Our Changing Places Track Record

Tamworth Borough Council is utilising the latest toilet technology to deliver enhanced facilities for everyone who lives in, or visit, the town. The main block of unisex cubicles in the grounds of historic Tamworth Castle now uses advanced technology to enable them to be remotely controllable so tha...

Closomat installed a full, high-spec, Changing Places facility for Cadbury World, including an additional Closomat ‘wash and dry’ automatic toilet – going above and beyond legal requirements to accommodate and benefit as many visitors as possible.   The attraction, that enjoys over ½ mil...

Occupational Deprivation The start of a new year gives us opportunity to reflect and also look forward. During 2020 we all saw our lives turned upside down by COVID-19 restrictions and the lack of access to daily activities especially those outside our own homes. Unfortunately for many this is nothi...

Human rights Human rights are rights we have simply because we exist as human beings. According to the Citizens Advice, UK (2020) ‘Human rights are based on important principles like dignity, fairness, respect and equality. They protect you in your everyday life regardless of who you are, where you...

Paignton Zoo’s commitment to being modern, inspiring and inclusive is reaching all areas- even the toilets- to enable everyone to enjoy one of Europe’s top 10 zoos. Wild Planet Trust has opened a Changing Places assisted accessible toilet at Paignton Zoo, by the Island restaurant- the Zoo’s main cat...

Sinead Burke describes using a public bathroom as “an excruciating experience”. It is a human right to be able to go to the toilet, with dignity. However, despite there being a range of allegedly accessible WCs for people to use when away from home (ambulant disabled, wheelchair users, those who nee...

We’ve all encountered a situation where we’ve looked round and despaired at the configuration of something, and probably made a disparaging remark along the lines that it was designed by someone who had no pertinent experience. However, whereas much of daily life has been designed creating a gender...

If you care for someone who is disabled, you know how life is about compromise, particularly if you want to go anywhere, for any length of time. Indeed, if you need to use a hoist and/or changing bench, even the length of time is dictated to you- by the availability of suitable toilets. If you’re...

It is almost impossible, within the daily practicality of typical business constraints, to design a toilet away from home that meets everyone’s need. Even if two people have the same disability, they will still have different needs because of how it has impacted specifically on them. We ran an infor...