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Ohio Chapter

The Ohio Chapter of the Changing Spaces Campaign is led by Advocates and Jennifer Corcoran and Kim Boulter.

Ohio

Contact us to join our advocacy efforts in Ohio! 

Email: ChangingSpacesOH@gmail.com

Facebook: Changing Spaces Ohio - Adult Changing Table Awareness

Instagram: @ChangingSpacesOhio

Twitter: @Dignity_in_OH

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How Can I Help?

Spread Awareness 

Tell people in your community about the need for universal changing tables. Find informational pamphlets you can take with you in our advocacy toolkit.

Advocate 

Encourage your local parks, zoo, museums, libraries, etc. to install universal changing tables. Direct them to our website to learn more.

Donate

 Make a Donation to Inspired Access Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded to raise funds to install universal changing tables.

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Advocacy In Ohio

The Ohio Chapter led by advocates Jennifer Corcoran and Kim Boulter. They were inspired to start this advocacy because of their own struggles to care for their sons while away from home.

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Both advocates are mothers to sons who have a disability, and have the need for accessible changing spaces.

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Jennifer Corcoran has led the way advocating for adult changing stations in Ohio. She has collaborated with her representatives to introduce concurrent bills in the Ohio Senate and the Ohio House of Representatives. Unfortunately, neither bill passed. However, she is still making a big difference in Ohio with her advocacy.​

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Jennifer is working with her county board of Developmental disabilities to install over 10 universal changing tables in the Dayton, Ohio area. Jennifer also served on the International Code Council's special committee to develop building code for Adult Changing Stations. These standards will be published in the 2024 International Building Code, and serve as a model for adult changing stations across the USA.

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In 2022 Kim Boulter joined the Changing Spaces Campaign and is focusing her advocacy on the Central Ohio area. She has reached out to towns surrounding Columbus, the Columbus City council, the Governor's office, the Columbus airport, and many other locations to spread awareness and gain support. Together, Kim & Jennifer hope to grow the Ohio campaign and spread awareness of this issue across the state.

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Recent Developments:

  • In December 2022 Changing Spaces Ohio Leaders established a nonprofit, Inspired Access Foundation, to raise funds to install more universal changing tables around Ohio, as well as to provide adaptive equipment and other items to increase community accessibility and inclusion. Please donate to support the installation of more universal changing tables! (All donations go to Inspired Access Foundation, a 501C-3). 

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  • January 2023 we met with officials from the Ohio Department of Transportation to discuss making Ohio's highway rest stops more inclusive by adding adult changing tables. This will allow people to travel throughout our state and be able to use the restroom while they travel. Since then, ODOT has committed to installing adult changing stations in 28 new Ohio rest stops by 2026! Read all about this exciting development in the Columbus Dispatch article here.

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  • In 2022 we reached out to the Ohio State University to encourage them to incorporate adult changing stations into their University-wide building standards. The University will be installing two adult changing stations in the new medical tower in OSU Hospital, and will add more throughout campus in the future. ​

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  • In February 2023 Governor DeWine announced the proposed state budget for 2024. In the budget he specifically listed adult changing tables as a priority. The budget has been passed by the The Ohio House of Representatives, and is now in the hands of the Ohio Senate. Kim Hauck, Director of the Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities is committed to working with partners across the state to offer support from the budget for more universal changing tables. We will have an update around the end of July, 2023 on whether DODD will be providing a grant opportunity.

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  • In 2022, Nationwide Children's hospital committed to including adult changing stations in all new buildings as they expand their campus and renovate. This is now part of their internal building standards, which exceeds the minimum requirement by the state of Ohio. Thank you Nationwide Children's!

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  • In November 2022 Kim and Jennifer petitioned the Ohio Board of Building Standards to adopt new building code for adult changing stations. The board was very receptive and approved the petition. The petition still needs to pass through several other committees before receiving final approval. If approved, it will go into effect in January 2024. This will require and NEW assembly and mercantile buildings with 6 or more male and female water closets to include a family restroom with a height-adjustable adult size changing table inside. It will also include the following to have an adult changing station: new highway rest stops, schools that have a public assembly function, such as a large auditorium or gym used by the public, and large college classroom buildings.

Adult Changing Table Locations in Ohio

Ohio Adult Table locations:

  • Cincinnati Airport (CVG), Near gate B13 (powered height-adjustable)

  • The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium near Stingray Bay (fixed height)

  • Franklin Park Conservatory (powered height-adjustable)We Rock the Spectrum, Columbus (fixed height)

  • Greater Columbus Convention Center (powered height-adjustable)

  • Cincinnati Zoo (child size, fixed height)

  • Cincinnati Museum Center (child size, fixed height)

  • COSI Center of Science and Industry, Columbus (Fixed-Height)

  • Delaware County Library- Liberty branch, Powell, Ohio -OPENING MARCH 26, 2023 (powered, height-adjustable)

  • North YMCA, Columbus (fixed height)

  • Delaware County Board of Developmental Disabilities (powered height-adjustable) 

  • New Life Church, East Campus, Pataskala (fixed height)

  • Vineyard Church, Columbus (low fixed height bench)

  • Bay Presbyterian Church, Bay Village, Ohio (powered height-adjustable)

  • Montgomery Community Church, Cincinnati, Ohio (powered height-adjustable)

  • Orange Township hall park (powered height-adjustable)

  • Miracle League Park in Eastlake, Ohio (powered height-adjustable)

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Cincinnati airport family restroom with universal changing table

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  • All Abilities McGuan Park, Norwalk, Ohio (fixed height, child size)

  • Coffman YMCA, Springboro, Ohio (fixed height)

  • Grove City Mirolo Dream Field, Buddy Ball field, Grove City, Ohio (fixed height)

  • Owen's Place, Rotary park, Beavercreek,  Ohio (child size, fixed height)

  • Nationwide Children's Hospital, 7 locations across the main campus (powered height-adjustable)

  • Akron Children's Hospital, on every level of Considine building, (height-adjustable table on level 4, others are fixed height)

  • Akron Children's Beeghly (Boardman) campus, Buildings A & D. One will be installed in the new E.R. once renovations are complete.

  • Dayton Children's Hospital main campus, 2 on ground floor in family restrooms (powered height adjustable)

  • Ohio State University Speech Language AAC Clinic (powered height-adjustable)

  • Ohio State University Optometry Clinic (powered height-adjustable)

  • Bridgeway Academy and Therapy Center, Columbus Ohio (fixed height)

We are continually working on getting more changing tables installed around Ohio. Please advocate for changing tables to be installed in your town, so we can add more to this list!

Please contact us if you know of more changing table locations so we can add to this list.

Adult Changing Table News in Ohio

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Resources

Delaware County Board of Developmental Disabilties Accessibility Grant

50% Matching Grant Up to $5,000 for schools, public agencies, businesses and not-for-profit organizations in Delaware County, Ohio.

Contact

Jennifer Corcoran and Kim Boulter

Ohio Chapter Leaders

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Email: ChangingSpacesOH@gmail.com

Instagram: @ChangingSpacesOhio

Twitter: @Dignity_in_OH

Facebook: Changing Spaces Ohio - Adult Changing Table Awareness

LinkedIn: Kim Boulter Linked In

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Jennifer Corcoran

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Kim Boulter

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