The issue of lack of washroom facilities is, however, only a symptom of a deep-rooted problem in the judiciary – the lack of user-centricity. Our courts, as with most other public places, continue to be designed for able-bodied male users, and are not responsive to the needs of the diverse other groups who interact with these spaces.
This glaring gap in terms of thinking and building for multiple different categories of users manifests in various ways. The debilitating effect is primarily on a large category of users – the litigants. Court complexes are notoriously hard to navigate for all litigants who are unfamiliar with the system; the absence of accessible wayfinding and information signage at most courts, including signage in local languages or adequate visual representation, makes this even harder.
Source: Barandbench
