Changing Places
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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.
Our Changing Places facility requires a code to access, which can be provided to you upon your arrival -- please speak to a member of our team and we will be happy to share the code whilst you are visiting us.
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