Westway Site Services has both ADA Compliant Porta Poties and ADA Compliant Restroom Trailers available for rent in the Dallas area
There are differences between 'ADA Compliant' and 'Handicap Accessible' Portable Restrooms but some people use these terms interchangeably.
Both ADA Compliant and Handicap Accessible restroom facilities allow easier access for people with various disabilities. ADA Compliant restrooms must, lawfully, be available for those with physical or mental limitations at public outdoor events. ADA Compliant and Handicap Accessible units are, both, identified by the blue International Symbol of Accessibility.
There are six disability categories defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act:
1) mobile
2) wheelchair
3) ambulatory
4) visual
5) hearing
6) Cognitive
ADA-Compliant Portable Restrooms – Fully Comply with ADA Guidelines
* Meet all ADA requirements and can be used by all individuals with disabilities
* Meet all government-related jobs, venues or events
* Allow wheelchairs to make a 360 turn, with ease
* Are larger, bulkier, and more expensive than Handicap Accessible units
* Provide reinforced construction to accommodate extra weight of wheelchairs
* Offer a ramped or ground-level entry, reinforced handrails, low-tank height, and extra-wide entrances to accommodate wheelchairs
* Offer spring-loaded or magnetic doors that, automatically, close and are user friendly
Handicap-Accessible Portable Restrooms – Do Not Fully Comply with ADA Guidelines
* Do not meet all ADA requirements but can accommodate all individuals with disabilities
* Do not meet guidelines for all government-related jobs, venues or events
* Are smaller in size, lighter weight, and not intended to offer room for 360 degree turns by wheelchairs – per ADA requirements – but allow 'three-point' turns for wheelchairs
* Doors can be hard to close since doors do not require hinges
* Offer a ramped or ground-level entry, handrails, low-tank height, and extra-wide entrances to accommodate wheelchairs
* Perfect for functions where ADA compliance is not required
No worries. Our units are both handicap accessible AND fully ADA Compliant!
If you are planning a public outdoor event, you may want to check to be sure you will be following the law concerning the ADA with a larger outdoor event, offering ADA-Compliant portable restrooms, by default, would be playing it safe, unless you are sure Handicap Accessible portable restrooms are, entirely, acceptable. Regulations differ from city to city and county to county – check your local laws.
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