604 (including advisory 604.9 for children) and 606 (ada.gov).
  2. U.S. Access Board. Guide to the ADA Standards, chapter 6: toilet rooms (access-board.gov).
  3. American Occupational Therapy Association. Occupational therapy in school settings, toileting and self-care (aota.org).
  4. Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, 34 CFR 104.21 to 104.23: program accessibility in existing facilities (ed.gov).

The worked examples are made up. This page compares measurements with published dimensions and is not an accessibility survey; a qualified reviewer and your state’s building code decide compliance. Nothing you type is sent to Caveat. Support: team@caveatacademic.com.