'Changing Places' accessible toilet to be considered for Rathlin Island by Council

An example of the Changing Places accessible toilet facilities which are being considered by Causeway Coast and Glens Council for Rathlin Island. Credit changing-places.org

Changing Places toilets are larger accessible toilets for disabled people, with equipment such as hoists, curtains, adult-sized changing benches and space for carers.

At a meeting of the council’s Environmental Services Committee on Tuesday, September 12, councillors passed a motion to consider the options to build a facility on the island.

The motion was proposed by Glens Sinn Fein Councillor Cara McShane and seconded by Glens Sinn Fein Councillor Maighréad Watson.

Along with considering the provision of the Changing Places facility, the motion also states that the council should recognise “the importance of Changing Places toilets in delivering our vision of an accessible and inclusive Causeway Coast and Glens”.

Additional modifications put forward for Rathlin include providing better access from the toilet facility on the island to the beach and providing better access to boats through portable hoists.