Accessible Portable Toilets for Louisville Events and Sites

What makes a portable toilet accessible

An accessible unit has a wider door, a clear floor to turn in, grab bars at a usable height and a seat at a set height, and it is only as accessible as the path that reaches it.

The unit is the first check: the door must open wide enough for a wheelchair, the floor must allow a turn and the bars must reach a hand from a seat or a standing position. Each is checked at placement, because a door a few centimetres too narrow makes the unit unusable.

The route is the second check. A paved path from the gate is the ideal. A grass or gravel path, or a kerb step at the entrance, is a barrier however good the unit is, so the route is looked at before the unit is positioned.

• A door wide enough for a chair
• Clear floor to turn inside
• Grab bars at a usable height
• A firm, level path from the gate

How many accessible units does a Louisville event need?

No share is set by a Louisville or Kentucky rule in the material this page relies on, so the number is agreed between the organiser and the technician from the crowd and the route.

The number is decided by the questions that matter: how many guests may need the unit, how long the event runs, how far the restroom area is from the gate and whether one accessible unit can serve the crowd at its busiest. Each answer goes on the plan.

A long festival day can strain a single accessible unit, and a second is worth discussing. A short party in a yard is often well served by one unit on a flat pad. The plan records the decision and its basis.

Placement along a riverfront or park path

On a riverfront or park path the accessible unit goes where the path is firm and the walk is short, not where a crew would pick from a plan, which often means the paved path rather than the lawn.

A riverfront walk can have a paved section near the gate and a gravel or boardwalk section further along. A unit set at the paved end works; one set on the far side of the gravel does not. The technician notes every change of surface and places the unit at the firm end.

Where the path is closed or re-routed for the event, the accessible route follows the re-routed path. The plan shows both so the route is not lost when the closures go up.

• Mark every change of surface on the route
• Place the unit at the firmest end
• Show the accessible route on the drawing
• Recheck the route the morning of the event

Checks during the event and the handover

The accessible unit is checked at each service visit for the bars, the door and the route, because a bar can loosen and a pad can sink after rain.

Louisville weather changes quickly in spring and early summer, and a route that is firm at breakfast can be soft by the afternoon. The accessible unit's pad and route are checked after rain as well as at each visit.

At the end of an event the accessible unit is the last to be collected, so the route to it stays open for guests who are still on the grounds.