Servicing Utopia

Resources

RIBA (2010) Approved Document Part M.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/access-to-and-use-of-buildings-approved-document-m

House of Commons (2008) The Provision of Public Toilets
http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200708/cmselect/cmcomloc/636/636.pdf

Knight, G, Bichard, J (2011) Publicly Accessible Toilets: An inclusive design guide.
http://www.brunel.ac.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/148792/Publicly-Accessible-Toilets.pdf

Toilet Access (2013-15) Toilet Access. 
https://toiletaccess.wordpress.com/2015/08/13/launching-3-exciting-publications/

Penner, B. (2012) 'We shall deal here with humble things'.
https://placesjournal.org/article/we-shall-deal-here-with-humble-things/

 

Toilet Organisations and Campaigning

Many organisations are campaigning for better provision of public toilets:

The British Resorts and Destinations Association (BRADA)

The National Organisation of Residents' Association (NORA)

Changing Places Consortium

The British Toilet Association

The Chartered Institute of Wastes Management

Keep Britain Tidy Campaign

The Community Toilet Scheme

 

Background information

Servicing Utopia is based on research findings from Around the Toilet, which worked with trans, queer and disabled people from April 2015 to December 2015 to ask what it means to access a safe and comfortable toilet space. For further infromation about this project please go to: Around the Toilet https://aroundthetoilet.wordpress.com