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FoEP 1.05 - Lecture Theatre is located ahead as you exit the lift on level 1.
There is step free access from the Faculty of Education Piazza Building main entrance to FoEP 1.05 - Lecture Theatre.
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The lift is located opposite the first floor entrance to the main building lift.
Signs indicating the location of the lift are not available from the entrance.
The lift is approximately 4m (4yd 1ft) from the main building lift.
The lift is a platform lift.
A member of staff does not need to be notified for use of the lift.
The platform lift accesses a small level change.
The weight limit for the lift is 400kg.
Clear signs indicating the facilities on each floor are not provided on lift lobby landings.
There is a clear level manoeuvring space of 150cm × 150cm in front of the lift.
Lift doors do contrast visually with lift lobby walls.
The external controls for the lift are within 90cm - 110cm from the floor.
The visual contrast between the external lift controls and the control plate is high.
The visual contrast between the external lift control plate and the wall is high.
The clear door width is 90cm (2ft 11in).
The dimensions of the lift are 103cm x 151cm (3ft 5in x 4ft 11in).
There are not separate entry and exit doors in the lift.
There is not a mirror to aid reversing out of the lift.
There is not a list of floor services available within the lift.
The lift does not have a visual floor indicator.
The lift does not have an audible announcer.
The internal controls for the lift are within 90cm - 120cm from the floor.
There is not a hearing loop system.
The lift does have Braille markings.
The lift does have tactile markings.
The lighting levels in the lift are low to moderate.

Comments View
- The manual door to the lift opens outwards and may be difficult to open for some.

Signage for the room(s) is available in upper and lower case lettering that is clearly visible on or near the door.
The corridor outside the room(s) is not sufficiently wide enough (150cm+) to allow wheelchair users to pass.
There is step free access into the room(s) from the corridor.
There is/are 4 medium height (11cm - 17cm) step(s) for access to the room(s).
The step(s) is/are clearly marked and has/have a handrail on the left leading in.
The door opening width(s) is/are 75cm+ for the room(s).
The door(s) for the room(s) is/are not push pad activated.
There is step free access to the speaker's area at the front.
The height of the speaker's desk/table is 90cm.
The speaker's desk/table is not height adjustable.
There is not a hearing assistance system for the room(s).
There is not a visual fire alarm beacon in the room(s).
There is not fixed furniture within the room(s).
The clear floor space beneath tables in the room(s) ranges between 64cm and 71cm.
A height adjustable table/bench is not available.
There are no chairs with armrests on both sides within the room(s).
The room does have an unobstructed minimum turning space of 150cm x 150cm.
Floor coverings in the room(s) are even with no trip hazards.

Comments View
- There are steps on the approach to one of the doors however this can be bypassed by use of the platform lift.
- There is another very similar door but with stepped access only approximately 4 metres to the right of the one surveyed.