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Overview

About View
- The Allsebrook Lecture Theatre is a small building with 1 floors.
- The building does not have a lift.
- The building has 1 main staircase.
- There are no toilet facilities.
Parking and Public Transport View
- The building does not have its own car park.
- The building does have a drop-off point.
- The nearest train station is Bournemouth.
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Door

The approach to the building is step-free and level.
The most accessible entrance surveyed was the main entrance opposite The Sir Michael Cobham Library.
This entrance gives access to the entrance hall.
There is step-free level access at the most accessible entrance.
There are 2 other entrances.
1 of the other entrances has step-free access via slope.
1 of the other entrances has step-free level access.

Door

This entrance is located opposite The Sir Michael Cobham Library.
The entrance area is clearly signed.
There is not a canopy or recess which provides weather protection at the entrance.
There is step-free level access at the entrance.
There is a key fob/card reader at a height of 78cm.
There is a single automatic door, which is push pad activated.
The height of the push pad is 93cm.
The door opens towards you.
The width of the opening is 113cm.
There is a small lip on the threshold of the opening.
The door has a low colour contrast.
There is a second, single automatic door, which is push pad activated.
The height of the push pad is 90cm.
The door opens towards you.
The width of the opening is 108cm.
The door has a high colour contrast.
There is a push pad or push button to exit at a height of 93cm.

There is not step-free level access throughout.
The following areas have stepped access: all tiered seating with the exception of the first row and the third from the back row which can be accessed step-free by the alternative entrances.
There is room for a wheelchair user to manoeuvre.
Floor coverings are even with no trip hazards.
The walls and floor have a high colour contrast.
Lighting levels were even at the time of the survey.
Lighting levels are adjustable.
There is tiered seating.
Tiered seating has stepped access.
There are wall mounted handrails on both sides of the room.
There are designated spaces for wheelchair users.
The designated spaces for wheelchair users are located at either end of the front row.
Companions can sit next to you and behind you.
There is space for an assistance dog to rest.
Seating available in this room includes: chairs with armrests, chairs without armrests, stools and high stools.
Some seating is fixed.
Furniture available in this room includes: desks.
The surface height of some of the tables is suitable for wheelchair users.
The clear height under some of the tables is suitable for wheelchair users.
The speaker's desk/table is not height adjustable.
The height of the speaker's desk/table is 81cm.
This room has a projector screen and a whiteboard.
There is a clearly signed portable hearing assistance system.
The hearing assistance system could not be tested at the time of the survey.