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Accessible doorways etc preferably should be 36 inches wide.......there is a special hinge that you can get for doors that will allow the door to swing out of the way on the hinge that may help if you have a 32 inch wide doorframe that cannot be wider. Turning access for a wheelchair is 60 inches.....preferred. Some of the "modern" chairs have a smaller turning radius......needed usually in kitchen, bathroom and or hallway/dressing areas. Alert to those remodeling that a "high rise" toilet.....usually described as handicapped usage.......may be to tall for a petite individual (or even someone who is just short!). Grab bars may only be usable on one side of the toilet or the other if there is atrophy or paralysis or rigidity on one side for the patient. (this is sometimes a problem if there is not a wall/space on both sides of the toilet.). DO NOT just screw grab bars into the wall without reinforcing the wall (or knowing that this was done during construction).......a molley bolt in dry wall is not sufficient strength for a grab bar support. Rita 55/10