[nabs-l] Clean Restrooms or bathrooms

Fri Dec 19 11:40:37 UTC 2014

Hello Helga,
I'm sure your questions are relevant to a lot of people. If you want
to know if a rest room is out of service, I suggest you ask a
receptionist or another member of staff before you go in. This is
quite easy if you haven't been in the building before as you'll have
to ask someone where the rest room is anyway.

As for how clean a toilet is, your nose is as good a guide as any. You
may want to think about not making actual contact with a toilet seat
when using public facilities. IE, don't sit properly on it.

I hope this helps.
Very best wishes,
Sandra.

On 12/19/14, Helga Schreiber via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hi all! Thanks a lot for the suggestions. But I just wanted to ask you, how
> do you know if a bathroom is dirty and the toilet is not clean when you are
> totally blind and you go inside the bathroom? And also, how do you know if a
> bathroom is out of service when you are totally blind? I'm just wondering.
> since I am totally blind, and I  actually have had an experience before that
> I didn't  know that a bathroom was out of service that the toilet was out of
> service and I went in. This situation have not only happen in college, but
> also when I was in high school. In fact, isn't true that some teachers or
> staffs bathrooms are also dirty or not clean as well And the only way to
> avoid that is just to ask for someone to help you?  Just to let you know,  I
> usually go to the bathroom with when I'm in college I go to the bathroom
> with someone I know, or a friend!, and I also actually experienced going to
> the staff bathrooms before in high school and I found some of them dirty or
> not clean as well! But the reason I'm asking you all this questions is
> because I don't want to experience this problem again whenever I'm by
> myself, specially when it is an emergency! in in finding a bathroom fast!
> LOL! I'm not joking. What do you guys do in an emergency? What do you guys
> tsuggest to do? Would you guys suggest to just ask the first person you find
> inside the   bathroom and ask her the questions? Just curious! All of these
> questions goes for specially to the girls on the list! Hope to hear form you
> soon. Thanks so much and God bless!
>
>
>
> P.S. I apologize in asking you all these weird questions! If some of you
> wish, you can just reply me off list if you prefer; insead of replying me
> back on listok? I really don't want to cause any incombenience! to you all
> with all these questions. Thanks again!
>
> Helga Schreiber
>
> Fundraiser Coordinator for Phi Theta Kappa, Alpha Delta Iota chapter.
> Member of National Federation of the Blind and Florida Association of Blind
> Students.
> Member of the International Networkers Team (INT).
> Independent Entrepreneur of the Company 4Life Research.
> Phone:  (561) 706-5950
> Email: helga.schreiber26 at gmail.com
> Skype: helga.schreiber26
> 4Life Website: http://helgaschreiber.my4life.com/1/default.aspx
> INT Website: http://int4life.com/
>
> "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever
> believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." John 3:16
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Dec 19, 2014, at 1:20 AM, Kaiti Shelton via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>> This is a legitimate question, and because some others might be
>> wondering the same thing but may be embarrassed to ask, I'll put my
>> comment over list as Tyler has done.
>>
>> He has given solid suggestions; I generally try to find multiple
>> bathrooms I can use so that if I know one is disgusting I can find
>> another.  When the viral plague was going through my floor freshman
>> year, I would go to the restroom in the lobby most of the time to
>> avoid picking up germs from the sinks, toilets, etc because we only
>> had cleaning staff once a day and people were so ill.  Like Tyler,
>> this one was farther away, but I didn't mind going downstairs and back
>> up again because it was so much cleaner, and I ended up not getting
>> sick.  If I'm in an unfamiliar place, sometimes I'll take some toilet
>> paper out and wipe around the seat before I actually use it.  Those
>> sanitary things you can put on toilet seats also work pretty well.
>>
>> Also, if a restroom is dirty, don't be afraid to say something.  Odds
>> are that other people are just as grossed out as you are, and that the
>> facility just isn't aware of the situation.  As long as staff are on
>> call, a receptionist or someone in charge can call a janitor in to
>> clean up the problem.  I've been on both ends of this as the person to
>> tell a receptionist, and a receptionist who had to call a janitor for
>> clean up duty, and in both instances I was just glad that something
>> could be done to make the situation better.  I'm sure fellow restroom
>> patrons felt the same.
>>
>>> On 12/18/14, Littlefield, Tyler via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> Hey Helga,
>>> I'm not really of the female variety, but us dudes have to deal with
>>> this, too. I've found that there's usually a bathroom that's hard to get
>>> to--perhaps it's way up on the 99th floor or something. If it's less
>>> used, it's probably a lot cleaner and so I go to that one instead. This
>>> may not be the case, but I tend to scout out bathrooms in buildings I'll
>>> be in frequently. Some schools have single rooms marked only for staff,
>>> which might also be an option. Worst someone will do is tell you it's
>>> staff, best noone will comment and you'll be fine. It's kind of relying
>>> on the blind card, but in this case I really don't mind.
>>>
>>>
>>>> On 12/18/2014 2:28 PM, Helga Schreiber via nabs-l wrote:
>>>> Hi everyone! How are you all? I just wanted to ask you a question
>>>> regarding clean restrooms or bathrooms. this specifically question goes
>>>> to
>>>> the girls of the list. How do you girls handle to use the Restroom or
>>>> bathroom, when the toilets are not clean or the bathroom is out of
>>>> service? I'm just wondeirng since I have had bad experiences before
>>>> regarding this matter since my college has dirty bathrooms. Please,
>>>> girls
>>>> can you write me offlist regarding these questions sinc ei don't want
>>>> to
>>>> clutter the list with this weird questions. Hope to hear form you soon.
>>>> Thansk so much and God bless!
>>>>
>>>> Helga Schreiber
>>>>
>>>> Fundraiser Coordinator for Phi Theta Kappa, Alpha Delta Iota chapter.
>>>> Member of National Federation of the Blind and Florida Association of
>>>> Blind Students.
>>>> Member of the International Networkers Team (INT).
>>>> Independent Entrepreneur of the Company 4Life Research.
>>>> Phone:  (561) 706-5950
>>>> Email: helga.schreiber26 at gmail.com
>>>> Skype: helga.schreiber26
>>>> 4Life Website: http://helgaschreiber.my4life.com/1/default.aspx
>>>> INT Website: http://int4life.com/
>>>>
>>>> "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that
>>>> whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." John
>>>> 3:16
>>>>
>>>> Sent from my iPhone
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