Access Guide
Access To
- Lecture Theatre 1 is located in the central area on the ground floor of the Medical Biology Centre.
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- The distance from the main entrance is 5m.
- The most accessible route has step-free level access.
- There are no doors to open along the most accessible route.
- This route has shiny flooring.
- There is written text and numbered signage on or near the entrance.
- There is step-free level access to enter.
- There are double automatic doors, which are push pad activated.
- The height of the push pad is 105cm.
- The doors open towards you.
- The width of the opening is 150cm.
- There is a small lip on the threshold of the opening.
- The doors have a high colour contrast.
- There is a second set of double automatic doors.
- The doors open towards you.
- The width of the opening is 152cm.
- The doors have a low colour contrast.
Medical Biology Centre Lecture Theatre 1
- There is not step-free level access throughout.
- The following areas have stepped access: all tiered rows of seating after the first row to before the last row.
- There is room for a wheelchair user to manoeuvre.
- Floor coverings are not even and could potentially cause a trip hazard.
- The walls and floor have a high colour contrast.
- Lighting levels were even at the time of the survey, with unshaded light sources.
- Lighting levels are adjustable.
- There is tiered seating.
- Tiered seating has stepped access.
- There are no handrails for the steps.
- There are designated spaces for wheelchair users.
- The designated spaces for wheelchair users are located at the rear of the lecture theatre.
- Companions can sit next to you.
- There is space for an assistance dog to rest.
- Seating available in this room includes: chairs without armrests and stools.
- Some seating is fixed.
- Furniture available in this room includes: desks and a lectern.
- The tables are fixed.
- The surface height of the tables is not suitable for wheelchair users.
- The clear height under the tables is not suitable for wheelchair users.
- The speaker's desk/table is not height adjustable.
- The height of the speaker's desk/table is 89cm.
- The lectern is height adjustable.
- The lectern cannot be adjusted to a suitable height for a wheelchair user.
- This room has a projector screen and a whiteboard.
- Wire hatches in the flooring may present a trip hazard.
- There is a platform lift within the lecture theatre that gives step-free access to the front of the lecture theatre and the speaker's area.
Platform Lift
- The lift surveyed is located within Lecture Theatre 1.
- The distance from the Lecture Theatre 1 entrance is 5m.
- The most accessible route to the lift has step-free level access.
- There are no doors to open along the most accessible route.
- This lift is an enclosed platform lift.
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Enclosed Platform Lift
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- The ground floor (rear of lecture theatre) and the speaker's area and front of the lecture theatre can be accessed by this lift.
- The lift door has a low colour contrast.
- The lift has a level manoeuvring space in front of it for a wheelchair user (150cm x 150cm).
- The weight limit for the lift is 400kg.
- The external lift control buttons have tactile and Braille markings.
- The control buttons have a high colour contrast.
- All of the external lift controls are at a suitable height for a wheelchair user.
- The lift door opening width is 87cm.
- The internal dimensions of the lift are 114cm (width) x 149cm (depth).
- The internal lift control buttons have tactile and Braille markings.
- The control buttons have a high colour 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.
- Internally the lift has: an audible announcer.
- Lighting levels vary due to there being different types of lights in the space.