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Public toilets are known by many names in different varieties of English.. In American English, "restroom" commonly denotes a facility featuring toilets and sinks designed for use by the public, but "restroom" and "bathroom" are often used interchangeably for any room with a toilet (both in public and in private homes).
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Despite the passage of legislation, equitable access to public toilets remains a problem for women in the United States. [2] No federal legislation relates to provision of facilities for women; [3] however, Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulations stipulate "toilet rooms separate for each sex" unless unisex toilets are provided ...
A public toilet, restroom, bathroom or washroom is a room or small building with toilets (or urinals) and sinks for use by the general public. The facilities are available to customers, travelers, employees of a business, school pupils or prisoners.
Unisex public toilets may either replace single-sex toilets, or may be an addition to single-sex toilets. Unisex public toilets can be used by people of any sex or gender identity. Such toilet facilities can benefit transgender populations and people outside of the gender binary, and can reduce bathroom queues through more balanced occupation.
The Bryant Park restroom is a public toilet in Bryant Park, an urban park in the New York City borough of Manhattan. The 315-square-foot (29.3 m 2) structure was built at the same time as the New York Public Library Main Branch and designed by the same architects. It opened in 1911 and closed in the 1960s as the surrounding park deteriorated.
Accessible public toilet at airport in Munich. Accessible toilets are toilets that have been specially designed to better accommodate people with physical disabilities . Persons with reduced mobility find them useful, as do those with weak legs, as a higher toilet bowl makes it easier for them to stand up.