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Disabled Home Buyers

The following are minimum guidelines to indicate that a home is accessible and useable by a wheelchair bound person. Of primary concern is that the entrance be on a grade or is ramped to the following specifications:

RAMP:

8.33% grade of (1 in 12 ratio).

DOORWAY WIDTH - THROUGHOUT:

32" minimum interior and 36" minimum exterior.

HALLWAY WIDTH:

42" minimum and 48" minimum for VA.

BATHROOM:

32" doorway width.
4' X 4' minimum clear floor space and 5' diameter clear floor space for VA.
If shower is the only means of bathing, VA requires a 4' X 4' space.