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My understanding is that it's due to handicap requirements. I'm 183cm (6 feet) and find them to be always too tall. Especially in fast food restaurants or other
by 55555 8y ago
My understanding is that it's due to handicap requirements. I'm 183cm (6 feet) and find them to be always too tall. Especially in fast food restaurants or other large chains. I think it's because the elderly and infirm can have difficulty standing from a squat position, so they make the toilet extremely tall and put a bar along the wall so you can help lift yourself with your arm. But this is the wrong solution.
- jessaustin 8y agoUSA handicap requirements benefit someone, but I'm not sure it's the handicapped. The Everest & Jennings wheelchair was designed in 1932, but somehow that's what we've standardized on...
- porphyrogene 8y ago> USA handicap requirements benefit someone, but I'm not sure it's the handicapped. In general terms that is a difficult statement to defend. The ADA goes to much greater lengths than setting a required toilet height. For the record it seems that an ADA-compliant toilet (of which only one is required per facility) is 17"-19" from the floor to the rim of the bowl. That's not exactly a tall seat. I think that blame is being misplaced on accessibility measures, especially considering that no one had mentioned what the requirements actually are.
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- jstarfish 8y agoFor the benefit of predatory attorneys, of course. https://www.dailynews.com/2017/05/24/ada-lawsuit-abuse-remains-a-problem/ https://www.dailynews.com/2017/05/24/ada-lawsuit-abuse-remai...