Access Guide
Parking for the Education Room
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Drop-off Point
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- There are car parking spaces outside the gates leading to the Education Room.
Entrance
- This entrance is located at the front of the Education Room.
- 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 between 75cm and 150cm wide.
- There are handrails on both sides.
- There are double manual doors.
- The doors open towards you.
- The doors are easy to open.
- The width of the opening is 144cm.
- There is a small lip on the threshold of the opening.
- The doors have a low colour contrast.
- There is step-free access via ramp as you enter.
- The ramp has a slight gradient.
- The ramp is between 75cm and 150cm wide.
- There are no handrails for the ramp.
The Education Room
- The room is located immediately upon entrance to the venue.
- The most accessible route to the room has step-free level access.
- There are no doors to open along the most accessible route.
- There is step-free level access into the room.
- There is step-free level access throughout.
- There is room for a wheelchair user to manoeuvre.
- There is space for an assistance dog to rest.
- Some flooring is shiny.
- The walls and floor colour contrast varies between low and high.
- Seating available in this room includes: chairs without armrests, benches and stools.
- Furniture available in this room includes: tables.
- None of the tables are fixed.
- The surface height of the tables/desks is suitable for wheelchair users.
- The clear height under the tables/desks is suitable for wheelchair users.
- There is not a hearing assistance system.
- Additional facilities/services include: a wash basin.
- There is background noise in this room which varies depending on the function/event.
- Announcements are in person.
- Lighting levels were uneven at the time of the survey, with pools of light and shade and unshaded light sources.
- Lighting levels are adjustable.
Toilet with Adaptations (The Education Room - Right Hand Transfer)
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Location
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- The toilet surveyed is located through the door at the rear of the Education Room.
- The distance from the entrance to the Education Room is 10m.
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Route
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- The most accessible route to the toilet has step-free level access.
- There is a manual door along the most accessible route.
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Access
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- 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 high colour contrast.
- The door requires effort to open.
- The width of the opening is 75cm.
- The door has a locking handle.
- Internally the door has a high colour contrast.
- There is a grab rail on the internal door, with a high colour contrast.
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Dimensions and Features
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- The dimensions of the cubicle are 178cm (width) x 220cm (depth).
- There is room for a wheelchair user to manoeuvre.
- There is a lateral transfer space to the right as you face the toilet, however it is obstructed.
- The lateral transfer space is 102cm (from the side of the toilet pan).
- There is a push button flush for the toilet.
- The flush is on top of the cistern.
- There is a horizontal grab rail on the non-transfer side.
- The horizontal grab rail has a high colour contrast.
- There is a vertical grab rail on the transfer side.
- The vertical grab rail has a high colour contrast.
- There is a dropdown grab rail on the transfer side.
- The dropdown grab rail has a high colour contrast.
- The toilet seat is 48cm from the floor.
- The toilet seat has a low colour contrast.
- The toilet roll holder can be reached when seated on the toilet.
- The toilet roll holder has a high colour contrast.
- The toilet roll holder is 88cm from the floor.
- The wash basin has lever taps.
- The wash basin and taps can be reached when seated on the toilet.
- The wash basin is 78cm from the floor.
- There is a vertical grab rail on the right side of the wash basin.
- The wash basin grab rail has a high colour contrast.
- There is a wall mounted soap dispenser.
- The soap dispenser can be reached when seated on the toilet.
- The soap dispenser has a low colour contrast.
- The soap dispenser is 107cm from the floor.
- There is not a towel dispenser.
- There is a wall mounted hand dryer.
- The hand dryer has a low colour contrast.
- The hand dryer is 115cm from the floor.
- There is a pull cord emergency alarm 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 high colour contrast.
- Lighting levels were even at the time of the survey.
