I am hoping to write about something that really annoys me. I'm incontinent and consider myself to be disabled and as such need access to disabled toilets to change but because I'm only 20 and obviously don't look disabled I am often given dirty looks or even confronted when I leave disabled toilets. I have a radar key (which you use to gain access to disabled toilets in the UK, I'm not sure if they are used elsewhere).
Anyway last week I was confronted when leaving a disabled toilet. I'm a university student and I was out with some friends, they all know I'm incontinent and have been incredibly understanding. Anyway I'd wet myself and therefore needed to change. As always my friends were understanding and just acted like nothing had happened and helped me to find a toilet as I wasn't at home. I got changed and put my wet nappy in the bin that was in the toilet as I left I was confronted by a man who was in a wheelchair who told me it was disgusting that someone who isn't disabled was using the disabled toilet. I couldn't help but argue back and said 'Have a look in the bin and then tell me I'm not disabled' knowing that my soaking wet adult nappy was at the top. He didn't apologise and I was tempted to wait outside for him but my friends persuaded me not to and led me away.
Anyway last week I was confronted when leaving a disabled toilet. I'm a university student and I was out with some friends, they all know I'm incontinent and have been incredibly understanding. Anyway I'd wet myself and therefore needed to change. As always my friends were understanding and just acted like nothing had happened and helped me to find a toilet as I wasn't at home. I got changed and put my wet nappy in the bin that was in the toilet as I left I was confronted by a man who was in a wheelchair who told me it was disgusting that someone who isn't disabled was using the disabled toilet. I couldn't help but argue back and said 'Have a look in the bin and then tell me I'm not disabled' knowing that my soaking wet adult nappy was at the top. He didn't apologise and I was tempted to wait outside for him but my friends persuaded me not to and led me away.