Accessible toilets for all
February 23rd 2009 Mencap will be calling for fully accessible toilets for people with profound and multiple learning disabilities as part of its Learning Disability Week (22–28 June 2009). The Changing Places campaign calls for more Changing Places toilets to be installed in big public places.
A Changing Places toilet is different to standard accessible toilets. It is a room equipped to allow people to use the toilet with assistance or have their continence pads changed. This room should include a toilet with space for a carer either side, an adult-sized height adjustable changing bench and a hoist.
Without access to Changing Places toilets, carers are often forced to change family members who have profound and multiple learning disabilities on a dirty toilet floor with little or no privacy. The alternative is to limit outings to a couple of hours or to not go out at all.
“The Changing Places campaign is so important because it is about more than just toilets; it's about people's quality of life," says Mark Goldring, chief executive of Mencap.
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