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Getting To (The Therapy Suite - Newsam Centre)

The most accessible route from the Newsam Centre Visitors Car Park has slight ramps or slopes, uneven surfaces and a dropped kerb.
Access to the Therapy Suite - Newsam Centre is via the Newsam Centre entrance.
There is a drop-off point at this entrance.
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The Therapy Suite - Newsam Centre is located on the first floor, on the left side of the building.
The Therapy Suite - Newsam Centre is approximately 12m from the lift.
Enter via the Newsam Centre entrance and proceed straight ahead past the reception desk.
Follow the main corridor to the end and turn left.
Continue ahead to the lift, located on the left.
Take the lift to the first floor.
Exit the lift and turn left, going through the double doors.
Proceed to the end of the corridor and the Therapy Suite is located straight ahead.
Internally the most accessible route has step-free level access, a lift and manual doors.
Some flooring along the route is shiny.
There are resting areas along the route.
Wayfinding signage is provided.
Signage is clearly visible with high contrasting colours.

Car Park View
- The car park is located to the left of the Newsam Centre.
- The car park is open air/surface.
- The car park surface consists of tarmac.
- There are 3 designated Blue Badge parking bays available.
- The Blue Badge bays are clearly marked.
- The surveyed Blue Badge parking bay dimensions are 228cm (width) x 470cm (depth).
- The hatched/marked zones vary between bays.
- The width of the marked zone is 136cm.
- The dimensions of the designated Blue Badge parking bays vary in size.
- The nearest designated bay is 35m from the Newsam Centre entrance.
- The most accessible route from the Blue Badge parking has slight ramps or slopes and uneven surfaces.
- There is a dropped kerb without tactile paving from the designated Blue Badge parking.
Charges and Restrictions View
- This car park is for visitors and Blue Badge holders only.
- Parking is free for all users.
- Free parking for Blue Badge holders is restricted to 2 hours.
- Clearly presented parking signs are available.
Drop-off Point View
- There is a designated drop-off point available.
- The designated drop-off point is located to the right of the Newsam Centre entrance.
- There is a dropped kerb without tactile paving from the drop-off point.

This entrance is located at the front of the Newsam Centre.
The approach to the entrance has uneven surfaces and bollards.
The entrance area is clearly signed.
There is a canopy or recess which provides weather protection at the entrance.
There is step-free access via ramp at the entrance.
The ramp has a slight gradient.
The ramp is over 150cm wide with a handrail on the right going up.
There is an intercom at a height of 127cm.
There are double automatic doors at this entrance.
The doors open by sliding.
The width of the opening is 153cm.
There is a small lip on the threshold of the opening.
The doors have a low visual contrast.
There is a second set of double manual doors, however one door is locked or bolted.
The locked door can be opened on request.
The second set of doors open towards you.
The width of the opening is 81cm.
There is a small lip on the threshold of the opening.
The second set of doors have a low visual contrast.
There is step-free level access as you enter.

The reception is located ahead as you enter the Newsam Centre entrance.
The distance from the Newsam Centre entrance is 8m.
There is step-free level access to reception.
The height of the reception desk is 109cm.
The reception has windows, glazed screens and patterned/distracting backgrounds.
There is a portable hearing assistance system which is not clearly signed.
The hearing assistance system could not be tested at the time of the survey.
There is a low-level writing shelf at the reception desk.
The height of the writing shelf is 70cm.
There is no (or very little) background noise in this area.
Some flooring is shiny.
Lighting levels were uneven at the time of the survey, with pools of light and shade.

The lift surveyed is located ahead and at the end of the corridor as you enter the Newsam Centre.
The distance from the Newsam Centre entrance is 26m.
The most accessible route to the lift has step-free level access and manual doors.
The ground floor, the first floor and the second floor are accessed by this lift.
The lift door has a high visual contrast.
The lift has a level manoeuvring space in front of it for a wheelchair user (150cm x 150cm).
The external lift control buttons have tactile markings and a medium visual contrast.
All of the external lift controls are at a suitable height for a wheelchair user.
The lift door opening width is 89cm.
The internal dimensions of the lift are 104cm (width) x 140cm (depth).
The internal lift control buttons have tactile markings and a medium visual contrast.
All of the internal lift controls are at a suitable height for a wheelchair user.
Lighting levels were uneven at the time of the survey, with pools of light and shade and unshaded light sources.