I've talked about Changing Places on my blog ever since I came across the campaign about a year ago, which is mainly led by a group of parents who have disabled children. You see, without Changing Places parents are having to meet their children's toileting needs on the floors of dirty toilets, and some disabled adults are even having unnecessary surgery to have permanent catheters placed because the lack of Changing Places limits them so severely in day to day life. We live in a world that is getting better with pushing for equality but as I have said before, disabled people are being left behind and this is just one example of that.
A blog post I read recently on this topic really broke my heart, and I think everyone should read it to understand how important this issue is. Rachel, Mum to Adam who is a wheelchair user, has a blog called Ordinary Hopes and in February she wrote a post titled 'The worst loo...' in which she talks about the worse experiences Adam and herself have experienced when it comes to toilets, with the worse experience being a heartbreaking one. I think it really sums up why this fight is so important and why Sarah chose a form of campaigning that put herself and others in an uncomfortable position, because if people think sitting on a toilet in public is undignified then they should listen to the children, adults and parents who have to go through far worse every time they need the toilet.
Thanks to Dominic from Review My Wheelchair for taking the 4 photos above
You can learn more about getting involved on the Changing Places website, you can do everything from signing petitions to contacting businesses and MPs to help get more Changing Places installed!
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