Access Guide
Getting To (Broadoak Unit - Lazy Dazy Café)
- The most accessible route from the blue badge spaces has a very easy slope and a dropped kerb.
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- Access to the Broadoak Unit - Lazy Dazy Café is via the Broadoak Unit - main entrance.
- There is not a drop-off point at this entrance.
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- The Broadoak Unit - Lazy Dazy Café is located on level 0, at the end of the right-hand corridor.
- The Broadoak Unit - Lazy Dazy Café is approximately 55m from the Broadoak Unit - main entrance.
- Enter the venue via the Broadoak Unit - main entrance and turn right.
Follow the corridor to the end and the Lazy Dazy café is located on the left. - Internally the most accessible route has step-free level access, manual doors and doors permanently held open.
- Some flooring along the route is shiny .
- There are resting areas along the route.
- Wayfinding signage is provided.
- The following toilet facilities are available along the route; a toilet with adaptations (with transfer on both sides).
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Parking (Broadoak Unit)
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Car Park
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- The car park is located at the front of the building.
- The car park is open air/surface.
- The car park surface consists of tarmac.
- There are 2 designated Blue Badge parking bays available.
- The Blue Badge bays are clearly marked.
- The surveyed Blue Badge parking bay dimensions are 230cm (width) x 460cm (depth).
- The hatched/marked zones vary between bays.
- The width of the marked zone is 124cm.
- The nearest designated bay is 9m from the main entrance.
- The most accessible route from the Blue Badge parking has a very easy slope.
- There is a dropped kerb without tactile paving from the designated Blue Badge parking.
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Charges and Restrictions
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- This car park is for Blue Badge holders and permit holders only.
- Parking is free for all users.
- Clearly presented parking signs are available.
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Drop-off Point
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- There is not a designated drop-off point available.
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Public Car Parks
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- There is a public car park located across the main road from the Broadoak Unit.
- The name of the car park is Broadgreen Hospital multi-storey car park.
- Designated Blue Badge parking bays are not available in the car park.
Entrance (Broadoak Unit - Main entrance)
- This entrance is located at the front of the Broadoak Unit building.
- 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 a very easy slope at the entrance.
- There is an intercom at a height of 116cm.
- There are double automatic doors at this entrance.
- The doors open by sliding.
- The width of the opening is 174cm.
- The doors have a low visual contrast.
- There is a second single automatic door.
- The second door opens by sliding.
- The width of the opening is 106cm.
- The second door has a low visual contrast.
- There is step-free level access as you enter.
- There is a third automatic door at this entrance into the building. This slides automatically, is 103cm wide and has poor colour contrast.
The third door into the building will only be opened by reception staff after visitors have passed through the second door and it has closed, and vice versa for exiting.
Department / Service (Broadoak Unit - Lazy Dazy Café)
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Location and Access
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- The Broadoak Unit - Lazy Dazy Café is located along the right-hand corridor after entering the Broadoak Unit.
- There is pictorial and written text signage on or near the door.
- There is step-free level access into this area.
- There are double manual doors with a medium 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 83cm.
- There is a small lip on the threshold of the opening.
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Facilities and Services
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- The nearest toilet with adaptations is located in the corridor opposite the entrance to the café.
Eating and Drinking (Broadoak Unit - Lazy Dazy Café)
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Location and Service
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- The Lazy Dazy Café is located at the end of the corridor to the right after entering the Broadoak Unit.
- The most accessible route has step-free level access, manual doors and doors permanently held open.
- This area has designated seating, a counter where food and drink can be ordered and staff who can provide assistance with ordering.
- Full table service is not available.
- Menus are handheld and wall-mounted.
- The following dietary requirements can be catered for: gluten free, dairy free, lactose free, nut allergy, vegetarian and vegan.
- The following are available: drinking straws, takeaway cups and takeaway cutlery.
- There is not a hearing assistance system.
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Order and Payment
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- The service counter was surveyed.
- The counter is located to the right as you enter the café.
- There is step-free level access to the counter.
- The height of the counter is 100cm.
- There is not a lowered section at the counter.
- The counter has glazed screens which may affect the ability of someone to lip read.
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Seating Area
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- There is step-free level access throughout the seating area.
- 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.
- Seating available in this area includes: chairs without armrests and sofas.
- Furniture available in this area includes: tables.
- The surface height of the tables is suitable for wheelchair users.
- The clear height under the tables is suitable for wheelchair users.
- There is background noise in this area.
- Lighting levels were uneven at the time of the survey, with pools of light and shade.
