Over the past year or so, there has been more public discussion about the need for adult changing spaces in public restrooms. This concept is something the general public has no clue is necessary ...

Nancy Baker Curtis demonstrates using an adult-size changing table with son Charlie at a rest stop near Adair, Iowa. The table is motorized so it can be lowered when a person needs to get on, then ...

Nancy Baker Curtis demonstrates using an adult-size changing table with son Charlie at a rest stop near Adair, Iowa. The table is motorized so it can be lowered when a person needs to get on, then ...

As any caregiver knows, changing a baby in a public restroom can be a challenge, even with changing tables available. Now imagine trying to change an adult with no access to adult-sized changing ...

Chrissy Hood’s 21-year-old daughter Alaina, who has intellectual and developmental disabilities, outgrew a baby changing table a long time ago. Hood and her husband have resorted to changing her on ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - A change is coming to Iowa that will make it easier for people with some disabilities, and their families, to travel. Nancy Curtis Baker, from Polk County, said she has two ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — For parents of teens with complex medical needs who need to wear diapers, privately and discreetly changing them is a challenge. “At 17, my son is the size of a small adult,” said ...

The blue-and-white highway sign for the eastbound rest stop near here displays more than the standard icon of a person in a wheelchair, indicating facilities are accessible to people who can’t walk.

This article was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. ADAIR, Iowa — The blue-and-white highway sign ...

Alison Bynum lives in Smyrna, Tennessee with her husband, Brad, and daughters, Norah and Charlotte. She is a governor-appointed member of the Tennessee Council on Developmental Disabilities for the ...