Access Guide
Overview
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About
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- 3 Holywell Drive is a small building with 2 floors.
- There are no lifts and 1 main staircase within the building.
- The floors are not signed but are referred to within this guide as the ground and first floors.
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Parking and Public Transport
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- There is a campus car park, with Blue Badge parking available.
- The name of the nearest car park is Car Park 5.
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- The nearest train station is Loughborough.
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Getting Inside
- The approach to the building is step-free and level.
- 3 Holywell Drive has one entrance.
The entrance provides step-free level access to the ground floor.
There is a single manual door at this entrance. - The entrance is signed as 3 Holywell.
Getting Around
- There is step-free level access to the majority of the ground floor of the building.
- On the ground floor there is a single step to access room 001.
- Floor surfaces along all circulation routes are hard and smooth.
- There is seating in the ground floor lobby area with a mixture of seating.
- Wayfinding signage is not present in the building.
- There are no manual doors in any circulation corridors.
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 on the ground floor, off the main corridor.
- The toilet with adaptations has a left hand transfer space.
- The male and female step-free toilet facilities are located on the ground floor, off the main corridor.
- The gender inclusive toilet facilities are located on the first floor, off the main corridor.
Entrance
- This entrance is located at the front of the building.
- The approach to the entrance has uneven surfaces.
- 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 bell at a height of 121cm.
- There is a key fob/card reader at a height of 101cm.
- There is a single manual door at this entrance.
- The door opens away from you.
- The width of the opening is 81cm.
- The door has a high visual contrast.
- There is a second single manual door.
- The second door opens away from you.
- The width of the opening is 85cm.
- The second door has a low visual contrast.
Toilet with Adaptations (Ground Floor - Left Hand Transfer)
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Location and Access
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- The toilet surveyed is located on the ground floor, off the main corridor.
- The distance from the entrance is 6m.
- The most accessible route to the toilet has step-free level access.
- There is step-free level access into the facility.
- There is Braille, tactile, pictorial and written text signage on or near the door.
- The door opens inwards and has a low visual contrast.
- The width of the door opening is 86cm.
- The door has a twist lock.
- Internally the door has a low visual contrast.
- There is not a grab rail on the internal door .
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Dimensions and Features
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- The dimensions of the cubicle are 139cm (width) x 208cm (depth) and there is not room for a wheelchair user to manoeuvre (150cm x 150cm).
- There is a lateral transfer space to the left as you face the toilet, however it is obstructed.
- The lateral transfer space is 83cm (from the side of the toilet pan).
- There is a lever flush on the non-transfer side.
- There is a horizontal grab rail on the non-transfer side.
- The horizontal grab rail has a low visual contrast.
- There is a vertical grab rail on the non-transfer side.
- The vertical grab rail has a low visual contrast.
- There is a dropdown rail on the transfer side.
- The dropdown rail has a low visual contrast.
- The toilet seat is 48cm from the floor.
- The toilet seat has a low 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 88cm from the floor.
- The wash basin and taps can be reached when seated on the toilet.
- The wash basin is 68cm from the floor.
- The wash basin has a lever mixer tap.
- The vertical grab rail is on the left as you face the wash basin.
- The wash basin grab rail has a low visual contrast.
- There is a wall mounted soap dispenser which cannot be reached when seated on the toilet.
- The soap dispenser has a low visual contrast.
- The soap dispenser is 88cm from the floor.
- There is a wall mounted towel dispenser which cannot be reached when seated on the toilet.
- The towel dispenser has a low visual contrast.
- The towel dispenser is 106cm from the floor.
- There is not a hand dryer.
- There is a pull cord emergency alarm, however it is not within 10cm from the floor.
- There is a mirror.
- There is no shelf.
- The cubicle has a waste bin and a sanitary bin.
- There are no coat hooks.
- The walls and floor have a medium visual contrast.
- Lighting levels were uneven at the time of the survey, with pools of light and shade.
Stairs
- The stairs surveyed are located at the rear of the building.
- The ground and first floor can be accessed by these stairs.
- There are 15 steps between floors.
- The steps are clearly marked and have a handrail on the right going up.
- The handrail is not easy to grip.
- The handrail does not cover the flight of stairs throughout its length.
- The handrail does not extend horizontally beyond the first and last step.
- The height of the steps is not between 15cm and 18cm.
- The height of the highest step is 20cm.
- The depth of the steps is not between 30cm and 45cm.
- Lighting levels vary due to the use of large glazed walls.