Revised PISSAR Checklist
BASIC INFO
Group Hope
Type of bathroom (circle one): Men’s Women’s Unisex
Location of Bathroom: Bldg Carnegie Floor Basement (B4)
If the bathroom is inside a building, please give the closest entrance or elevator to the bathroom. Basement (elevator) down the hall
DISABILITY ACCESSIBILITY
1) Is the building disability accessible? YES NO
2) Is the door into the bathroom wide enough? Give width. (ADA = 32 in) Yes – 35.5 inches
3) What kind of knob does the door have? Circle one: Lever Round knob Handle Automatic push-button Other (specify)_____________________________________
4) Are there double doors into the bathroom? (i.e., do you have to open one door and then open another door to enter the bathroom?) YES NO
5) Is the stall door wide enough? Give width. (ADA = 32 in) No stall – single bathroom
6) What kind of latch is on the stall door? Sliding Latch Small turn knob Large turn knob with lip Other (specify) N/A
7) How accessible is the toilet paper holder? Is it too far from the toilet to reach without losing one's balance? YES NO
8) Describe the flush knob. (Is it a lever? If yes, is it next to the wall or on the open side of the toilet? Is it a center button?) Lever
9) How high is the toilet seat? (e.g., is it raised or standard?) (ADA = 17-19in.) 19 inches (raised)
10) Is there a roll-under sink? If so, are the hot water pipes wrapped to prevent burns? (ADA = counter top no higher than 34 in) No counter top à single sink … pipes à not wrapped …
30.5 inches à distance between sink and floor
11) What kind of faucet handles does the sink have? Lever Automatic Separate turn knobs Other (specify)_____________________________________
12) Is there a soap-dispenser at chair height (ADA = you have to reach no higher than 48 in)? 47.5 inches (accessible) A dryer / paper towel dispenser? 49 inches (not accessible)
13) Is there a tampon / pad dispenser at chair height? Yes – 33 inches
14) Is the accessible stall marked as accessible? N/A.
15) Is the outer bathroom door marked as accessible? No.
16) Are there any obstructions in front of the sink, the various dispensers, the accessible stall, the toilet, etc.? Please specify. No.
((Grab bars? YES NO))
GENDER SAFETY
17) Is the bathroom marked as unisex? Specify. Sort of – it is labeled as “restroom” instead of “unisex”
18) Is it in a safe location? (i.e., not in an isolated spot) Yes.
19) Is it next to a gender-specific restroom so that it serves as a de facto “men's” or “women's” restroom? No.
20) Does the door lock from the inside? Does the lock work securely? Yes/yes
CHILD-CARE
21) Does the bathroom have a changing table? (Specify location) No.
NOTES
Can you get into the showers? Shower is in B5 à next door, but no there is a lip
Lips (raised door frames) into bathrooms/into buildings? No lip into building or bathroom
Can you get into the building (and how/where), and which floors? Yes à basement
If a bathroom is handicapped accessible, how hard is it to get into? Not hard – no lip
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