How to make your bathroom handicapped accessible
Posted by Home Furnisher
Sometimes, it becomes necessary to make your bathroom handicap accessible. Apart from removing fabric shower curtain and shower curtain rods, you can make some simple changes in your bathroom to make it easy to be used by a physically disabled person.
You can expand the doorways, install hand rails and remove all the clutter from your bathroom.
These are very simple steps that will cost very little and will be done in a very small amount of time. A widened doorway will be able to accommodate walkers and wheelchairs and by replacing the door jam with a wider version, the bathroom will become more accessible for the handicapped.
Hand rails will help the handicapped person when he is trying to lift himself up or down. They will also provide protection to the person while he is moving around the bathroom. Last but not the least, remove all garbage cans, rugs and towels that come in the way of accessing the bathroom.