Movabowl Information

Jay Akar has been working in the ADA Accessibility industry since 2003. During his career, he has designed and constructed thousands of home modifications to make homes more accessible for people with disabilities. From his many years of experience working with disabled and aging clients, he noticed a great need for a solution to make it easier to use the toilet. Many clients had trouble getting to the bathroom due to physical mobility issues or accessing the bathroom due to narrow hallways and doorways. This need inspired the idea of bringing the toilet out of the bathroom to where the disabled person is located. C.A.P.S. (Certified Aging in Place Specialist, 2007) C.S.L.B. Lic.# B-829477 (General Contractor License, 2003) C.S.U.L.B. Bachelor of Science (Graduated, 1994) Movabowl is the worlds first movable and flushable toilet. The main benefits of this innovation is that it makes it easier for people with disabilities to use the toilet and it also makes it easier for nurses to take care of people with disabilities. This unique design allows the toilet bowl to travel out of the bathroom to where the disabled person is located. Then the mobile toilet bowl is used in a location outside of the bathroom. Finally, the mobile toilet bowl returns to the docking station in the bathroom and can be flushed. With this process, the handling of waste is eliminated. In most cases, nurses no longer have to sterilize commode chairs, sterilize bed pans, and change diapers. In addition to the convenience of bringing the toilet next to the disabled person, the use of this innovation is a more pleasant experience for the user because it feels just like a standard toilet and has water in the bowl. This innovation will also dramatically reduce the amount of falls that many people with mobility issues suffer from every year. The US population is now 318 million. Approximately 25% of the population are senior citizens; becoming disabled due to age. Approximately 30% of adults are suffering from obesity; excessive weight damaging ...