Are you BCA-compliant when building an Accessible Changing Room?
Exactly 20 months after BCA mandated the latest CODE ON ACCESSIBILTY (COA) 2019, it seems timely to remind everyone of it. As a refresher, the latest COA requires building owners and professionals to go further in ensuring that our buildings and public spaces are even more accessible, wheelchair-friendly and inclusive.
The two most impactful changes to the Code are the provision of Accessible Changing Rooms (ACR) which allow caregivers to clean and change older children, adults and elderly with physical impairments; on a height adjustable changing bench. Accessible toilet spaces will now also need to be wider for motorised wheelchair users as they require larger manoeuvring spaces. Click here to download the COA in its entirety.
ACRs must be built in the following types of facilities:
Hospitals, health-care centres and polyclinics
Major transport terminals
Sports complexes
Theme parks
Shopping complexes (of 20,000 sq m or more in gross floor area)
Watch this space for further details on compliance when planning, designing and building your next accessible toilet.
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