Tennessee Chapter
The Tennessee Chapter of the Changing Spaces Campaign is led by advocate Chrissy Hood, with help from advocate Shannon Grimes.
Contact us to join our advocacy efforts in Tennessee!
Email: connectingthejourney@gmail.com
Facebook: ChangingSpacesTN
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Advocates Chrissy Hood and Shannon Grimes worked together to start the Tennessee chapter of the Changing Spaces Campaign.
They strongly believe that everyone deserves dignity which drives them to advocate for accessible changing stations in their state.
Both women are mothers to children who have a disability, and have the need for accessible changing spaces.
Advocacy in Tennessee
Tennessee has been leading the campaign nationwide, with many successes at the state level for universal changing stations. Tennessee's legislators included $1,000,000 in its state budget to fund a grant program to pay for 200 tables in businesses and municipal facilities across the state. Additionally, they have committed to installing tables in all rest areas, welcome centers, and state parks by 2030, with the majority installed in the next 2 years. This is by far the most substantial investment in adult changing tables anywhere in the country.
Tennessee's Bill for Adult Changing Stations - passed in June 2022!
Joint House Resolution (Parks)
TN Universal Changing Table locations:
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Pulaski Parks & Recreation Center, Pulaski
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Giles County Courthouse Annex, Pulaski
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Adventure Science Center, Nashville
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Nashville International Airport (BNA):
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Concourse C (near Gate C17)
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Concourse D (near gate D5)
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Concourses A & B - adult changing station coming soon
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Brentwood Baptist Church, Brentwood
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Camp Jordan East Ridge Parks & Rec, East Ridge
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All Tennessee highway rest stops & welcome centers, & state parks, by 2030
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We Rock the Spectrum, 1113 Murfreesboro Rd #203, Franklin, TN, 37064
We are continually advocating for more tables to be installed. 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.
Contact
Chrissy Hood
Tennessee Chapter Leader
Email: connectingthejourney@gmail.com
Facebook: ChangingSpacesTN
