Access Guide
Location of Room(s)
- LDS.0.17 is located to the right as you enter the Design School
- There is step free access from the Design School main entrance to LDS.0.17.
- To view the AccessAble Access Guide for Design School please click here (new tab).
Lecture Theatre(s)
- Signage for the lecture theatre(s) is available in upper and lower case lettering that is clearly visible on or near the door.
- The corridor outside the lecture theatre(s) is sufficiently wide enough (150cm+) to allow wheelchair users to pass.
- There is not step free access into the lecture theatre(s) from the corridor.
- There is a slight ramp/slope for access to the lecture theatre(s).
- The ramp/slope does not have handrails.
- The ramp or slope does bypass the step(s).
- There is/are 4 deep (18cm+) step(s) for access to the lecture theatre(s).
- The step(s) is/are clearly marked and does not/do not have handrails.
- The door opening width(s) is/are 75cm+ for the lecture theatre(s).
- There are designated spaces for wheelchair users within the lecture theatre(s).
- The designated spaces for wheelchairs users are located at the front.
- There is level access to the designated seating from an entrance.
- There is space for an assistance dog.
- There is step free access to the speaker's area at the front of the lecture theatre(s).
- The height of the speaker's desk/table is 98cm.
- The speaker's desk/table is not height adjustable.
- There is staggered seating within the lecture theatre(s).
- The steps to the staggered seating do not have handrails.
- There is not a hearing assistance system for the lecture theatre(s).
- There is not a visual fire alarm beacon in the lecture theatre(s).
- There is fixed furniture within the lecture theatre(s).
- The clear floor space beneath tables in the room(s) is 72cm.
- A height adjustable table/bench is not available.
- There are no chairs with armrests on both sides within the lecture theatre(s).
- The room does have an unobstructed minimum turning space of 150cm x 150cm.
- Floor coverings in the lecture theatre(s) are even with no trip hazards.
- The lower part of the speakers desk has a height of 84cm and the upper part 102cm. There is a slight slope leading to an alternative rear entrance to the lecture theatre, which can be seen in photographs 10 and 11.