TDC bathrooms at Grayton Beach???

[seagrovegirl]

Sorry ya'll, but it makes me so mad when people take outrageous liberties with the handicap accessible classification....A port a john is not handicap accessible. I guess those in authority don't care and won't be there to help the person stuggling to get from their wheelchair to the toilet. It is semantic games with tragic consequences for those with diminshed movement.

The blue potties are temperary, don't think it's an outrageous liberty. What is outrageous is that there are still no restrooms at all in some county parks. Don't get me wrong....I sympathize.

 

[DuneLaker]

Yep. More adequate restroom facilities on the beach would be a much higher priority. The Walton County park by Dunes of Seagrove (even though they tore dunes down and its not really Seagrove) really screams for a bathroom and has ample room. Many of the coastal dune lake outfall areas are also in need. Room at many access areas by road.

 

[Smiling JOe]

Sorry ya'll, but it makes me so mad when people take outrageous liberties with the handicap accessible classification....A port a john is not handicap accessible. I guess those in authority don't care and won't be there to help the person stuggling to get from their wheelchair to the toilet. It is semantic games with tragic consequences for those with diminshed movement.

well stated. There are port0a-johns which are built to handicapped codes, and do function well. They are about four times the size of a regular handicrapper, complete with ramps up to the door. While a real "restroom" would be nice and more accurate to what the TDC is suggesting is there, at least a Handicapped PortaJohn would meet the needs of the people in need. I truly think without a minimum of a handicapped portajohn, the TDC is in violation of ADA.

The above image shows a handicapped portajohn on the right, though I've seen some which were much larger.

 

[Smiling JOe]

Americans with Disability (ADA), Walton County Committee
Jerry Armstrong, Coordinator, 892-8586
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Please click on Recommended Action Item Form for Improvement of County Facilities. Note that this form is for ADA compliance for county facilities only. Send to:
Ms. Tammy Christie
Walton County Human Resources
117 Montgomery Circle
DeFuniak Springs, FL 32435

Questions? Email Tammy Christie chrtammy@co.walton.fl.us or call 892-8586.

 

[NotDeadYet]

The porta potty at Deer Lake State Park is no ordinary stinky potty - it is a Clivus odorless, solar-powered, waterless composting toilet.
http://www.clivusmultrum.com/

It really is odorless. Topsail has one of these too, at the end of the road from the old entrance on Hwy 98.

At Deer Lake, there is a designated handicapped parking place and a little boardwalk up to the potty, which is oversized. I believe it is handicap accessible - the state parks are usually good about complying. Might be a little awkward to negotiate the door though.

The Clivus is pricey but I bet the TDC still could have bought quite a few with the money they spent on the big blue signs.
The best thing about them is no sewer hookup is necessary, no electricity is necessary and no water is necessary, although it would be nice to have a shower and a spigot for handwashing. Not essential, though.

 

[Beach Runner]

That's good to know. Thanks for the info.

 

[jodiFL]

I just sent the link to the Clivus site to Tammy at the county with the suggestion that those be used at ALL county facilities. The cost of renting a porta-john is around $100 a month so I am sure that amount of rent would offset the cost of those systems by quite alot.

 

[Matt J]

I just sent the link to the Clivus site to Tammy at the county with the suggestion that those be used at ALL county facilities. The cost of renting a porta-john is around $100 a month so I am sure that amount of rent would offset the cost of those systems by quite alot.

Those clivus systems are extremely expensive, I believe 5 digits expensive.

I do agree that more beach accesses need to not only be accessible to get to the beach, but have facilities that are accessible as well. It seems like we have it backwards at most places.

Inlet Beach, beach access, non accessible facilities
Deerlake State Park, no beach access, quasi-accessible facilities
Seaside Watercolor, no beach access, brand new up to code facilities
Grayton Beach, beach access, facilities???

 

[NotDeadYet]

Those clivus systems are extremely expensive, I believe 5 digits expensive.

So, how many big blue signs is that? Two, three, four, five?

 

[Smiling JOe]

That would be only two of the 49 signs which cost over $5,000 each.