Transforming Lives

Changing Places is an international project which aims to provide public toilets that caters for people with high support needs and who cannot use standard accessible toilets. It first launched in United Kingdom in 2006 and on 2014, the first Changing Places in Australia opened at Ringwood Lake.

Changing Places facilities allows people with high support needs to fully participate in the community. This may include people with an acquired brain injury, spinal cord injury, cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, spina bifida, and motor neurone disease, as well as many other people with a disability.

Each Changing Places facility provides:

A height adjustable adult-sized change table
A constant-charging ceiling track hoist system
A centrally-located peninsula toilet
Circulation spaces as defined in the design specifications
An automatic door with a clear opening of 950mm at a minimum (1100 mm for beach and lake locations)
A privacy screen