Public toilets

1985Kirsty
1985Kirsty Online Community Member Posts: 2 Listener
edited March 2019 in Cerebral Palsy Network
Hi my name is Kirsty and I have a daughter called Heidi she is 11 years old and has cerebral palsy she is a clever little girl and is in mainstream school  Heidi is able to use the toilet with assistance from a hoist as she is getting older I am really struggling to left her when out in public as not many places have hoists, I am really starting to lose the will why arent they mandatory she has a right to use the toilet as much as anybody else I feel nobody is listening to me and am scared she will soon become isolated as there will be a point I  an no longer lift. Please any advice would be great also I do have a portable hoist but is a heavy piece of equipment to take out by myself and 90 percent of the time the bathroom has been too small to fit in ?

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  • Richard_Scope
    Richard_Scope Posts: 3,915 Cerebral Palsy Network
    Hi @1985Kirsty
    Good to meet you!
    The lack of suitable toilet facilities is so frustrating. There is a great organisation called Changing Places they have maps to show where to find toilets with hoists.

    There still aren't enough of these facilities though, I agree. That's why Scope and Changing Place are fighting hard for this to change.

    If you would like to talk further please get in touch :)
  • Pippa_Alumni
    Pippa_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 5,761 Championing
    Hi @1985Kirsty, and a warm welcome to the community!

    You may also be interested in this guest blog post on Changing Places for World Toilet Day last year. It really is a frustrating situation but there are some brilliant people doing all they can to campaign for change!
  • 1985Kirsty
    1985Kirsty Online Community Member Posts: 2 Listener
    Thankyou xx

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