‘A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE’:
New Changing Places toilets announced PUBLIC PLACES AND TOURIST ATTRACTIONS ACROSS ENGLAND ARE SET TO BENEFIT FROM IMPROVED TOILET ACCESSIBILITY, AS £23.5 MILLION IN FUNDING IS ALLOCATED TO 191 COUNCILS.
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hanging Places toilets are larger, accessible toilets with space for carers and equipment including a height adjustable changing bench, a
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peninsular toilet and a celling hoist. Having a Changing Places facility available can be essential for people with severe disabilities to travel and visit public places.
Robert Burley, Director of Care, Communications and Support at Muscular Dystrophy UK (MDUK), said: “Today’s announcement is lifechanging news for the thousands
