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Not Exactly
• More than likely, invented in 1592 by Sir
John Harington
• Built one for himself and his Godmother,
Queen Elizabeth I
• Didn’t catch on initially though
• 1700 & 1800’s saw many improvements
and new patents
Thomas Crapper (1836-1910)• Credited with
improving toilet to
what we know today
• Held nine patents
• Inventor of the
Modern bathroom
Show-room
• Sanitary Engineer to
Kings and the Royalty
Harington and Crapper could not
have envisioned what changes the
modern toilet would go through!!!
• ADA Requirements
• Water conservation
requirements
• Society driven
changes
ADA History• 1990 George H.W. Bush signs ADA into law, but it’s
roots run much deeper
• Disability Rights Movement was born from the Civil
Rights Movement of the 1960’s
• Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 was first to
address people with disabilities (Viewed them as a class)
• Section 504 applied to recipients of federal funds only
• Did not protect from discrimination by employers, by
public accommodations in the privates sector, by publicly
funded programs and by those actually providing federal
financial assistance
ADA History (Cont’d)• ADA addressed areas not covered by Section 504
• Underlying principle was to extend rights of minorities and women to people with disabilities
• ADA defines an individual with a disability as, “a person who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities, a person who has a history or record of such an impairment, or a person who is perceived by others as having such an impairment”
• Before ADA, no law prohibited private sector discrimination against people with disabilities
• 1988 – The first version of ADA introduced in Congress
ADA History (Cont’d)
• 2004 revision that includes dimensions for
children is currently pending approval
• Standards must go through “public comment
period” before being included into Act
• Businesses found to not be in compliance may
be fined or sued
Four Titles of ADA
• Title I – Employment Provisions
• Title II - State & Local Governments
• Title III - Public Accommodations
• Title IV - Telecommunication Relay
Services
Title I: Employment Provisions
• Requires employers with 15 or more
employees to provide qualified individuals
with disabilities an equal opportunity to
benefit from the full range of employment-
related opportunities available to others
Title II: State & Local Governments
• Covers all activities of State and local
governments regardless of the
government entity’s size or receipt of
Federal funding.
• Requires that State and local governments
give people with disabilities an equal
opportunity to benefit from all of their
programs, services, and activities.
Title III: Public Accommodations
• Public accommodations are private entities that
own, lease, lease to, or operate facilities such as
restaurants, stores, hotels, etc.
• Covers businesses and nonprofit service
providers that are public accommodations,
privately operated entities offering certain types
of courses and examinations, privately operated
transportation, and commercial facilities.
Title IV: Telecommunication Relay Services
• Addresses telephone and television access for people with hearing and speech disabilities.
• Requires common carriers (telephone Co.) to establish interstate and intrastate telecommunications relay services (TRS) 24/7.
• Requires closed captioning of all Federally funded public service announcements
Sensor Faucets
• No manual parts to
operate
• Tempered water
reduces risk of
scalding
• Positive on/off for
maximum water
savings
Bariatric Fixtures• The next generation of ADA???
• 127 Million people in USA considered
overweight, half of these considered obese
• 9 Million considered extremely obese or bariatic
patients
• Studies show obese people require more health
care than those of average weight
• Boom in gastric bypass, stomach reduction, and
banding operations
Floor Mounted
• Extra-Elongated rim bowl for
additional space in the front
• Extra-Wide ergonomic seat
included. Large seat area for
comfort
• 150 % more sitting area
• Extra-Wide base with reinforced
structure
• Ceramic tested to 2000 pound
loads
• ADA Compliant
Wall Mounted Bariatric• 750 lb or 1000 lb
Rated Systems
• Self-centering, non-
shift seat design
• Standard drop area
with wider seat
• Extra Heavy Duty
Carrier system
required