A woman has stepped up a campaign for more stoma-friendly accessible toilets.
Jenna Robinson, 38, will take attend a full meeting of East Riding of Yorkshire Council later, when her local councillor will press for a review of public conveniences owned by the authority.
Robinson, who is the founder of the Beverley Stoma Support Group, would like the council to install a shelf in every standard disabled toilet so that people with stomas have somewhere to place their medical items.
“When you see a disabled or an accessible toilet, you think everything is in there and equipped with everything you need, but unfortunately it’s few and far between,” she said.
“I’m really advocating for people with stomas and also hidden disabilities as well to just get better facilities for us, so we can start leading a more independent life.”
Robinson was fitted with a stoma in November 2025 after living with slow transit constipation for eight years which she says was “literally ruining my life”.
The devices are often fitted because of bowel diseases and attach to a hole – or stoma – in the abdomen, allowing waste to be diverted out of the body.
Robinson said her stoma had been life-changing.
“It’s given me my life back. I can go out now, I can be with my children, I can play with my children.
“I’ve actually now got a new job which I’m really excited about and I start that in September.”