Access Guide
Overview
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About
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- This is an art gallery and event space.
- View information on opening times
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Parking and Public Transport
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- The venue does not have its own car park.
- There is on-street Blue Badge Bay parking and on-street standard parking.
- The name of the nearest car park is New Covent Garden Market car park.
- The nearest step-free train station is Vauxhall.
- The nearest underground station is Nine Elms Underground Station.
- For the latest travel options and information you can plan your travel using Google Maps (opens new tab).
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Getting In and Around
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- There is step-free level access at the most accessible entrance.
- There is step-free level access throughout, this may include the use of a lift.
- Access throughout may include manual doors and doors permanently held open.
- The ground and first floor can be accessed via a platform lift and stairs.
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Getting Help and Assistance
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- There is seating available.
- There is no hearing assistance system.
- There is not a water bowl available for assistance dogs.
- There is not a designated assistance dog spending area.
Toilet and Changing Facilities
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Toilet Facilities
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- There is 1 toilet with adaptations.
- The toilet with adaptations is located to the left from the entrance.
- The toilet with adaptations has a right hand transfer space.
- The shared step-free toilet facilities are located ahead from the entrance, on the left.
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Changing Places and Changing Facilities
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- Parent and baby changing facilities are located to the left from the entrance, in the toilet with adaptations.
Parking
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Drop-off Point
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- There is not a designated drop-off point available.
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On-street Parking
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- On-street designated Blue Badge parking and standard parking is available.
- The on-street designated Blue Badge parking bays are located Ponton Road.
- The Blue Badge bays have faded markings.
Entrance
- This entrance is located at the front of the building.
- 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 are double manual doors at this entrance, however one door is locked or bolted.
- The locked door can be opened on request.
- The doors open towards you.
- The width of the opening is 107cm.
- There is a small lip on the threshold of the opening.
- The doors have a low visual contrast.
Getting Around
- There is step-free level access throughout all areas, this may include the use of a lift.
- Access throughout may include doors permanently held open.
- Some flooring is shiny.
- There is a high visual contrast between the walls and floor in the majority of walkways.
- There is no (or very little) background noise.
- Wayfinding signage is not provided.
- Seating available in the walkways includes: chairs without armrests.
- Lighting levels were uneven at the time of the survey, with pools of light and shade and unshaded light sources.
Room (Exhibition Space)
- The room is located ahead from the entrance.
- The distance from the entrance is 5m.
- The most accessible route to the room has step-free level access.
- There is no signage on or near the door.
- There is step-free level access into the room.
- There are double manual doors with a high visual contrast.
- One of the doors was locked at the time of the survey.
- The locked door can be opened on request.
- The door is permanently held open.
- The width of the opening is 108cm.
- There is step-free level access throughout the room.
- There is room for a wheelchair user to manoeuvre (150cm x 150cm).
- There is space for an assistance dog to rest.
- The flooring is shiny.
- The walls and floor have a high visual contrast.
- There is not a hearing assistance system.
- There is no (or very little) background noise in this room.
- Lighting levels were even at the time of the survey, with unshaded light sources.
Room (Etc Space)
- The room is located to the left from the entrance.
- The distance from the entrance is 5m.
- The most accessible route to the room has step-free level access.
- There is no signage on or near the door.
- There is step-free level access into the room.
- There are double manual doors with a low visual contrast.
- The doors open away from you.
- The width of the opening is 156cm.
- There is step-free level access throughout the room.
- There is room for a wheelchair user to manoeuvre (150cm x 150cm).
- There is space for an assistance dog to rest.
- The walls and floor visual contrast varies between low and high.
- Seating available in the room includes: chairs without armrests.
- Furniture available in the room includes: tables.
- There is not a hearing assistance system.
- There is no (or very little) background noise in this room.
- Lighting levels were even at the time of the survey, with unshaded light sources.
Lift
- The lift surveyed is located to the right from the entrance.
- This lift is a platform lift.
- The distance from the entrance is 10m.
- The most accessible route to the lift has step-free level access and doors permanently held open.
- The ground and first 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, Braille markings and a high visual contrast.
- All of the external lift controls are at a suitable height for a wheelchair user.
- The lift door opening width is 99cm.
- The internal dimensions of the lift are 120cm (width) x 142cm (depth).
- The internal lift control buttons have tactile markings, Braille markings and a high visual contrast.
- All of the internal lift controls are at a suitable height for a wheelchair user.
- The button needs to be pressed constantly when in use.
- Lighting levels were even at the time of the survey.
Stairs
- The stairs surveyed are located to the right from the entrance.
- The ground and first floor can be accessed by these stairs.
- There are 19 steps between floors.
- The steps are clearly marked and have handrails on both sides.
- The handrails are easy to grip.
- The handrails cover the flight of stairs throughout its length.
- The handrails extend horizontally beyond the first and last step.
- The height of the steps is between 15cm and 18cm.
- The height of the highest step is 16cm.
- The depth of the steps is not between 30cm and 45cm.
- Lighting levels vary due to the use of large glazed walls.
Area (First Floor - Exhibition Space)
- On the first floor.
- There is step-free level access via lift into this area.
- There is step-free level access throughout the area.
- Access throughout the area may include narrow walkways.
- There is room for a wheelchair user to manoeuvre (150cm x 150cm).
- The walls and floor have a high visual contrast.
- Seating available in this area includes: chairs without armrests.
- Furniture available in this area includes: tables.
- The surface heights are not suitable for wheelchair users.
- The clear underside space of the surfaces is not suitable for wheelchair users.
- There is not a hearing assistance system.
- There is no (or very little) background noise in this area.
- Wayfinding signage is not provided.
- Lighting levels were even at the time of the survey.
Toilet with Adaptations (Right Hand Transfer)
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Location and Access
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- The toilet surveyed is located to the left from the entrance.
- The distance from the entrance is 5m.
- The most accessible route to the toilet has step-free level access.
- 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 medium visual contrast.
- The width of the door opening is 84cm.
- The door has a locking handle.
- Internally the door has a low visual contrast.
- There is a grab rail on the internal door with a high visual contrast.
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Dimensions and Features
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- The dimensions of the cubicle are 175cm (width) x 210cm (depth) and there is not room for a wheelchair user to manoeuvre (150cm x 150cm).
- There is a lateral transfer space to the right as you face the toilet.
- The lateral transfer space is 104cm (from the side of the toilet pan).
- There is a spatula flush on the transfer side.
- There is a horizontal grab rail on the non-transfer side.
- The horizontal grab rail has a high visual contrast.
- There is a vertical grab rail on the transfer side.
- The vertical grab rail has a high visual contrast.
- There is a dropdown rail on the transfer side.
- The dropdown rail has a high visual contrast.
- The toilet seat is 49cm from the floor.
- The toilet seat has a high visual contrast.
- There is a wall mounted toilet roll holder which can be reached when seated on the toilet.
- The toilet roll holder has a high visual contrast.
- The toilet roll holder is 97cm from the floor.
- The wash basin and taps can be reached when seated on the toilet.
- The wash basin is 72cm from the floor.
- The wash basin has a lever mixer tap.
- The vertical grab rails are on both sides of the wash basin.
- The wash basin grab rails have a high visual contrast.
- There is a wall mounted soap dispenser which can be reached when seated on the toilet.
- The soap dispenser has a high visual contrast.
- The soap dispenser is 87cm from the floor.
- There is a wall mounted towel dispenser which cannot be reached when seated on the toilet.
- The towel dispenser has a high visual contrast.
- The towel dispenser is 90cm from the floor.
- There is not a hand dryer.
- There is a pull cord emergency alarm within 10cm from the floor.
- There is a full length mirror.
- There is no shelf.
- The cubicle has a nappy/incontinence items bin, a sanitary bin and a pedal bin.
- There are no coat hooks.
- The height of the baby change facility when in use is 88cm.
- The walls and floor have a high visual contrast.
- Lighting levels were even at the time of the survey, with unshaded light sources.
