how big of a door do you need for wheelchair
It can be difficult or impossible to get a wheelchair through a narrow doorway, and scraped elbows can be upsetting to both you and your care receiver. Wheelchairs are easiest to maneuver through a 32- to 36-inch opening, but typical doorways are 24 to 30 inches, and some are as narrow as 21 inches.Depending on your situation, you may be able to either enlarge the doorway or use a narrow wheelchair.Let's start with doorway first.arrow Doorways. 1  A narrow transport wheelchair (19 to 24 inches). 2  A narrow combo wheelchair/sliding tub chair that allows you to wheel a person from the bedroom into the bathroom and, using the tub mounted sliding track, slide the wheelchair seat into the tub so that the chair is now a shower chair.