New toilets in Coventry are flushing success

A special toilet, shower and changing room for the disabled has been opened in Coventry’s Central Library.


Coun Faye Abbott, Brian Hinde, Coun Ann Lucas and Jill Hinde

The Changing Places toilet is the first in the city centre to cater for people with complex and multiple disabilities.

It includes a changing bench, hoist and specialist equipment for the disabled following a nationwide campaign, Changing Places, to build more accessible toilets in city centres.

The city scheme has been led by Coventry Mencap, a charity which supports those with learning difficulties, and has been funded by the council.

Coun Ann Lucas, the council’s cabinet member for community services, said: “It does improve people’s quality of life and will benefit many people.”

Coun Faye Abbott, who chairs the council’s Disabled Peoples Advisory Panel, said: “The library is an excellent location.”

There are two other Changing Places toilets, in Allesley and Stoke.