To use the disabled loo when I'm with my son?

[RestingBitch]

My sons 9 months and obviously still in his pushchair. The majority of the time it's just me and him when I go into town/visit places. When I need the loo I get an attack of conscious, I normally use the disabled loo so I can bring him in with me.
Can't use a regular loo as I can't get him in the cubicle in his chair. Don't want to take him out of his pushchair and plonk him on the floor as the floors are manky and he will eat whatever is on the floor. He'll also probably try and crawl under the gap and interrupt someone else. Don't really like the idea of leaving him in his pushchair whilst I nip in the cubicle, so providing there isn't someone waiting for the disabled loos, AIBU to use them? I'm usually in and out and so far I've never encountered anyone waiting for one, or the impatient rattle of the door. If I am being unreasonable, short of pissing myself what's the options?

Not a troll, and don't work for any newspapers :).

So, Garden there are no bathrooms for the sole use of those with additional needs?

As someone with an invisible disability, this is a really bloody upsetting and disappointing thread.

Welcome to the inevitable bun fight where people will inevitably start drawing up worth and unworthy conditions to use an accessible toilet and some will go as far as to suggest you shouldn't change your baby in there even if there is no changing facility (you should just use the floor).
Then if it gets really good then people will subtly get into a who has the worst need competition.

You'll need thick skin for any of this topic

Nerve, not knee 😂

Must, I'm sure mnhq will be along in an hour or two to link to 'this is my child' :(

Anyone posting saying this is fine but also moans about people who use p&c spaces without a child, needs a fucking kick up the arse.

Yy mycats

Anyone posting saying this is fine but also moans about people who use p&c spaces without a child, needs a fucking kick up the arse.

I go when I change DD's nappy but wouldn't do this in a disabled toilet unless there were no changing facilities.

Thanks Garden.

If you have a hidden disability though, and you don't need the extra space of a disabled toilet, wouldn't you just use a regular cubicle?

Yes. My disabilities (sometimes visible, sometimes not) don't require any of the features of an accessible toilet, so I use non-accessible ones. Because I'm not selfish.

Some hidden disabilities DO require the features of an accessible toilet, which are more than just extra space.

Waltermitty

The problem with having toilets only for people with disabilities would be how it was policed.

You can't check everyone going in and out the accessible toilets to ensure they have the appropriate disability. It also wouldn't stop people claiming to have an invisible disability to justify using it. Plenty of people on this thread have announced invisibilities, try calling them all liars and see what would happen.

There's also the problem of small venues that only have the one toilet, which by law has to be accessible. You couldn't stop able bodied people from using it.

I have nerve damage in my bladder not knee damage,

The problem with having toilets only for people with disabilities would be how it was policed.

If able-bodied people in these discussions listened to disabled people instead of patting each other on the back, they might police themselves.

We can live in hope, anyway.

"Plan your trip. Look for places that have family toilets or larger cubicles."

Yes, sirzy - what a good idea! Let's all plan our days out according to the toilet facilities.

Mycats I'm sure those against childless people using p&c parking, wouldn't be against a disabled person using them,
Am I right guys?

Yes, sirzy - what a good idea! Let's all plan our days out according to the toilet facilities.

Nice sarcasm.

Many disabled people are forced to do just that.

It shouldn't need policing. It should need people to use a bit of decency and basic morals and not use a disabled toilet unless they are actually disabled.

Sadly this thread shows how lacking that is.

Chance would be a fine thing, eh.

Why wouldn't you plan your trip? Surely that's again common sense?

Sorry GardenGeek, I don't understand, I assumed this thread (and the millions of identical threads) would be referring to the toilet set up that seems to be in the majority, ie men's toilets, women's toilets and those marked with a wheelchair ♿ symbol (and more recently, a sign saying something like , 'not all disabilities are visible') - are you talking about something different?

Oh would be impossible to police, I agree.

I just wasn't sure if the toilets were supposed to be for disabilities only, or were for everyone but designed to cater to disabilities, if that makes sense?

Because some twats will insist that they're for everyone and will happily use them