“I won’t go somewhere unless I know what’s going to be there…
…because it would just be a disaster for me if I went somewhere and they didn’t have loos, I would just come home again.”
24 year old with irritable bowel syndrome
TACT3 research project
“Say I’m going on a long bus trip.. I’ll make sure I don’t drink.
That’s not good for your health in terms of MS.
You’re meant to keep hydrated but you end up not drinking because you worry there won’t be any toilets”
30 year old with multiple sclerosis
TACT3 research project
“That is why I don’t suggest that she joins a local pensioner’s group that would go out on outings...
because finding a toilet is the overriding thing. It’s her one big concern”
my mum, talking about my grandma
TACT3 research project
Overview - Overview of your idea
“I think that [proposals for a national database] would run contrary to localism principles, place new burdens on local authorities and increase levels of bureaucracy.”
Andrew Sturnell MP, DCLG
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Brent
LincolnLichfield
Ashfield
Manchester
Salford Sunderland
Surrey Heath Sutton
Tandridge
Wandsworth
Lambeth
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access
location
opening hours
facilities
contact details
type of provision
Where will the data come from?
Council Contact Data• councils• councillors
Public Toilet Data
• local authorities
• shopping centres• parks• transport• department stores, service stations, car parks, supermarkets…
• public
Who is going to take part?
• organisations• communities• individuals
• councils
Toilet Finding Apps
SitorSquatFind Toilets
Toiluxe
Toiletmap.co.uk
ToiletMapLondon
WaterAid’s Toiletfinder
• crowd-sourcing
SitorSquat ©2010Proctor&Gamble Wandsworth Borough Council Open Data
Toilet Finding Apps
Find Toilets SitorSquat
Toiluxe
Toiletmap.co.uk
ToiletMapLondon
WaterAid’s Toiletfinder
Toilet Finding Apps
How will the project support itself?
Pilot site
Real site
Processing data
How will the project support itself?
Why should TSO invest in this idea?