Essential Access Pod: Adult Change Room
A relocatable adult change room with a ceiling hoist and powered adult change table, designed for Changing Places accreditation. The standard room, for parks, playgrounds, events and town centres.
Images are for illustrative purposes only.
Who it suits
Parks and playgrounds, foreshores, town centres, community events, showgrounds and school or community campuses. One pod can serve several of these in turn: see how it moves again.
Made for people with high support needs and their carers
The room gives a person and their carers the space to move, transfer and change with dignity. The ceiling hoist runs over the change table, the toilet and the turning space, the change table lowers for a transfer and raises to a comfortable working height for carers, and the folding privacy screen gives privacy at the toilet. The room is the standard full-size adult change room, so an assessor sees a familiar layout rather than a compromise. It has a wall-side accessible toilet. The Accessible Adult Change Facility is the same size and differs in layout: it stands the toilet clear of the wall with a drop-down rail each side, covers the whole room with the hoist and has the automated door and signage the National Construction Code sets out, for venues that must provide one under the Code.
Inside the adult change room pod
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Specification
| Room size (inside) | 3200 x 3860 mm |
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| Unit size (outside) | 3380 x 4690 mm, on 4740 mm skids |
| Overall height | 3066 mm |
| Ceiling hoist | Ceiling hoist on a track over the change table, the toilet and the turning space |
| Change table | Powered adult change table |
| Toilet and basin | Wall-side accessible toilet and basin |
| Privacy | Privacy screen |
| Door | Automatic door |
| Emergency call | Emergency call system |
| Power cut | Battery backup |
| Shower | Not included; choose the Adult Change Room + Shower |
| Base | Steel skids, delivered by tilt-tray truck to a level pad |
| Power supply | Single or twin 15 amp, or 32 amp |
| Sewer | Sewer connection as standard. A licensed plumber arranged by Fortitude Essentials makes the connection, and it is a priced line on your quote. |
| Water | Potable water at a standard fitting |
Engineered to a proprietary access standard that exceeds minimum regulatory requirements.
Key features
- Room 3200 x 3860 mm, a full-size adult change room
- A ceiling hoist on a track over the change table, the toilet and the turning space, rated at 180 kg and matched to the change table
- A powered, wall-mounted adult change table that raises and lowers, with a folding side rail
- A wall-side accessible toilet with a backrest and grab rails
- A wall-fixed folding privacy screen
- An automatic sliding door with an 1100 mm clear opening; the door slides inside the wall and is opened and locked from push buttons inside and out
- Occupied and vacant indicators, braille labels on the controls and a Master Locksmiths Access Key (MLAK) lock
- A basin with a sensor tap, hand dryer, mirror, shelf and changing rails
- An emergency call point and pull cord to the floor, with a light and sounder outside so help can see and hear the call
- A battery inverter designed to keep the lights, door and emergency call working in a power cut
- A frosted window for daylight with privacy
- A slip-resistant vinyl floor, coved 150 mm up the walls and falling to floor wastes for easy washdown
- An illuminated exit sign and instruction signs for the hoist and table
- Lockable services cabinets outside the room: water, hot water, power and controls are serviced without entering the room
Size and site
| Room inside | 3200 x 3860 mm |
| Unit outside | 3380 x 4690 mm |
| Skids | 4740 mm long |
| Overall height | 3066 mm |
| Floor height above the pad | 316 mm |
| Access | Ramp at 1 in 14 with handrails both sides, and a landing with tactile indicators |
| Delivery | Tilt-tray truck onto a prepared, level pad; levelling feet, no wheels, no towing |
| Connections | Sewer as standard; mains water by hose; power from a single 15 amp, twin 15 amp or 32 amp outlet, chosen for your site. The hose and power lead connect inside the services cabinet. |
| Services | Three lockable external cabinet doors: water, gas hot water from two swap-size LPG cylinders in a sealed, vented locker, power, battery backup and controls |
| Relocation | Lifted back onto a tilt tray and moved. On a lease, one relocation per 12 months of the term is included; on a purchase, relocation is quoted per move. |
Measurements are from the design model and may change before production. Full site requirements come with your quote and in the council information pack.
Options for your site
Each pod is built to order. We ask what your site has and price these separately:
- Power supply: a single 15 amp inlet, twin 15 amp inlets or a 32 amp inlet, to suit what your site has
- Sewer connection as standard. A licensed plumber arranged by Fortitude Essentials makes the connection, and it is a priced line on your quote. We give you a written connection specification before delivery and confirm the connection at commissioning. Where there is no sewer, an approved holding tank can be used; pump-outs are by a licensed liquid waste contractor you engage, and the tank is emptied before any move. If your site has no sewer, tell us on the quote form and we will confirm in writing what the site needs.
- Your organisation’s acknowledgement on the Coastal wrap, or another finish quoted on request
- On a lease, servicing and one relocation per term are included. On a purchase, relocation and servicing are quoted when you need them.
Exterior finish
Images are for illustrative purposes only.
The pod arrives in a durable vinyl wrap in our Coastal finish: a soft limestone body with flowing bands in sand, sea glass, deep sea and Fortitude Essentials green, chosen to sit quietly in parks and suburban streets. The room name is printed beside the entry so people can find it. Your organisation’s acknowledgement can be added.
Three ways to get this pod
Every pod is built to order and delivered, commissioned and serviced by Fortitude Essentials. Choose the way that suits how you will use it.
Buy
Built to order for your site. You receive an itemised written quote covering the configuration, delivery and commissioning. Sewer connection as standard. A licensed plumber arranged by Fortitude Essentials makes the connection, and it is a priced line on your quote. We give you a written connection specification before delivery and confirm the connection at commissioning. The pod is yours to keep, with a written warranty against defects and compliance documentation. Suits a facility that will stay in one place, and councils funding through the Accessible Australia programme.
Lease
For organisations. A 12-month minimum term, with 24 and 36 month terms available. Servicing is included, and so is one relocation per term, so the pod can follow your season or your redevelopment. A design and build deposit is paid at signing and credited against your first months’ payments; a bond of one month’s payment applies; and you have the option to buy the pod at the end of the term. Delivery is an estimated five months from the signed lease agreement and cleared deposit. The estimate is confirmed on your written quote and in your lease agreement. Pricing by itemised written quote.
Event hire
Short-term hire from stock, once the first pods are in service. Register now and Fortitude Essentials will contact you when event hire opens, with no obligation.
Leases are offered to organisations. For an adult change facility at a home, see the Mobile Access Facility™ on the Hire or lease page.
Portable or fixed? Funding your pod
Councils and not-for-profits may be eligible for Accessible Australia funding of up to 100 per cent of the cost of a portable facility or up to 50 per cent of a fixed one. Which case applies turns on how the facility will be used rather than how it is built. We show both cases in your quote and help you document the planned locations.
Questions
Is the pod accredited?
Not yet, and no design can be. Changing Places accreditation is given by a Changing Places assessor to each facility once it is installed and ready to open. Our pods are designed for Changing Places accreditation; we provide the drawings and product information your assessor needs and plan the assessment stages with you from the first conversation.
Have you built one yet?
Not yet. The design is complete in a full 3D model and we are taking expressions of interest and quote requests now. Each pod is built to order for its site, so nothing is built ahead and you are not paying for options you do not need. We can walk you through the design model and the layout now. Pods are built to order. Event hire from stock follows once the first pods are in service.
How is the pod delivered?
By tilt-tray truck. The pod is a relocatable building on steel skids that slides onto a prepared, level pad and stands on four levelling feet. There are no wheels and no towing.
What does the site need?
A level pad, a sewer connection point, a mains water tap and a power supply, plus room for the ramp and landing at the entry. Power can be a single 15 amp outlet, two 15 amp outlets or a 32 amp outlet: we ask what your site has and set the pod up to suit. We give you the full site requirements with your quote, and they are summarised in the council information pack.
What happens in a power cut?
A battery inverter in the services cabinet is designed to keep the lights, the automatic door and the emergency call working through a power cut, so nobody is left in the dark or unable to call for help.
Can the pod be moved later?
Yes. It is designed as a relocatable building that is lifted back onto a tilt tray and moved to a new site. On a lease, one relocation per 12 months of the term is included. On a purchase, relocation is quoted per move. Moving a facility between locations is not covered by the funding programme, so we show it as a separate line.
How much does a pod cost?
Pricing is by itemised written quote for both purchase and lease. The quote shows the configuration, delivery and commissioning, the sewer connection as a priced line (made by a licensed plumber arranged by Fortitude Essentials), and for a lease the monthly payment, the design and build deposit and the purchase option price. There is no public price list until the first pods are costed.
Which sling does the hoist use?
We plan to show the hoist make and model on the pod and in the information we publish for each site, so carers know which sling is compatible.
Who maintains the pod?
We offer a maintenance plan with each pod, covering the hoist, the door, the plumbing and an annual inspection. Ongoing maintenance is the owner’s responsibility under the funding rules, so we include the plan in the quote for you to consider. Servicing is done from the lockable cabinets outside the room.
How long does delivery take?
For a lease, delivery is an estimated five months from the signed lease agreement and cleared deposit. The estimate is confirmed on your written quote and in your lease agreement. For a purchase, the lead time depends on order volume and is confirmed on your quote.
What if my site has no sewer?
Where there is no sewer, an approved holding tank can be used; pump-outs are by a licensed liquid waste contractor you engage, and the tank is emptied before any move. Tell us on the form and we will confirm in writing what your site needs. Every connection is made by a licensed plumber.
Request a quote for the Adult Change Room
Tell us where the pod would go and which way suits you. We reply within one business day with the next step: a quote, a lease quote, or confirmation that you are registered for event hire. Please do not include health information about any person.
The Fortitude Essentials range
Adult Change Room
A relocatable adult change room with a ceiling hoist and a powered change table.
Adult Change Room + Shower
The larger room, with an accessible shower.
Accessible Adult Change Facility
For venues that must provide one under the National Construction Code.
Essential Access Pods are designed for Changing Places accreditation. Accreditation is given by a Changing Places assessor to each installed facility. Funding decisions rest with the relevant government agencies, and Fortitude Essentials does not advise on eligibility. Images are for illustrative purposes only; the final design may differ. Fortitude Essentials supplies infrastructure and equipment and does not provide care, supervision or any health service, and does not give medical advice. We work with individuals who may receive NDIS funding. Patent Pending.