"Blatant Abuse of Disabled Toilets..."

I could not help it.
I had to add my comments in Peter Tan's blog and be as pedantic as possible...
Here are my comments:

There are facilities that are enjoyed by all people, such as lifts, accessible ramps, low counters, automatic sliding doors, audio announcements in lifts, and others.

There are facilities that should only be used by disabled people, such as accessible toilets* and accessible carpark.

If non-disabled people use them, it is an act of abuse, because the act is 'improper and insulting to disabled people'.

The accessible toilets and accessible carpark was designed with the correct sizes and provisions in order for disabled person to participate and function in civic life, in a meaningful and dignified way. There is an extra 1.2 meters banding at the side of the carpark lot so that a wheelchair can be manouvered. There is a 1.5 meters radius minimum in a disabled toilet, for the same reason, for example.

A wheelchair user IS NOT ABLE TO USE a toilet without the correct size. The accessible toilet was DESIGNED FOR the disabled user.

Remember that, a person with kidney problems will have his/her condition worsened if he/she delay in using the toilet. A person with chronic arthritis have to endure prolonged pain when he/she does not get to sit immediately.

It is a basic right to have these facilities, not a luxury.

Don't correct the disabled person, correct the disabling environment and attitude!

* (Some accessible toilets could be equipped with nappy changing facilities, if there is lack of space.)