Access Guide
Generic (Alternative Services)
- This branch and the business is committed to making the services they offer accessible to all customers. As well as in-person appointments at their office, they can adapt to your needs and requirements by using phone calls, email or video calls – whichever works best for you and your circumstances. If you’d rather see them face-to-face in your own home, they can always accommodate that too. In each branch a portable hearing loop is available on request with 48 hours notice. To find out more or if you have any further questions, please contact your local branch.
Overview
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Parking and Public Transport
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- The venue does not have its own car park.
- There is not a public car park nearby.
- There is on-street Blue Badge Bay parking.
- The nearest train station is Essex Road.
- This station does not have step-free access.
- The nearest underground station is Angel.
- This underground station does not have step-free access.
- For the latest travel options and information you can plan your travel using Traveline (opens new tab).
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Getting In and Around
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- There is step-free access via a steep slope at the most accessible entrance.
- There is step-free level access throughout all areas.
- There are no doors to open along circulation routes.
- Access throughout may include narrow walkways and pillars.
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Getting Help and Assistance
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- Seating is available.
- There is not a hearing assistance system.
- The alternative formats documents can be provided in include: large print (on request) and different languages (on request).
- There is not a water bowl available for assistance dogs.
Parking
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Public Parking
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- On-street designated Blue Badge parking is available.
- The on-street designated Blue Badge parking bays are located in Upper Street.
- The Blue Badge bays are clearly marked and signposted.
Entrance
- This entrance is located in Upper Street.
- The entrance area is clearly signed.
- There is not a canopy or recess which provides weather protection at the entrance.
- There is step-free access via a steep threshold slope at the entrance.
- There are double manual doors.
- The doors open away from you.
- The doors require effort to open.
- One of the doors was locked at the time of the survey.
- The locked door can be opened on request.
- The width of the opening is 80cm.
- There is a small lip on the threshold of the opening.
- The doors have a low colour contrast.
Branch
- There is step-free level access throughout all areas.
- The contrast between the walls and floor varies between low and high along circulation routes.
- Some of the walls have a reflective finish.
- Access throughout may include narrow walkways and pillars.
- There is no (or very little) background noise.
- Area signage is not provided.
- Seating available for customers includes: chairs without armrests and stools.
- Furniture available in this branch includes: tables.
- The surface height of the tables is suitable for wheelchair users.
- The clear height under the tables is suitable for wheelchair users.
- Lighting levels vary due to the use of large glazed walls.
- There are no meeting rooms in this branch.
Toilet with Adaptations (Right Hand Transfer)
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Location
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- The toilet surveyed is located to the rear left of the branch.
- The distance from the entrance is 14m.
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Route
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- The most accessible route to the toilet has step-free level access.
- There are no doors to open along the most accessible route.
- This route has narrow walkways.
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Access
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- There is step-free level access into the facility.
- There is pictorial signage on or near the door.
- The door opens outwards and has a low colour contrast.
- The door requires effort to open.
- The width of the opening is 86cm.
- The door has a locking handle.
- Internally the door has a low colour contrast.
- There is a grab rail on the internal door, with a low colour contrast.
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Dimensions and Features
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- The dimensions of the cubicle are 213cm (width) x 210cm (depth).
- There is not room for a wheelchair user to manoeuvre.
- There is a lateral transfer space to the right as you face the toilet, however it is obstructed.
- The lateral transfer space is 74cm (from the side of the toilet pan).
- There is a push button flush for the toilet.
- The flush is on the transfer side.
- There is a horizontal grab rail on the non-transfer side.
- The horizontal grab rail has a medium colour contrast.
- There is a vertical grab rail on the transfer side.
- The vertical grab rail has a medium colour contrast.
- There is a dropdown grab rail on the transfer side.
- The dropdown grab rail has a medium colour contrast.
- The toilet seat is 48cm from the floor.
- The toilet seat has a low colour contrast.
- There is not a wall mounted toilet roll holder.
- The wash basin has a lever mixer tap.
- The wash basin and tap can be reached when seated on the toilet.
- The wash basin is 77cm from the floor.
- There are vertical grab rails on both sides of the wash basin.
- The wash basin grab rails have a medium colour contrast.
- There is a soap dispenser, however it is not wall mounted.
- There is a wall mounted towel dispenser.
- The towel dispenser cannot be reached when seated on the toilet.
- The towel dispenser has a medium colour contrast.
- The towel dispenser is 104cm from the floor.
- There is not a hand dryer.
- There is a pull cord emergency alarm but it was tied up at the time of the survey.
- There is a long mirror.
- There is no shelf.
- The cubicle has a waste bin.
- There are multiple coat hooks.
- The coat hooks are 176cm from the floor.
- The walls and floor have a high colour contrast.
- Lighting levels were even at the time of the survey.
