Frameless Accessible Folding Shower Door Hanging Hardware

Hello — I found a shower door set-up in Issue 223 of the online edition entitled
Wide-Open Baths for Small Spaces
I am interested in creating shower doors like the ones in the example entitled “Foldaway Shower Stall”. I believe it won’t be difficult to have our local glass company recreate the actual doors. I’m wondering if anyone has ever built shower doors like this or similar and what, if any, issues might arise with them.
Thanks.
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Looking at the picture you reference, I'd think about using a perimeter drain and no doors at all. Doors are not going to prevent water running underneath, which is a big possibility with a lot of water. I had a curbless shower in Spain where this was the case. I've built showers with curbs and no door and what little water splashes out has never been a problem.
Thanks for the information. We are not able to put in a curb, though, because we have to be able to get a wheelchair or a walker into the shower. So, we will have to find a way to keep the water from running out. The picture you see is of someone else's shower. I just want to build one like the one in the picture and improve on it.
The bathroom I will be doing this in is only 5' x 6' so I am concerned about splashing, so I'm thinking that doors will be necessary. I thought about a shower curtain, but I just don't want that look. I thought that these doors, because they fold back, will allow for access and be out of the way when not in use. Does that make sense? Please feel free to add any other ideas, I'm definitely open to any and all suggestions.
The shower will be 36" x 36" with the toilet on the right of the shower on the 6" wall and the vanity to the left of the shower on the 5" wall. The opposite of the one in the picture.
Rather than a curb use a linear drain around the open sides. You'll have a very hard time with a wheelchair in a bathroom that size. I don't see how you'll be able to get the shower in that space at all. How do you get into the shower?