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Changing Places
Slide2
Table of content
The problem
The solutionThe Changing Places campaignHow you can assist
Slide3
The problem -
A life without
toilets
Slide4Slide5
How many people are affected
In 2009, around
195,800
people with a disability used continence aids with a large number of these requiring complete assistance to use the toilet (
Incontinence in Australia, AIHW
) – this is significantly more than the population of
Darwin
A large number of these are unable to use regular accessible public toilets and require specialist equipment, such as a hoist and adult sized change table
This may include people with an ABI, cerebral palsy, MS
,
spina
bifida, motor
neurone
disease etc.
There are
less than 30
public toilets with these facilities throughout Australia
Australia’s ageing population means the problem will only get worse…
Slide6
Impacts on PWDs
Major barrier to social inclusion
Limitations on where one can go and how long
one
can go for Change facilities can influence travel and leisure options as well as providing barriers to professional life
“Employment opportunities are almost
non-existent without
toilets to meet my needs – there is a no
lifting
policy for support staff so
I’ve had
to leave meetings halfway
through to
avoid sitting in soiled pads
”
– Liz Ellis, 29 years old, BA Social Work
Slide7
Impacts on carers
Carers faced with choice to put their family members/clients in undignified situations or not venture far from home
Risk of injury from lifting
Professional carers unable to take their clients out due to no lifting policyPlanning day around toilets – affects the whole familyPeople in regional areas more affected
“Most
people have seen the stories of how many germs a handbag can carry from being put on the floor of a toilet, so can you then imagine lying on the floor of a public toilet yourself? Michael is exposed to this whenever he needs to be changed and we are out for the
day.”
- Debby Conlon, mother of Michael (17 years old
)
Slide8
Tell your story
INSERT YOUR OWN STORY OR DELETE SLIDE
Slide9
THE SOLUTION
CHANGING
PLACES
Slide10
Changing Places toilets commenced in the UK in
2006
. There are now over 700 Changing Place toilets located in shopping centers, tourist attractions, airports and other major public spaces in the UK Each Changing Places toilet provides: a height adjustable adult-sized changing bencha tracking hoist systemsafe and clean environmentenough spaceUsually accessible with an MLAK key
Available for hire for events/conferences around Melbourne metro area
AUD 1,700 plus GST for duration of event – cost includes transportation and consumables (toilet paper, wipes etc.)
Users must bring their own sling
http://www.maroondah.vic.gov.au/Marveloo.aspx
Slide13
Adult change facilities and Changing places in Victoria
Full listing downloadable here
Slide14
The changing places campaign
changing places
transforming lives
Slide15
Changing Places campaign
National campaign for fully accessible public toilets in:
• shopping centres
• premium train stations
• aquatic facilities• major sporting and recreational complexes• major cultural facilities• airports• hospitals.
Changing Places toilets should be provided in addition to standard accessible toilets
Slide16
Changing Places website
A map
with all the locations of Changing Places toilets
Changing
Places information kit for grassroots campaigners Videos for download Materials for campaigners Schematics and cost info for builders Current local campaign you can join Case studies and stories
www.changingplaces.org.au
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Changing Places advocates
Changing Place advocates are individuals and groups who support the Changing Places projects by raising awareness of the need for fully accessible public toilets in their community
They operate in ways which suit their situation and skill set. Some activities include:
Writing emails
to shopping centres, major developers, politicians etc. to request a Changing Place facility
Forming groups of likeminded advocates in their local community and arranging
meetings
with the local council
Participating
in media and awareness
activities e.g. sharing their story with newspaper, TV and radio interviews
Promoting Changing Places through their
personal and professional networks
Starting
online petitions
to raise awareness and advocate for change
Representing Changing Places at exhibitions,
presentations, student talks etc.
Slide18
What you can do to help
Follow the Changing Places Facebook and Twitter channels:
www.facebook.com/ChangingPlacesAustralia
@
ChangingPlaceAU
Join the Changing Places mailing list
Become a Changing Places advocate – email
info@changingplaces.org.au
for further info
Distribute Changing Places awareness materials to clients and professional contacts
Use the Changing Places location map
Donate to the Changing Places project – further info at
www.changingplaces.org.au
Inform us of any new major infrastructure developments in your community (shopping
centres, stadiums etc.)
Slide19
Current Supporting
Organisations
Association of Consultants in Access Australia Inc (61 in total)Australian Physiotherapy AssociationCarers Victoria Centre for Developmental Disability HealthChildren with Disability AustraliaEastland Shopping CentreEnware Australia Pty LimitedGrocon GroupNational Disability Services Victoria Parks VictoriaVictorian Chapter Royal Australian Institute of ArchitectsVictorian Equal Opportunity Human Rights CommissionMODE DesignBKK ArchitectsHSPC Disability Access Consultancy
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National Support
Australian Local Government Association – MAV
Occupational Therapy Australia
Property Council Australia
Australian Federation of Disability Organisations
Australian Institute of Building Surveyors
Planning Institute if Australia
Urban Development Institute of Australia
National People with Disabilities and Carer Council
National Disability Insurance Scheme
National Disability and Carer Alliance
Slide21
Victorian government support
September 2014, Victorian government announced funding for six fixed Changing Places and one mobile changing facility
Three placed at MCG, Melbourne Zoo and Rod Laver Arena
Three to be decided in consultation with the Victorian public
Online poll on Changing Places website resulted in over 300 votes in one week
Most popular locations so far shopping centres, parks and gardens and sporting and entertainment facilities
Slide22
Changing Places at Ringwood Lakes
Officially opened 1
st October 2014
Located close to playground which includes a liberty swing
Convenient location off highway for access by travellers
Accessible by
Mlak
key holders – extra keys held at customer service centres
Check out the video in
The Age
Slide23Slide24Slide25
Media coverage
Slide26
Quote
“I have to lay him down on dirty public toilet floors with his head under the pan where someone else has just peed.
I don’t like putting my handbag down on some floors; why on earth should I be expected to lie my precious son on them”
Slide27
Moving into the 21
st Century
1775 - The first patent for the flushing water closet was issued
to Alexander Cummings. 1852 first public toilet (flushing).
Since then technology and human rights has enormous advances
In the meantime in 2013 we have people with a disability and their families still waiting for their first toilet in their local community
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Presentations text content in Changing Places
Changing Places
Slide2Table of content
The problem
The solutionThe Changing Places campaignHow you can assist
Slide3The problem -
A life without
toilets
Slide4Slide5How many people are affected
In 2009, around
195,800
people with a disability used continence aids with a large number of these requiring complete assistance to use the toilet (
Incontinence in Australia, AIHW
) – this is significantly more than the population of
Darwin
A large number of these are unable to use regular accessible public toilets and require specialist equipment, such as a hoist and adult sized change table
This may include people with an ABI, cerebral palsy, MS
,
spina
bifida, motor
neurone
disease etc.
There are
less than 30
public toilets with these facilities throughout Australia
Australia’s ageing population means the problem will only get worse…
Slide6Impacts on PWDs
Major barrier to social inclusion
Limitations on where one can go and how long
one
can go for Change facilities can influence travel and leisure options as well as providing barriers to professional life
“Employment opportunities are almost
non-existent without
toilets to meet my needs – there is a no
lifting
policy for support staff so
I’ve had
to leave meetings halfway
through to
avoid sitting in soiled pads
”
– Liz Ellis, 29 years old, BA Social Work
Slide7Impacts on carers
Carers faced with choice to put their family members/clients in undignified situations or not venture far from home
Risk of injury from lifting
Professional carers unable to take their clients out due to no lifting policyPlanning day around toilets – affects the whole familyPeople in regional areas more affected
“Most
people have seen the stories of how many germs a handbag can carry from being put on the floor of a toilet, so can you then imagine lying on the floor of a public toilet yourself? Michael is exposed to this whenever he needs to be changed and we are out for the
day.”
- Debby Conlon, mother of Michael (17 years old
)
Slide8Tell your story
INSERT YOUR OWN STORY OR DELETE SLIDE
Slide9THE SOLUTION
CHANGING
PLACES
Slide10Changing Places toilets commenced in the UK in
2006
. There are now over 700 Changing Place toilets located in shopping centers, tourist attractions, airports and other major public spaces in the UK Each Changing Places toilet provides: a height adjustable adult-sized changing bencha tracking hoist systemsafe and clean environmentenough spaceUsually accessible with an MLAK key
Slide11Key Features
Additional grabrails
A centrally placed toilet
Room coverage hoist system
Adjustable height change benchWashbasin & integrated shelfWaste bin Disposable change bench cover dispenserAutomatic doorHand dryer
Slide12Introducing the
Marveloo
Mobile Changing Place facility
Two managed by Maroondah Council
Portable on flatbed truck
Available for hire for events/conferences around Melbourne metro area
AUD 1,700 plus GST for duration of event – cost includes transportation and consumables (toilet paper, wipes etc.)
Users must bring their own sling
http://www.maroondah.vic.gov.au/Marveloo.aspx
Slide13Adult change facilities and Changing places in Victoria
Full listing downloadable here
Slide14The changing places campaign
changing places
transforming lives
Slide15Changing Places campaign
National campaign for fully accessible public toilets in:
• shopping centres
• premium train stations
• aquatic facilities• major sporting and recreational complexes• major cultural facilities• airports• hospitals.
Changing Places toilets should be provided in addition to standard accessible toilets
Slide16Changing Places website
A map
with all the locations of Changing Places toilets
Changing
Places information kit for grassroots campaigners Videos for download Materials for campaigners Schematics and cost info for builders Current local campaign you can join Case studies and stories
www.changingplaces.org.au
Slide17Changing Places advocates
Changing Place advocates are individuals and groups who support the Changing Places projects by raising awareness of the need for fully accessible public toilets in their community
They operate in ways which suit their situation and skill set. Some activities include:
Writing emails
to shopping centres, major developers, politicians etc. to request a Changing Place facility
Forming groups of likeminded advocates in their local community and arranging
meetings
with the local council
Participating
in media and awareness
activities e.g. sharing their story with newspaper, TV and radio interviews
Promoting Changing Places through their
personal and professional networks
Starting
online petitions
to raise awareness and advocate for change
Representing Changing Places at exhibitions,
presentations, student talks etc.
Slide18What you can do to help
Follow the Changing Places Facebook and Twitter channels:
www.facebook.com/ChangingPlacesAustralia
@
ChangingPlaceAU
Join the Changing Places mailing list
Become a Changing Places advocate – email
info@changingplaces.org.au
for further info
Distribute Changing Places awareness materials to clients and professional contacts
Use the Changing Places location map
Donate to the Changing Places project – further info at
www.changingplaces.org.au
Inform us of any new major infrastructure developments in your community (shopping
centres, stadiums etc.)
Slide19Current Supporting
Organisations
Association of Consultants in Access Australia Inc (61 in total)Australian Physiotherapy AssociationCarers Victoria Centre for Developmental Disability HealthChildren with Disability AustraliaEastland Shopping CentreEnware Australia Pty LimitedGrocon GroupNational Disability Services Victoria Parks VictoriaVictorian Chapter Royal Australian Institute of ArchitectsVictorian Equal Opportunity Human Rights CommissionMODE DesignBKK ArchitectsHSPC Disability Access Consultancy
Slide20National Support
Australian Local Government Association – MAV
Occupational Therapy Australia
Property Council Australia
Australian Federation of Disability Organisations
Australian Institute of Building Surveyors
Planning Institute if Australia
Urban Development Institute of Australia
National People with Disabilities and Carer Council
National Disability Insurance Scheme
National Disability and Carer Alliance
Slide21Victorian government support
September 2014, Victorian government announced funding for six fixed Changing Places and one mobile changing facility
Three placed at MCG, Melbourne Zoo and Rod Laver Arena
Three to be decided in consultation with the Victorian public
Online poll on Changing Places website resulted in over 300 votes in one week
Most popular locations so far shopping centres, parks and gardens and sporting and entertainment facilities
Slide22Changing Places at Ringwood Lakes
Officially opened 1
st October 2014
Located close to playground which includes a liberty swing
Convenient location off highway for access by travellers
Accessible by
Mlak
key holders – extra keys held at customer service centres
Check out the video in
The Age
Slide23Slide24Slide25Media coverage
Slide26Quote
“I have to lay him down on dirty public toilet floors with his head under the pan where someone else has just peed.
I don’t like putting my handbag down on some floors; why on earth should I be expected to lie my precious son on them”
Slide27Moving into the 21
st Century
1775 - The first patent for the flushing water closet was issued
to Alexander Cummings. 1852 first public toilet (flushing).
Since then technology and human rights has enormous advances
In the meantime in 2013 we have people with a disability and their families still waiting for their first toilet in their local community
Changing Places for a moment, imagine a community
for you without toilets
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