To think its ok to use the disabled toilet?

[darcymum]

I am able bodied but it does annoy me that disabled toilets are often locked while a long line snakes outside the other toilets. Why can't we use it? what do they think we are going to do?

I was at gay pride once with really long lines outside all the toilets, including disabled and when a disabled person arrived (even without visible disabilities) they just went straight to the front of the line, no problem. In fact quicker than having to find a staff member to open it for them.

I'm sure I'll be flamed for my ignorance but go ahead, I might learn something.

[Oenopod]

I used a disabled loo the other day. It was at a college. I was teaching (adults) and at break time pretty much the entire class was waiting to use the loo. None of the students was disabled (ie needed the accessible loo).

The college is closed for the summer, this was a summer school thing. I used the disabled toilet. And encourage the students to do so too.
Otherwise it was standing empty.

BUT at a shopping centre, public venue, then no.

[MumNWLondon]

I have used recently. I have IBS and this is exacerbated greatly when breastfeeding (not sure why), when I need to go I really can't wait, if no access to disabled toilet I would just have to ask to push to the front of the queue.

I generally have a buggy with me and if there is no family toilet using the normal toilets is impossible unless I leave the door open TBH I don't feel bad about using the disabled toilets in these circumstances.

[SanctiMoanyArse]

But Bizzy isn;t that pretty much what we posted furtehr down?

That if we see soimeone coming out aof a disabled loo thenw e rpesume they do have a need, visible or not, and that therefore requires a modicum of responsibility from others?

Even within SN there is flexibility: if DS1 is having a bvad day I can't ;eave him alone but he's almost a teen now so can hardly bring him in with me to the ladies, so I would take him into a disabled loo; better that than he hurts someone - i if the toilets are small I take ds3 as well to a disabled loo after the notorious toilet licking incident

They both ahve ASD

However, if a toiket is alrge, or f DH is there, they will use the NT facillities as they are able thenm to be supervised.

I don; t tkae them to changing rooms (unless of course it's ds4 needing a change obv), and DH would enver take ds1 into disabled becuase he can be perfectly well supervised by him

I guess it's about taking what you need only and not being a barrier to otehr people's needs.

[SanctiMoanyArse]

Oh and mumNWLondon just a thought but when I first breastfed was when myc asein intolerance (milk protein) manifested itself, initially with diarrhoea; might be worth thinking about? Doesn't eman an end to BF- heck ds4 is 2.3 and I still BF- but some people are OK on goats milk, I am not but still get by.