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Supports for our Community

All-gender washrooms

 

Mount Royal University (MRU) is continuing to fulfill its commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion and accessibility (EDIA) and implementing change for a more equitable and inclusive campus. Providing more washrooms that people of all genders feel comfortable and safe using is another step in this journey.

All members of our campus community have the right to an environment that is safe and supportive of their needs. Providing a greater range of washroom types by including more all-gender options promotes safety and ease of use by all, including increased comfort through choice, privacy and accessibility.

All-gender (also called gender-inclusive) washrooms cultivate a sense of belonging for gender-diverse students and employees on campus, ensuring that all community members can focus on and succeed in the work of teaching, learning and information sharing.

Anyone, regardless of gender identity, can use an all-gender washroom. Your washroom at home is a good example, as are single-user washrooms in the community that everyone uses, such as those on airplanes, at outdoor festivals and in some coffee shops. Other all-gender washrooms are multi-user, with a mix of toilets and urinals, some of which are in stalls, others that are shielded and some that are in the open.

This type of facility increases privacy and accessibility for more members of our campus community, including those who have personal health requirements or mobility challenges, and those providing assistance to someone of a different gender, such as parents and caregivers.

The Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion and Facilities Management have identified the most effective locations for additional all-gender, multi-user washrooms.


 

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Locations of all-gender washrooms on campus

MRU has a number of all-gender washrooms located across campus, including single-user facilities and multi-user facilities. The locations of these washrooms are:

 

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Washroom icons

Some washrooms in the Riddell Library and Learning Centre and across campus are all-gender, multi-user facilities. This means that everyone can use them. Signs on the door show what facilities are in each space. Additional signage indicates that these locations are all-gender washrooms and include the locations of nearby gender-specific washrooms.

 

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Toilets

Meaning: Washroom has toilets separated by stalls.

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Open urinals

Meaning: Washroom has urinals with no privacy shielding.

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Shielded urinals

Meaning: Washroom has urinals with privacy shielding.

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Accessible

Meaning: Washroom accommodates those with physical disabilities.

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Change table

Meaning: Washroom has change facilities for babies.

 

Choose the washroom you feel most comfortable using

While we are providing additional choice in our washrooms and creating a more equitable campus, not everyone will choose to use an all-gender washroom. These members of our community can choose the existing gender-specific washrooms on campus. Choose the washroom that you feel most comfortable using.

 

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Frequently asked questions