 The same principles of access that apply to public buildings also apply to private homes and may be required as part of local building regulations.Important adaptations include external access, providing sufficient space for a wheelchair user to move around the home, doorways that are wide enough for convenient use, access to upper floors, where they exist, which can be provided either by dedicated wheelchair lifts, or in some cases by using a stairlift to transfer between wheelchairs on different floors, and by providing accessible bathrooms with showers and/or bathtubs that are designed for accessibility.Accessible bathrooms can permit the use of mobile shower chairs or transfer benches to facilitate bathing for people with disabilities.