Disabled toilets
- Thread starter Moodyman
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Fnaar
Smutmaster General
- Location
- Thumberland
3BM has been 'swinging it about', apparently...see aboveLimp kitten
Has it died
swee'pea99
Squire
How very dare you! My qualms are quite sizeable, they're just not great. They used to be, but they're getting a bit grubby and tatty now. I think 'Large-ish and in reasonable condition' would be fair.
Richard A Thackeray
Legendary Member
I may be oversimplifying it here, but, we have a disabled access toilet in our (secure) staff area at work, but there's no-one who's in a chair works there; no Nurses, no Doctors, no receptionists,etc.....
Okay it may be a legal requirement to have such facilities, but (being realistic) the only role someone in a wheelchair could do in an A&E department is be a receptionist - but then again, the doorway is too narrow
Okay it may be a legal requirement to have such facilities, but (being realistic) the only role someone in a wheelchair could do in an A&E department is be a receptionist - but then again, the doorway is too narrow
It seems I'm a serial user of inappropriate facilities.
Before being granted my own office I would get changed to cycle home every night in our office's very spacious disabled toilet. I never felt bad about it because we only have one member of staff who is 'disabled' but she uses the normal toilets and had usually left by the time I required them. Her disability is asthma related and working on the top floor, it would actually be more inconvenient for her to go downstairs and then back up again.
There are a number of females who work on the ground floor and use this toilet because they can't be bothered to climb a flight of stairs. I don't agree with that. Especially because unlike the standard facilities that have double doors and then separate cubicles the disabled facility only has a single door to the foyer. If your timing is unfortunate you can clearly hear the occupant going about their business.
Awkward.
In the mornings I have a shower at a separate building over the road. Unfortunately this is in the ladies toilets - there isn't a male showering facility. I put up laminate signs and am always careful, yet inevitably someone usually wanders in usually to wash their coffee mugs because it's closer than the kitchen. Why is everyone so lazy?!
Before being granted my own office I would get changed to cycle home every night in our office's very spacious disabled toilet. I never felt bad about it because we only have one member of staff who is 'disabled' but she uses the normal toilets and had usually left by the time I required them. Her disability is asthma related and working on the top floor, it would actually be more inconvenient for her to go downstairs and then back up again.
There are a number of females who work on the ground floor and use this toilet because they can't be bothered to climb a flight of stairs. I don't agree with that. Especially because unlike the standard facilities that have double doors and then separate cubicles the disabled facility only has a single door to the foyer. If your timing is unfortunate you can clearly hear the occupant going about their business.
Awkward.
In the mornings I have a shower at a separate building over the road. Unfortunately this is in the ladies toilets - there isn't a male showering facility. I put up laminate signs and am always careful, yet inevitably someone usually wanders in usually to wash their coffee mugs because it's closer than the kitchen. Why is everyone so lazy?!
Alan Frame
Gnu
- Location
- Lost In Space
Unless they knew you weren't disabled, how rude of them !
I would have been sorely tempted to leave them a sensory legacy.
Minotier
Veteran
- Location
- The Flat Side of South Yorkshire.
A previous employer provided facilities for disabled people at work to comply with the law but we had no employees that required it.
In a meeting the question was raised regarding the number of toilets on site in relation to a big increase in employees as per how many were the minimum required and the disabled facility was taken into account as a viable toilet to be used by any employee or visitor.
So it got ridiculous as to how many shop floor staff would use it in an attempt to stink the offices out!
In a meeting the question was raised regarding the number of toilets on site in relation to a big increase in employees as per how many were the minimum required and the disabled facility was taken into account as a viable toilet to be used by any employee or visitor.
So it got ridiculous as to how many shop floor staff would use it in an attempt to stink the offices out!
Beebo
Firm and Fruity
- Location
- Hexleybeef
It's often the only place with a baby changing mat, so yes I use them to change nappies. (and to breathe life back into my limp kitten
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Own up, who's pulled the emergency cord by mistake instead of the light.
).Own up, who's pulled the emergency cord by mistake instead of the light.
Night Train
Maker of Things
- Location
- Greater Manchester
I have used an accessible toilet. But that was when I had a disability that made using the conventional toilets awkward, or impossible.
Otherwise I won't use an accessible toilet unless that was the case, or there are no other toilets for non disabled use.
However, I wouldn't pass judgement on someone who is walking out of an accessible toilet as, unless I know the person really well, I have no idea what their disability might be. Disability isn't only about using a wheel chair.
Otherwise I won't use an accessible toilet unless that was the case, or there are no other toilets for non disabled use.
However, I wouldn't pass judgement on someone who is walking out of an accessible toilet as, unless I know the person really well, I have no idea what their disability might be. Disability isn't only about using a wheel chair.
biggs682
Itching to get back on my bike's
- Location
- Northamptonshire
must admit have done in the past , but always try to use normal ones first
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
I use them to get changed in when on site - no changing facilities. Only once had anyone knock on the door, and it was another member of staff who was being impatient. Only wanted to wash her tea mug . WTF. OK she did have 'some' mobility issues, but nothing that would have stoped her using the ladies sinks next door.
Used to use the loos at a place I contracted at to get changed - no disabled staff so they used it for storage too. Never got cleaned - you could see the dust. Loo was clean as it wasn't ever used.
Used to use the loos at a place I contracted at to get changed - no disabled staff so they used it for storage too. Never got cleaned - you could see the dust. Loo was clean as it wasn't ever used.
numbnuts
Squire
- Location
- Gone over the hill and far away
Like me I'm registered disabled and also have a RADAR key for locked disabled toilets.
Apparently you can buy these keys on ebay
AnythingButVanilla
Über Member
- Location
- London
Is this actually illegal though or just immoral? Genuine question as I don't drive so don't know. I have two family members in wheelchairs and one doesn't bother as her chair is electric but the other gets furious about it, although she's generally quite an angry person anyway.
I use disabled toilets when I really have to or if there's no other facilities. I don't like them though as they tend to be unisex and there's often wee on the seat or floor and the pan is too high for my stumpy legs.