Same.I'll use it if it's the only stall open, but only then.
Same.I'll use it if it's the only stall open, but only then.
As many others have said, I disagree. Being disabled and requiring accessible facilities does not mean there should never be any expectation of having to wait. Many people arrive at the washroom with an urgent need. Short of asking straight-up "may I please go ahead - it's an emergency", there's no recourse but to wait.The problem is, what if a person without a disability is using the loo and then a person with a disability arrives urgently needing to use the loo? Or maybe a gentleman with a prostrate problem arrives or a lady with stress incontinence and urgently, like absolutely cannot hold on. I think that loos designated for people with disabilities should, at the very least, be as exclusively for the use of people with a disability and medical conditions meaning ‘when you got to go, you got to go’, as the ‘gents’ are for men and the ‘ladies’ are for ladies.
Whenever I'm in a line for a washroom and the person right behind me is with a young child I always ask if they need to go ahead. Sometimes they gratefully accept! I don't ask people further back in line though because that would be unfair to others in front of them unless I step out of line and take their place farther back, which I would do if someone asked me but eventually I do want to "get on with it" myself.Yes and to be honest after I posted, I thought, what about young children who sometimes only announce that they need the loo, when they are really desperate. A conundrum indeed. Fast passes for loos?
Also, many time the changing table is in the handicapped stall. I remember many instances of having to wait until it was available to change a diaper, but I certainly wouldn't have expected special treatment, or a jump ahead in line.
That is me exactly. I will wait longer just for the handicapped stall to open up because I need the highhier seat and grab bars.I think as long as there is nobody else around it is ok. That said, I have a very arthritic knee and when it is really bothering me I wait to use it because it is a higher toilet with a bar and much less painful to use.
I'm also one who would not mind non gender specific restrooms with appropriate full doors for privacy on stalls.
You don't recall the thread I started a couple of years ago about the unisex restrooms where they just changed the signs and left the urinals in for men to use?
I would say the same thing about the family washrooms as the handicapped accessible ones. The fact that they are available for those groups to use doesn't mean they should have the expectation of never having to wait.I do not even recall being in a bathroom ever when there was a truly handicapped person in the restroom.
I'm with those that use the handicapped stall if it's available and there is no visibly handicapped person around. I would certainly defer to anyone who needed the stall to go in front of me.
I also agree that the handicapped accessible stall being used by anyone cuts the wait time for every one.
And yes, I've ducked in a family restroom at EPCOTand my local sporting venue. No one using them and no one waiting. Saves a little time in the main restroom line. Win/win for everyone.
I'm also one who would not mind non gender specific restrooms with appropriate full doors for privacy on stalls.
When I arrived at the airport (after a 12 hour flight) the first toilet I found in the airport had like 7 regular stalls in it and small line of about 5 people waiting. There was an accessible toilet with a separate door right next to the door leading into the restroom. I asked if anyone was in there, no one knew. I knocked, got no reply, opened the door and asked those already waiting if anyone wanted to use it. No one did, so I did.yes, I've ducked in a family restroom at EPCOTand my local sporting venue. No one using them and no one waiting.