opening clearance for handicap wheelchair
The correct size for a wheelchair user to be able to comfortably fit through a doorway is 32 inches wide. Commonly, doorways are measured at about 23 to 27 inches; this would not be wide enough for a user to fit through.eople in wheelchairs have to think about this at least once a day, because they are the ones who actually need to have enough clearance for a wheelchair to fit through a doorway.