RECOMMENDATIONS

A properly signed single user family restroom should be included with separate gender multi-stall toilet facilities.

The symbol or sign on the door should indicate family, handicap as well as single user availability for those with special needs.

We promote the unlocked with a sign preventing misuse. A special needs statement would make it clear that the facility is not for the general public, but for those with special needs.

We recommend the use of the following statement:

“This restroom is intended only for those with special needs”,

or simply

“Special Needs Washroom”

If locking the special needs facility is unavoidable, we recommend instructing the security personal to hand over the key without asking for justification.

Our intent is also to raise awareness that the term “special needs” can be associated with a wide variety of conditions.

Braille inscriptions enable vision-impaired people to locate public toilets and the various fixtures with the facilities.