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Disabled high toilets

Hi,
I'm 48, CP quad and married for 20 years. As most of you know in the last decade, or so, a new toilet has been dawned upon us, the mammoth high "disabled" toilet. Everywhere I look, there they are.
I know I'm in a virtually impossible situation, but I just cannot use them. To think that 30 years ago I was in a college on Coventry full of people with different disabilities and not one of the toilets in the hostels/dorms were high. Of course there were seat risers for those that needed them, though I genuinely never knew anybody that did.
I just feel like I'm in a hopeless situation. My wife and I travel as much as we can in Europe and the U.S. and although we have encountered an "accessible" room with a "normal" toilet, this is getting more and more difficult.
Who was it that globally seemed to decide this? From my perspective the world seems to have grouped "elderly" and "disabled" together. It really means our travel destinations are becoming so limited and it's so stupid that now an accessible room is no longer suitable to me.
I suppose I'm venting as there's little I can do.
I'm 48, CP quad and married for 20 years. As most of you know in the last decade, or so, a new toilet has been dawned upon us, the mammoth high "disabled" toilet. Everywhere I look, there they are.
I know I'm in a virtually impossible situation, but I just cannot use them. To think that 30 years ago I was in a college on Coventry full of people with different disabilities and not one of the toilets in the hostels/dorms were high. Of course there were seat risers for those that needed them, though I genuinely never knew anybody that did.
I just feel like I'm in a hopeless situation. My wife and I travel as much as we can in Europe and the U.S. and although we have encountered an "accessible" room with a "normal" toilet, this is getting more and more difficult.
Who was it that globally seemed to decide this? From my perspective the world seems to have grouped "elderly" and "disabled" together. It really means our travel destinations are becoming so limited and it's so stupid that now an accessible room is no longer suitable to me.
I suppose I'm venting as there's little I can do.
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One hotel in London went a step further and would not allow me to stay in a "normal" room. They said it's because the "disabled" room had an alarm (that I can't reach). And despite my wife being able bodied. Shan't be staying there again.
I'm just curious how this high toilet thing all started.
Its only by talking about these kind of things that hopefully solutions can be found, so don't view it that you are having a rant.
Yes, I can't straighten my arms much and as my legs don't obediently bend when they need to, I'm perched on this what seems the Empire State Building of a toilet!
Indeed finding something that suits everybody is an all but impossible task. I'm just curious how the "high disabled toilet" idea began, whose idea it was and where hotels and such are getting their information from. A standard toilet with a riser option at least gives a choice.
Thanks for all the input!
I really appreciate that Kathy, thank you for linking it.
Thanks :-)