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A sign on shopping centre toilets has been praised for pointing out that not everyone who is disabled necessarily looks disabled.

People with disabilities that are not visible frequently draw criticism for using facilities designated for disabled people.

The Manchester Evening News spotted a post by Reddit user trin6948 of a sign on the 'Accessible Toilet' in the city's Arndale Centre which says: 'not every disability is visible'.

The post was accompanied by the statement: "Loving the disability awareness signs in the Arndale!!"

The post was met with a largely positive response. JasmineBub wrote: "Yesss... such a positive sign to help society's views towards disabled accessibility, well done Manchester!"

Andy1723 wrote: "As someone with IBS this is appreciated."

However one person pointed out that you don't have to be disabled to use them: "They are accessible to disabled not exclusively for disabled."

The point was contested by one user who said: "If you are able to use regular toilets, please don’t occupy the one that someone may have an urgent need for and don’t have an option to go elsewhere."