Access Guide
Access To
- BCB 206 is located to your right on exiting Lift 1 on the second floor of the Birkbeck Central Building.
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- The most accessible route has step-free level access, a lift, manual doors and shiny flooring.
- There is written text and numbered signage on or near the entrance.
- There is step-free access via ramp into BCB 206.
- The ramp has a slight gradient.
- The ramp is between 75cm and 150cm wide with a handrail on the right going up.
- The ramp is located directly after the entrance door.
- There is a single manual door which opens away from you.
- The door has a locked extension leaf.
- The locked extension leaf can be opened on request.
- The width of the opening is 86cm.
- The door has a high visual contrast.
Teaching
- This is a teaching room.
- There is step-free level access throughout the room.
- There is room for a wheelchair user to manoeuvre (150cm x 150cm).
- There is not a hearing assistance system.
- The flooring is shiny.
- Floor coverings are not even and could potentially cause a trip hazard.
- The walls and floor have a high visual contrast.
- Lighting levels were even at the time of the survey.
- Lighting levels are adjustable.
- There are no designated spaces for wheelchair users.
- There is space for an assistance dog to rest.
- Seating available in the room includes: chairs with armrests and chairs without armrests.
- Furniture available in the room includes: desks.
- Some desks are fixed.
- The surface heights are suitable for wheelchair users.
- The clear underside space of the surfaces is not suitable for wheelchair users.
- The height of the speaker's desk/table is 89cm.
- The speaker's desk/table is not height adjustable.
- This room has a television screen.
- Wiring for the speaker's desk may present as a trip hazard.