Session length: 45 minutes
Purpose of this activity
- To enable people to be able to see the difficulties that people with physical disabilities and / or mobility limitations or vision impairments may face using a toilet – something that many people have never considered
- This can also lead into opening people’s minds to other experiences that other people may face (also wider than people with disabilities) that they have also not considered
Learning objectives
By the end of the session participants will be able to:
- Recognise that some people have more difficulty in accessing and using latrines, and that this can impact mental health, dignity, confidence as well as physical health.
- Identify some simple modifications to latrines that can support people with mobility issues or disabilities to use them.
Materials and supplies required
- Latrine slab (or print out large picture of a hole, and use tape to mark out the latrine slab on the floor). Or if possible use a real latrine/toilet!
- Cloth or sheet (light coloured), fake blood, small bottle of water, dirt or cocoa powder (to use as fake faeces), pillow and large t-shirt (to portray a pregnant woman).
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