4MyChild: Help and Hope for Life

May 30, 2007

Tips for Designing a Special Needs Bathroom for a Child. Adapting Bathroom for Special Needs

Here are some ideas to consider when you are building or adapting an existing bathroom for your special needs child. Spending the money to adapt your bathroom will make showering easier and more pleasant for you and your child.

1. Get a free standing sink. One that is bolted into the wall may not take the weight of child leaning into it.
2. A toilet that is not too high. Get a lower profile toilet.

3. Heat Lamps with timer.

4. Lots of light, look to put lights in shower/bath area.

5. Invest in non-slip tile. You can get ceramic tile made with silicon carbide that is designed to be non-slipping.

6. A bath chair that can be rolled into the shower.