Mapping Accessibility_ Access & Intimate Necessities

This time, I am looking at the accessible restrooms at the Long Street Means Hall. It’s a men’s restroom on the third floor of LSM. From the outside, we could see a signage on the wall. And the door is pretty wide of about 36 inches, wide enough for a wheel chair user. However, the door use a lever knob, and one needs to push the door after spin the lever, so it may be inconvenient for a wheelchair user to open the door. Going into the restroom, we can see a toilet specially design for people with disabilities. The stall door is as wide as the entrance door of the restroom of 36 inches. And we could see there is really large space inside, almost double the size of an inaccessible one. The paper holder is just on the right hand side of the toilet and is pretty much reachable. Also, there are armrests on both of the walls. Last but not least, the basin is perfectly reachable for a chair user. So this is pretty much an accessible restroom for people with disabilities