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www.americanrestroom.org

www.americanrestroom.org. Mission . The American Restroom Association advocates for the availability of clean, safe and well-designed public restrooms. Goals. Promote code change Communicate with and develop relationships with related organizations

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  1. www.americanrestroom.org

  2. Mission The American Restroom Association advocates for the availability of clean, safe and well-designed public restrooms.

  3. Goals • Promote code change • Communicate with and develop relationships with related organizations • Document Americans’ perceptions of public restrooms • Implement PR campaign for media coverage • Create interactive public restroom site on the Web

  4. About Us • 501 (c) (3) Non-profit subsidiary of fiscal sponsor • Maryland Corporation • Grassroots organization – not a trade organization

  5. History • August 2004 – Founded • November 2004 • Presented at World Toilet Forum Beijing • Media coverage on ABC Nightly News with Peter Jennings • NPR “All Things Considered” broadcast • May 2005 – Code change revisions proposed

  6. History • May 2005 – Presented at World Toilet Expo & Forum in Shanghai • June 2005 – Board of directors established • July 2005 – Wall Street Journal article • September – Presented at World Toilet Summit in Belfast

  7. Major Media Coverage ABC News with Peter Jennings November 2004 Beijing The Wall Street Journal July 2005 PBS All Things Considered November 2004 Beijing

  8. Unique Monthly Visits to our Website

  9. Board of Directors • Thomas Achatz, PE– Engineer • Kathryn H. Anthony, PhD – Architecture professor, researcher, author • Robert Brubaker– Electrical engineer, restroom advocate • Mary Coakley, Restroom advocate • Roger Conradt– CPA • Betty Fisher, PhD– Clinical psychologist • Cheryl B Gartley– President, Simon Foundation • Tom Keating, PhD– Educator, school restroom advocate • David King– Business executive • Steven Soifer, PhD– Social work professor, paruresis advocate

  10. Board of Directors • Thomas Achatz, PE– Engineer • Kathryn H. Anthony, PhD – Architecture professor, researcher, author • Robert Brubaker– Electrical engineer, restroom advocate • Mary Coakley, Restroom advocate • Roger Conradt– CPA • Betty Fisher, PhD– Clinical psychologist • Cheryl B Gartley– President, Simon Foundation • Tom Keating, PhD– Educator, school restroom advocate • David King– Business executive • Steven Soifer, PhD– Social work professor, paruresis advocate

  11. Bob Brubaker • Advocate for availability of public restrooms • Created the Public Restroom Initiative • Opens of public restrooms in the Washington DC Metro subway system • Articles in major publications including LA Times, Chicago Times, Wall Street Journal • Regional television coverage • Advocate for restroom code changes • www.metroped.org

  12. Tom Keating, PhD • Founder of Project CLEAN to improve restrooms in public schools • Author of Project CLEAN: Safe, Sanitary school Restrooms • Facilitated legislative, policy, and code of conduct standards for public school restrooms • Project CLEAN  visits schools, reviews conditions, coordinates solutions, and develops restroom improvement plans • Presented at World Toilet Summit, Belfast 2005 • www.project-clean.com

  13. Steven Soifer, PhD • Founder and staff director, International Paruresis Association • Founder and executive director, Shy Bladder Institute • Advocate for paruresis (“shy bladder”) sufferers • Appeared on national radio and regional television programs; quoted as expert in hundreds of print publications • Achieved victories against discrimination toward paruresis suffers • www.shybladder.org

  14. Cheryle Gartley • Founder and president of The Simon Foundation for Continence • Co-author of Managing Incontinence: A Guide to Living with Loss of Bladder Control • Television: ABC’s 20/20, People are Talking (San Francisco), Kelly and Company (Detroit), Good Morning Australia (Sydney), and network news in Japan, Canada, and Germany • Member of the International Continence Society, the Association of Continence Advisors (UK), and the Bladder Health Council of the American Foundation of Urologic Disease.

  15. Kathryn M. Anthony, PhD • Professor, Design Program Faculty, School of Architecture, Department of Landscape Architecture, and Gender and Women’s Studies Program, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign • Author of Designing for Diversity: Gender, Race, and Ethnicity • Awarded 2005 Achievement Award, Environmental Design Research Association • Awarded the 2003 Institute Honors for Collaborative Achievement by the American Institute of Architects • Author, “Putting Potties in Perspective”, Licensed Architect 2004 • Speaker on “Gender and Family issues in Restroom Design” World Toilet Forum, Shangai

  16. Goals

  17. Goals • Promote code change • Communicate with and develop relationships with related organizations • Document Americans’ perceptions of public restrooms • Implement PR campaign for media coverage • Create interactive public restroom site on the Web

  18. Promote Code Change • Restroom access • Enforce existing codes • CVS drug stores • Walgreens/Salvation Army • Proposing language about signage • Restroom availability • Proposing code requiring outdoor public venues to provide restroom facilities • Restroom privacy • Support codes requiring urinal partitions

  19. Communicate with and develop relationships with related organizations • Clinical associations • Incontinence • Continence • Gastrointestinal (Crohn’s & Colitis) • Geriatric • Community organizations • Industry organizations • Schools and universities • Restroom equipment manufacturers & distributors

  20. American Restroom Association American Restroom Association and Related Organizations Public Restroom Users Restroom Supply Companies Health Advocacy Groups Media Schools and Universities Code Organizations (UPC, IPC)

  21. Document Americans’ perceptions of public restrooms • Conduct consumer survey to quantify and analyze consumers’ attitudes toward restroom design, cleanliness and availability • Incorporate consumer interests and concerns into targeted American Restroom Association campaigns • Use data to promote change

  22. Implement PR campaign for media coverage • Build awareness of public restroom issues • Code change victories • Restroom improvement and availability stories • Consumer rights (e.g. availability) • Restroom awards

  23. Project Opportunities • Web site enhancements $10,000 • Consumer survey 50,000 • Interactive restroom Web site 50,000 • Board support 5,000 • Retail store accessibility survey 50,000 • Restroom Checklist 500 • Public Relations campaign TBD • General operating expenses TBD

  24. Organization Founded Media WTS-Belfast WTS-Beijing WTE&F-Shanghaii NPR ABC News Wall Street Journal 16,559 Web Hits/day Significant Events Board Seated CVS Action Timeline of Key Accomplishments 2004 2005 2006

  25. www.americanrestroom.org

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