I know often these facilities are only available in the accessible loo or exclude many parents by only being in one of the gendered toilets. So this is just a polite request from a disabled person yet to be a parent that can we keep the facilities safe & accessible for everyone!

And now for all the people who are asking how a blind person can take a photo & tweet. I had just walked into it I pointed and clicked. Also remember how Siri & Alexa exist? Technology has been talking to blind people since the 80s. Educate yourself ⬇️

@BlondeHistorian Question from one who has some say in these things: knowing that people changing younglings sometimes get their attention pulled away and then forget to do important things, is there a way to safeguard against you walking into the table if it is left down? Eg hanging a long rope

@rabbijennysf No that would be a trip hazard. Better positioning by people who install them would be useful. Maybe on the other side of the space.

@BlondeHistorian Another reason why the changing station should not be in the accessible stall. I hope you are ok.

@Mons_Tweets Well I might be a disabled mum one day that needs it, so I don’t agree. But I agree where possible there should be a separate accessible changing space.

@BlondeHistorian @vianerds Before y'all wonder how she could type even though she's blind: there's people who make things accessible for disabled people ok. It could be speech to text or some device. Sorry abt this but I've had HAD enough of people being smartasses

@justheretoretw4 @vianerds You’re my new best friend 😘 (FYI every time one of my tweets goes even marginally popular I get smart arses demanding to know how I can use twitter or post photos & accusing me of being a fake blind person.)

@BlondeHistorian Hope you are okay. I use a wheelchair and had a changing table fall onto me recently. They are surprisingly heavy! Which also means if they are left down it is tricky to push them back up from a seated position.

@GillAJones Luckily I have quite a padded stomach 🤣 Maybe a bruise might appear! And yes they are super heavy! Ouchy I hope you’re ok!

@BlondeHistorian I never thought of it as an obstacle like that. I'm not blind or a parent, but it really irks me whenever I see the changing station open like that. It just looks odd and messy

@LadybugLove12 And it often is messy and not cleaned up, imagine not knowing and trying not to touch it!

@BlondeHistorian As a man it’s also infuriating that changing stations are often only found in women’s bathrooms, and/or accessible bathrooms if they have them. I have brought our daughter back to my wife with a still wet diaper numerous times.

@jennings_w Yeah that's not ok.

@BlondeHistorian This never occurred to me. Sorry. Thanks for educating (don’t have babies or use disabled loos but I need to be aware of things like this!)

@BlondeHistorian Not a parent nor blind, so I never considered this, but if I ever see one of these left down, I'll definitely put it back up!

@JCZ015555555 Yeah just a slam in the gut! Ow

@BlondeHistorian Don't have a baby or a visual impairment, but this is something Ive never even thought of!

@BlondeHistorian This has never even occurred to me. I'm sorry.