charliesangel
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Post by charliesangel on Aug 8, 2014 11:31:10 GMT
Ok, settle a bet. A friend and I are discussing handicap stalls in public restrooms - she says baby changing stations are always in the handicap stall. I've been in my fair share of public restrooms, and I say they are typically out in the open. I don't have children, but I have used them while caring for my nieces and nephew, and I've never used one that was in a stall.
So, what's typical?
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grinningcat
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Post by grinningcat on Aug 8, 2014 11:32:04 GMT
I think it's both... but maybe slightly skewed towards out in the main part. But I have definitely seen both.
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Post by rumplesnat on Aug 8, 2014 11:33:51 GMT
I've seen them in both as well, probably more often out in the open.
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Post by moosedogtoo on Aug 8, 2014 11:35:58 GMT
I've seen both too.
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lionsimba
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Post by lionsimba on Aug 8, 2014 11:37:41 GMT
If there is a handicapped stall, the changing station is usually in it. If there isn't a handicapped stall, the changing station is usually out in the open.
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charliesangel
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Post by charliesangel on Aug 8, 2014 11:50:53 GMT
I have to leave for work, but I'll check in later! Thanks for taking the time to answer!
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Post by AussieMeg on Aug 8, 2014 11:54:15 GMT
I've never ever seen one in a handicapped stall. There is usually a "family" restroom with a changing station, or they are out in the main part of the restroom.
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SweetieBsMom
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Post by SweetieBsMom on Aug 8, 2014 12:11:58 GMT
I voted "Other" because I've seen them both ways.
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Post by melanell on Aug 8, 2014 12:23:45 GMT
I have seen both. Typically it's older businesses with bathrooms that were built before changing tables were common that pull the in the handicapped trick. I have seen other configurations in small bathrooms that are just as lousy. One local grocery store that I love, has theirs directly across from the handicapped stall. But the area there is only wide enough to open that door. So if someone is in the stall, they hit you with the door coming back out. And if someone needs to get into the stall, you have to move for them mid-change. And our Target has a family rest room (Yay!) withOUT a changing table. Say what? So when DS [HASH]2 was in diapers, DS [HASH]1 was 8 years old. Old enough to not want to hang out in the ladies' room while I changed a diaper. But young enough that I didn't think leaving him to hang out in the main store alone was a good option either. And they had that family room, which could have fixed my issue, with no place but the floor to change a baby. I don't get it. Of course, it's all better than the days when you had to haul your kid back outside and change him on the seat of the car, so I am grateful that they exist in whatever crazy corner they cram them into. (Oh, and I'm also happy to sy that in the years between our first and second son, nearly everywhere wised up and put the changing tables in the mens' rooms, too. I never understood why only the ladies' rooms had them. DH spent many a time changing diapers in the car due to the lack of a changing table when he was out with DS on his own. On the other hand, the local Macy's gets a gold star, because for over 15 years now they have had a special room just for changing a baby. No need to go into a restroom at all.
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Post by MrsDepp on Aug 8, 2014 12:31:56 GMT
If there is a handicapped stall, the changing station is usually in it. If there isn't a handicapped stall, the changing station is usually out in the open. Yes that's how I see them
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Post by deshacrafts on Aug 8, 2014 12:39:07 GMT
I've seen them both ways, so I voted Other.
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Post by picotjo on Aug 8, 2014 12:54:28 GMT
If there is a handicapped stall, the changing station is usually in it. If there isn't a handicapped stall, the changing station is usually out in the open. That is how it is around here .
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Post by myshelly on Aug 8, 2014 14:13:58 GMT
I've seen both ways , but more often out in the open.
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Post by caro on Aug 8, 2014 14:19:17 GMT
I've seen it both ways but I will say kudos to the stores that have a changing room with comfortable chairs for breast feeding too.
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Post by gmcwife1 on Aug 8, 2014 14:33:29 GMT
I've seen it both ways too.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 8, 2014 14:36:32 GMT
I think it's both... but maybe slightly skewed towards out in the main part. But I have definitely seen both. This is exactly what I was going to say.
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Post by underwatermama on Aug 8, 2014 14:38:34 GMT
I've seen both too. And I'm grateful I don't have to actually use them anymore.
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Post by annabella on Aug 8, 2014 14:39:35 GMT
I typically see them next to the sink and mirror, don't recall seeing them in a stall.
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Post by raindancer on Aug 8, 2014 15:26:35 GMT
I've seen both, but I cringe when I see them in the handicap stall. I have several friends in wheelchairs and I know from their POV that this is a real issue for them. When you go use a restroom (if you are not disabled) even if there is a long line you usually have a variety of options for the toilet. But there is usually one stall that is wheelchair accessible. So if mom's are in line using it (which is fair if you have to change a baby, and that's where it is located what can you do?), then your wait is extra long and you have no other choice. That sucks. And it really can cause issues.
I have decided that if the able bodied people who come up with accessibility rules actually had to sit their but in a wheelchair and figure out how to maneuver around their grand designs they would rethink a good number of them.
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Post by IAmUnoriginal on Aug 8, 2014 15:31:41 GMT
I've seen both. Depending on the layout of the bathroom, the changing table gets put where it fits best.
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Post by leannec on Aug 8, 2014 15:41:53 GMT
I voted "Other" because I've seen them both ways. Me too ... I'm just thankful that I'm waaaaay past that stage
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Post by workingclassdog on Aug 8, 2014 15:45:45 GMT
I picked other because I seen them both ways and it seems like 50/50 or maybe a little more leaning towards out in the open..
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Post by doesitmatter on Aug 8, 2014 16:40:24 GMT
I've seen it both ways, 50/50 to me.
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Post by Dani-Mani on Aug 8, 2014 16:46:03 GMT
In newer bathrooms, I typically see them in handicap stalls. I prefer it this way--it gives the mom and child more room and more privacy then normal placement, where I find I'm scooting past them or they're next to the sink or hand dryer/paper towels.
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Post by alibama on Aug 8, 2014 16:51:17 GMT
I prefer them in the handicap one also.
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Post by melanell on Aug 8, 2014 19:08:49 GMT
I love the places with a special family room that has everything you need...a changing table, a sink, a toilet, a chair for nursing, and plenty of room for someone to be in there helping someone.
Whenever I find a public place that has this, I shoot them an email to thank them.
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Post by scrappert on Aug 8, 2014 19:19:06 GMT
That one is hard to vote. It's usually a bit of both, depending on the size of the restroom. A small restroom will have it in the handicap stall. A large restroom will have it in the open.
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Post by Peamac on Aug 8, 2014 19:23:00 GMT
I've seen them in both places. It depends on the size of the overall bathroom, if there's room outside of the stall to have one or not.
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Post by Linda on Aug 8, 2014 19:38:17 GMT
I've seen them in both places depending on the store. I prefer the set-up in one of the malls near here - there's a nursing area with chairs and changing areas; there's a family restroom (also with a changing area) and then the main restrooms with multiple stalls (and more than one handicapped stall - at least in the women's - I haven't been in the men's ) and the stalls have those little strap-in seats so mum's can pee without juggling a baby. I'm pretty sure there's a changing area in there also - I think it's in the open but out of the way of the main traffic pattern by the sinks.
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charliesangel
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Post by charliesangel on Aug 8, 2014 22:44:36 GMT
Thanks ladies. That's what I thought. Her argument was that if you have small children you are entitled to the handicap stall because you need a place to put your purse, diaper bag, and stroller while holding your child over the toilet. I countered that the sign on the door shows a wheelchair, not a stroller, and that the only individuals entitled to that stall are individuals who are handicapped. Then she told me that restrooms always put the changing table in the handicap stall and I tried to recall if I'd seen that before. Since I only rarely need it (the 6 children I regular watch ages 8,5,4,3,3,and 1, only one is still in diapers now) I knew in my experience it has always been out in the open, but I wasn't discounting the possibility it might be in the larger stall at some places, but she claims it's always that way which means it is a handicap/mothers with small children stall.
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