This news story made me happy.

[dolf]

A new standard for disabled toilets is going to be imposed on new, public buildings in the UK. And £30m is being made available to help install them in existing buildings.

This is a massive deal for people with serious disabilities!

Imagine that, in order to be toileted, you needed to use a hoist to get from your wheelchair to a changing table to remove your pants/underwear, then hoisted to the toilet, then back to the table to replace your clothes, then (finally) back to your chair? At the moment, that means that many disabled people can't leave their home for longer than they know for certain they can last without a toilet break or diaper change. The only places they can visit without fear of a humiliating accident are probably hospitals and care facilities.

This is going to be life changing!

(Yes, I'm sure some of you miserable cunts will now post about how terrible this is. But fuck you, because this is beautiful and I'm over the moon.)

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[Bad_Egg]

That's nice.

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[Saint_Ann]

Why would anyone want a disabled toilet? A working one would be so much better.

 

[Bad_Egg]

You bastard.

Why would anyone want a disabled toilet? A working one would be so much better.

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[Lazaran]

A new standard for disabled toilets is going to be imposed on new, public buildings in the UK. And £30m is being made available to help install them in existing buildings.

This is a massive deal for people with serious disabilities!

Imagine that, in order to be toileted, you needed to use a hoist to get from your wheelchair to a changing table to remove your pants/underwear, then hoisted to the toilet, then back to the table to replace your clothes, then (finally) back to your chair? At the moment, that means that many disabled people can't leave their home for longer than they know for certain they can last without a toilet break or diaper change. The only places they can visit without fear of a humiliating accident are probably hospitals and care facilities.

This is going to be life changing!

(Yes, I'm sure some of you miserable cunts will now post about how terrible this is. But fuck you, because this is beautiful and I'm over the moon.)

: BarelyRepressedNanaEmote:

Imagine how many people's lives could be improved worldwide if things like this were celebrated with as much fervor as a team winning a sporting event. You saw a little of that when people were cheering the first responders and frontline health workers, but that seems to be dying down. I'm just as guilty as the next person for having my priorities out of order at times. Thanks for reminding me what a truly meaningful accomplishment is. Cheers to the people who developed the system, and those who facilitated its implementation.

 

[dolf]

Imagine how many people's lives could be improved worldwide if things like this were celebrated with as much fervor as a team winning a sporting event. You saw a little of that when people were cheering the first responders and frontline health workers, but that seems to be dying down. I'm just as guilty as the next person for having my priorities out of order at times. Thanks for reminding me what a truly meaningful accomplishment is. Cheers to the people who developed the system, and those who facilitated its implementation.

Something I do when writing reviews online is to explain the ways a place is failing or succeeding at being accessable, and adjust my rating to reflect that.
At the very least, it'll help someone plan their day out a little more easily. Hopefully it might also prompt management to consider their accessibility.

There are venues who are proud of having a disabled toilet... installed on the first floor, with no elevator

 

[Lazaran]

Something I do when writing reviews online is to explain the ways a place is failing or succeeding at being accessable, and adjust my rating to reflect that.
At the very least, it'll help someone plan their day out a little more easily. Hopefully it might also prompt management to consider their accessibility.

There are venues who are proud of having a disabled toilet... installed on the first floor, with no elevator

Yeah, I guess those venues get an "F" for effort. I suppose it's better than no handicap accessible facility at all. " shrugs"

 

[Ziggins]

That is extra space that may not be available in crowded British buildings.

 

[thør]

The toilet is a wonderful device. Being able to use the toilet is fantastic. In many places, people consider it to be "just the way it's supposed to be". But, when there's no toilet or you can't readily use one, life gets much more difficult. If you've ever struggled to transfer a person from a wheelchair to a toilet, then you'll appreciate this.

 

[doowdniw]

it appears from the article that it is limited to England. Are the rest of the UK already addressing it?

 

[IrezumiKiss]

The toilet is a wonderful device. Being able to use the toilet is fantastic. In many places, people consider it to be "just the way it's supposed to be". But, when there's no toilet or you can't readily use one, life gets much more difficult. If you've ever struggled to transfer a person from a wheelchair to a toilet, then you'll appreciate this.

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We're at the stage of terrestrial sophistication where we could build space ladders to the fucking moon. Why haven't we made optimized human waste sanitation for all a global project?

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[Ziggins]

Or put a pot in the wheelchair.

 

[oggbashan]

it appears from the article that it is limited to England. Are the rest of the UK already addressing it?

There have been several enhanced disabled toilets already installed in places throughout the UK. I have used one in Essex although my disabilities are not that severe.

But what is worrying is that many public toilets have been closed forever and some councils during lockdown closed ALL of them and then complain that people are pissing and shitting on the street.

 

[oggbashan]

That is extra space that may not be available in crowded British buildings.

The regulation is for new builds. Some older buildings will find them impossible.

 

[stickygirl]

it appears from the article that it is limited to England. Are the rest of the UK already addressing it?

Fair question and it's not yet clear - I put that down to the devolvement nonsense in the UK. Wales in particular doesn't have enough provision.

There are plenty of wheelchair-accessible toilets but the Changing Places provide the best possible facilities. There's apps to help locate them.

I'm a big fan of accessible toilets everywhere. Wetting yourself at any age is traumatic; shitting yourself a zillion times worse. Everyone should spend a day in a wheelchair: try asking someone if they'll wipe your arse for you... Wait - there's a Fetish for that I expect

 

[dolf]

There have been several enhanced disabled toilets already installed in places throughout the UK. I have used one in Essex although my disabilities are not that severe.

But what is worrying is that many public toilets have been closed forever and some councils during lockdown closed ALL of them and then complain that people are pissing and shitting on the street.

It's insane! The one place people can go to wash their bloody hands

Last time I was in Norwich, a public spirited disabled guy was hanging out at the disabled toilets (because obviously he had an access key), just to let the desperate people use the facilities. He said he'd only needed a piss, but ended up staying for ages.

Some local councils have been mind bogglingly stupid in their misguided attempts to prevent infection. But that's a whole 'nother thread.

 

[Saint Peter]

the pumps don't work
cuz the vandals took the handles

All of those devices look vulnerable to the deeds of evil doers.

 

[oggbashan]

It's insane! The one place people can go to wash their bloody hands

Last time I was in Norwich, a public spirited disabled guy was hanging out at the disabled toilets (because obviously he had an access key), just to let the desperate people use the facilities. He said he'd only needed a piss, but ended up staying for ages.

Some local councils have been mind bogglingly stupid in their misguided attempts to prevent infection. But that's a whole 'nother thread.

I have a disabled key as well and I've had to do that when the main toilets shut at say 6 pm but the disabled toilets stay open.

One day I went to Westminster with my pensioners' group. The public toilets on the Embankment need a twenty pence coin for access. No other combination of coins will work. I went in as did my wife. While waiting for her to come out I had to use all my other twenty pence coins to let desperate foreign tourists in. Luckily for them I had ten of them.

My local council kept them open with increased cleaning. The next council with miles of sandy beaches, shut them all and had to pay out far more to clean up piss and shit everywhere.

 

[dolf]

The toilet is a wonderful device. Being able to use the toilet is fantastic. In many places, people consider it to be "just the way it's supposed to be". But, when there's no toilet or you can't readily use one, life gets much more difficult. If you've ever struggled to transfer a person from a wheelchair to a toilet, then you'll appreciate this.

Most people have no idea just how many people there are who live with serious disabilities, because they're prisoners in their own homes. You don't see them. They're invisible. It's tragic enough for the elderly, but it's young people too. Teenagers who can never go to the beach, young adults who can never go out for a meal or a shopping trip. It's no kind of life.

 

[dolf]

the pumps don't work
cuz the vandals took the handles

All of those devices look vulnerable to the deeds of evil doers.

Access keys. The general population can't get in, because they only give disabled people access keys.

My local council kept them open with increased cleaning. The next council with miles of sandy beaches, shut them all and had to pay out far more to clean up piss and shit everywhere.

So predictable to anyone with an ounce of common sense.

 

[oggbashan]

Most people have no idea just how many people there are who live with serious disabilities, because they're prisoners in their own homes. You don't see them. They're invisible. It's tragic enough for the elderly, but it's young people too. Teenagers who can never go to the beach, young adults who can never go out for a meal or a shopping trip. It's no kind of life.

In the UK you can now search for a 'changing places' toilet. There aren't many but far more than there were a decade ago.

 

[oggbashan]

It took me thirty years of campaigning to get toilets sited by the children's play area in our local park.

Vandals trashed them the day before opening...

But they were repaired in time and have been appreciated for a decade.

Vandalism of our public toilets costs our council £25,000 a year. That amount could open three more toilet blocks.

 

[Saint Peter]

Access keys. The general population can't get in, because they only give disabled people access keys.


So predictable to anyone with an ounce of common sense.

We only do that for parking passes.

Mom does not allow pass use.
"I can walk!"

You go, girl. I will catch up.

 

[oggbashan]

We only do that for parking passes.

Mom does not allow pass use.
"I can walk!"

You go, girl. I will catch up.

Until a year ago, whenever I visited our local hospital I would park half a mile away and walk because I felt that other people needed the crowded parking areas far more than me.

Now I can't walk that far and have a disabled pass. But the disabled spaces, before COVID, were overused. My wife had to drop me off and find a parking space. When we left, she had to go to the car, collect it, and pick me up again.

Since Covid, we have a choice of disabled spaces because many people are afraid to go to a hospital.

 

[Saint Peter]

Until a year ago, whenever I visited our local hospital I would park half a mile away and walk because I felt that other people needed the crowded parking areas far more than me.

Now I can't walk that far and have a disabled pass. But the disabled spaces, before COVID, were overused. My wife had to drop me off and find a parking space. When we left, she had to go to the car, collect it, and pick me up again.

Since Covid, we have a choice of disabled spaces because many people are afraid to go to a hospital.

Hello ogg. I think many follow your example. Responsible use when desired or needed. Give violators a hearty parking ticket!