BP 344 IMPLEMENTING RULES AND REGULATIONS (IRR) AMENDMENTS MINIMUM
REQUIREMENTS FOR ACCESSIBILITY
Toilets and Baths
Accessible public toilets shall permit easy passage of a wheelchair and allow the occupant to enter
a toilet compartment, close the door and transfer to the water closet from either a frontal or lateral
transfer.
The minimum number of accessible toilet compartments on each floor level or on that part of a floor
level accessible to persons with disabilities shall be one (1) where the total number of water closets
per set on that level is 20; and two (2) where the number of water closets exceeds 20.
Accessible toilet compartments shall have the following:
minimum area of 1.70 m x 1.80 m.
One (1) flip-up grab bar to be mounted on the wide side of the compartment adjacent
to the water closet and be at a height between 280 mm and 300 mm from the top of
the water closet seat and extend not more than 100 mm in line with the front of the
water closet. One (1) vertical bar to be provided on the side wall close to the water
closet and located between 350 mm and 450 mm from the front edge. Center line of
water closet (top view) is 750 mm from finish to wall to grab bar.
A turning space of 2.25 sq. m with a minimum dimension of 1500 mm for wheelchair
users shall be provided outside water closet cubicles.
Accessories such as mirrors, paper dispensers, towel racks and fittings such as
faucets mounted at heights reachable by wheelchair users. Toilet accessories such as
mirrors, towel and soap dispensers, hand dryer, waste bin should be encouraged to
have a color contrast. Accessories should be placed near the accessible lavatory.
For lighting/illumination levels, please refer to the Philippine Electrical Code.
PLAN OF ACCESSIBLE TOILET FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
3D VIEW OF ACCESSIBLE TOILET FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
BLOW UP FLOOR PLAN OF ACCESSIBLE TOILET FOR PESONS WITH DISABILITIES
A turning space of 2.25 sq. m with a minimum dimension of 1500 mm. for wheelchair shall be
provided for toilet compartments for lateral mounting.
All accessible public toilets shall have accessories such as mirrors, paper dispensers, towel racks
and fittings such as faucets mounted at heights reachable by a wheelchair user. Toilet accessories
such as mirrors, towel and soap dispensers, hand dryer, waste bin shall be encouraged to have a
color contrast. Accessories should be placed near the accessible basin. Lighting/illumination
should be fixed.
Water closets and lavatories should use colors of lighter contrasting grey value to tiles to aid
people with low vision impairment.
The height of toilet seat shall be 450 mm.
A lavatory shall be installed at 460 mm distance from center line to adjacent wall. Lavatories shall
be mounted at a height of 800 mm from the finish floor with a vertical clear leg room space not
lower than 650 mm.
L-TYPE GRAB BAR
ACCESSIBLE URINAL & LAVATORY COUNTER
Urinals shall be of the wall-hung type and should have an elongated lip; the maximum height of the
lip should be 480 mm from the toilet floor. It shall have a minimum clear floor space of 750 mm
wide (wing to wing) by 1200 mm (between grab bar and wall) and privacy shields of 750 mm.
ACCESSIBLE URINAL (FRONT ELEVATION)
ACCESSIBLE URINAL (SIDE ELEVATION)
Toilet doors shall be designed to open outwards so that it would be easier for a rescuer to enter a
toilet cubicle if a person has fallen and is lying behind the door. To allow for assistance in case of
emergency, locks and latches should allow the door to be opened from the outside with a coin or
any simple device.
The use of sliding or folding doors that are easier to operate and require less wheelchair
maneuvering space should be considered. An automatic push button door should be considered
wherever possible since it is easier to operate and maneuver around the doorway.
Individual accessible toilet compartment doors shall be provided with a horizontal pull bar fixed at a
height of 900 mm.
An emergency call button that is waterproof and contrasting color with the background shall be
provided and be located at a height between 400 mm to 600 mm from the finish floor.
The hot water pipes and drain pipes located within the knee space or toe space shall be properly
insulated.
A roll-in shower compartment for wheelchair user shall have a dimension of 1500 mm by 1500 mm
and should have L-shaped bars. Rising butt hinge should be spiral hinge to close independently.
Curbs for roll-in shower should not be more than 10 mm high and beveled at a gradient of 1:2 and
have color contrasts.
3D VIEW OF WALK-IN-SHOWER
Accessible Bath Tubs shall have:
a rim height of 500mm from the finish floor
a minimum clear transfer space of 900 mm wide by 1500mm
two slip resistant grab bars:
L-Type grab bar with the horizontal leg 1200 mm long (minimum) mounted 250 mm from
the rim of the bath tub; vertical leg 1200 mm long installed at the shower side of the bath
tub.
Vertical grab bar 1200 mm long starting 250 mm from the rim of the bath tub installed at
the shower side of the bath tub.
6.17.4 A slip resistant base (coefficient of friction of 0.6 )
BATHUB FOR PERSON WITH DISABILITIES
