Changing Places door sign

Changing Places

  1. Changing Places door sign
    National Space Centre

    Thanks to funding from the Leicester and Leicestershire Enterprise Partnership (LLEP) and the Foyle Foundation, the National Space Centre’s teams have been able to create a brand-new Changing Places facility, to support the needs of some of the Centre’s 300,000 yearly visitors.

    Over a 1/4 million people need Changing Places toilets to enable them to get out and about and enjoy the day-to-day activities many of us take for granted.

Changing Places Facility showing the toilet
National Space Centre

What is a Changing Places facility?

The new facility is larger than standard accessible toilets with extra features:
  • A height adjustable adult-sized changing bench
  • A tracking hoist system
  • Adequate space in the changing area for the disabled person and up to two carers
  • A centrally placed toilet with room either side for the carers
  • A screen or curtain to allow the disabled person and carer some privacy.
  • Wide tear-off paper roll to cover the bench
  • A large waste bin for disposable pads
  • A non-slip floor
  • Grab rails and an emergency alarm