How do i install a handicap shower floor in an existing slab?

I have already jackhammered out the concrete in the area to be recessed

You should be able to order a handicap shower pan to place in the area. Call Apex Plumbing, National supplier of K & B items. Or check your local Home Depot.

Where can I get help purchasing a walk in shower for a handicapped person on ssi? Where can I get help purchasing a walk in shower for a handicapped person on ssi?

Abby, there is an area for disabilities here on yahoo. You may have better luck reposting there. No one seems to be seeing it, in law/ethics..

What can I use as a barrier so I don't get wet when I shower my child in our handicap shower?

We have a one piece unit handicap shower and it works great except for I get soaked when I shower my son. I'm wondering if anyone knows of any shower doors that are made for handicap showers that maybe only go half way up so you can still stand behind them and shower a child. Or maybe someone has found something creative that has worked. Any ideas would be great! Thanks

Hi Browneamy, I am answering under a different profile, I did say I would help you. I have found a website for you www.heatandplum.com only thing is that it is in Britain. Don't know where you are I think this is what you are after. It is called, portable folding screen, quite expensive though. Trying to think of something else you could use.How about 2 sheets of perspex or acrylic sheeting and wooden frames painted with gloss paint, with a hinge to join them. The ones I have used were made of white pvc, but they were supplied by social services. Do you have a double glazing firm near you, they could maybe make them for you, with perpsex instead of glass. Hope you find something from what I've said. I know how frustrating it is to need something to help your son and you can't get it.

How do I make a "bath tub" for two small kids (ages 14 months & 27 months) in a walk-in handicap shower?

I just moved into a house that has no bath tub, just a walk-in handicap shower. My two little ones HATE showers, so I need to find a way to give them baths. I can't think of anything other than setting a plastic storage tub in there, but there HAS to be a better way. Is there a product that will convert this shower into a small tub? Or do you have an ideas on how I can accomplish this?
And please keep in mind that I would have to move this something everyday as I use the shower, so it needs to be easy to drain, lift, and move out of the way frequently!

We are mid remodel and just had this same issue. our kids love taking baths but are also like the spray from the shower. We solved the dilemma by using a large rectangular plastic laundry basket. Its pretty stout- Rubbermaid I think with large holes in the sides only. That way the water fills up enough for you to scoop it and wash hair but at the same time doesn't become a problem when trying to dump it out by being heavy and getting water everywhere as you would with a large tub. Best part is that it pulls double duty by taking all of the clothes to the basement at the end of the night when all of the kids are in bed.

Finally- TMI, but if you have issues getting the kids accustomed to a shower, take an old ride on toy that they like (no stickers on it please) and put it in the shower. Ours love pretending that its a car wash that they almost don't notice the shower spray.

Best of Luck

Jason

Should a handicap apartment have a handicap shower and a handicap ramp instead of a bath tub and stairs?

My friend got an apartment and its handicap but it got stairs to enter it and a bath tub which he cant roll his wheel chair up stairs or into a bath tub the apartment said that they would change the bath tub into a shower but he would have to pay for it and would also have to pay to change it back when he moves but im pretty sure its the law for them to have a handicap ramp to get in and out of his apartment as well as the bath tub should be a handicap shower for them to rent the apartment as handicap so could someone please help me help my quwadropleagek friend thank you

In most apartment complexes you must designate certain apartments hadicapped accessible. These apartments have wider doorways and halls to allow for wheelchair access, lower cabinetry, handicapped fixtures in the bathrooms, lower light switches and no stairs, among other things. After this, if a handicapped person chooses to rent a non handicapped designated apartment then he or she can. The owner can not refuse reasonable construction changes to the apartment to make it handicapped accessible; however, they can charge the person living in the apartment in order to make them. As for the stairs, you may have an argument with that. If they are saying that the building met ADA standards then it needs to have a ramp or a lift to allow access to handicapped persons. Most newer buildings/ remodels MUST be up to ADA standards. If there is no ramp, cut out in the curb, etc. to allow him wheelchair access, then that is likely on them cost wise to fix.

You say in your first sentence that the apartment is handicapped accessible- is this something the Landlord claimed? If this is the case and your friend can prove that it is, then the owner is responsible for the costs of all changes. The person responding below is correct about that. Otherwise, I stand by what I said above.

Need measurements for handicap railing in the shower area? Need measurements for handicap railing in the shower area?