Access Guide
Overview
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About
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- Roscoe is a large sized rectangular building with seven floors.
- There are two main lifts and two main staircases within the building.
- The floors are signed as -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
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Parking and Public Transport
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- There is a campus car park, with Blue Badge parking available.
- There is on-street Blue Badge Bay parking.
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- The nearest train station is Manchester Oxford Road.
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Getting Inside
- The approach to the building is step-free and level.
- The Roscoe Building has one entrance which provides step-free level access.
- The main entrance is not named (signed as Roscoe Building).
- The main entrance provides step-free level access to the reception foyer on the Ground Floor.
Getting Around
- There is step-free level access throughout the building on all floors.
- Floor surfaces along circulation routes are hard and smooth or carpeted and smooth.
- There is no seating in circulation corridors, but there is a mixture of seating in the floor 0 lobby area.
- Overhead and wall mounted wayfinding signage is provided throughout the building.
. - There are manual doors along circulation routes throughout the building.
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Toilet and Changing Facilities
- There is 1 toilet with adaptations.
- The toilet with adaptations is located on the Second Floor.
- The toilet with adaptations has a right hand transfer space.
- Ambulant toilet facilities are located in the male Basement and Fourth Floor standard toilets, and in the female First floor and Third Floor standard toilets.
- The male toilet facilities are located on the Basement floor, Second Floor and Fourth Floor..
- The female toilet facilities are located on the Basement floor, First Floor and Third Floor..
- The shower facilities which have adaptations are located in the Basement.
Rooms and Services in the Building
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Teaching Rooms
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Parking
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On-street Parking
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- On-street designated Blue Badge parking is available .
- The on-street designated Blue Badge parking bays are located on Rumford Street.
- The Blue Badge bays are clearly marked.
- There is a swipe card barrier to access this service road.
The nearest designated Blue Badge bay is approximately 105m from the entrance to the Schuster Building.
Entrance
- This entrance is located at the front of the building, off of Brunswick Street.
- The entrance area is clearly signed.
- There is a canopy or recess which provides weather protection at the entrance.
- There is step-free level access at the entrance.
- There are double automatic doors at this entrance.
- The doors open towards you.
- The width of the opening is 165cm.
- There is a small lip on the threshold of the opening.
- The doors have a medium colour contrast.
- There is a push pad or push button to exit at a height of 128cm.
- There is a second set of double automatic doors .
- The second set of doors open towards you.
- The width of the opening is 165cm.
- There is a small lip on the threshold of the opening.
- The second set of doors has a medium colour contrast.
- There is step-free level access as you enter.
Reception
- The reception is located ahead after entering the building.
- The distance from the main entrance is 20m.
- There is step-free level access to reception.
- The height of the reception desk is 100cm.
- There is a lowered section at the desk.
- The height of the lowered section is 76cm.
- There is not a hearing assistance system.
- There is no (or very little) background noise in this area.
- Lighting levels are adjustable.
- There is room for a wheelchair user to manoeuvre in the seating area (150cm x 150cm).
- There is space for an assistance dog to rest in the seating area.
- Seating available in this area includes: chairs without armrests, sofas and benches.
- Furniture available in this area includes: tables and booths.
- Some chairs are fixed.
Lift
- The lift surveyed is located to the left after entering the building.
- The distance from the main entrance is 30m.
- The most accessible route to the lift has step-free level access.
- All floors (-1, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 are accessed by this lift.
- The lift door has a high colour contrast.
- The lift has a level manoeuvring space in front of it for a wheelchair user (150cm x 150cm).
- The external lift control buttons have tactile markings, Braille markings and 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 98cm.
- The internal dimensions of the lift are 198cm (width) x 150cm (depth).
- The internal lift control buttons have tactile markings, Braille markings and a high colour contrast.
- The majority of the internal controls are at a suitable height for a wheelchair user.
- Internally the lift has: a mirror to aid reversing, a visual floor indicator and an audible announcer.
- There are other lifts available at this location which are of a similar size.
- The internal button for the Fifth Floor is above 120cm.
Stairs
- The stairs surveyed are located to the left after entering the building.
- All floors (-1, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5) can be accessed by these stairs.
- There are 20+ steps between floors.
- The steps are clearly marked and have handrails on both sides.
- The handrails are not easy to grip.
- The handrails cover the flight of stairs throughout its length.
- The handrails do not extend horizontally beyond the first and last step.
- The height of the steps is between 15cm and 18cm.
- The height of the highest step is 17cm.
- The depth of the steps is between 30cm and 45cm.
Toilet with Adaptations (Floor 2 - Right Hand Transfer)
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Location and Access
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- The toilet surveyed is located at the end of the floor 2 corridor at the East end of the building.
- The distance from the lift is 40m.
- The most accessible route to the toilet has manual doors and step-free level access.
- There is step-free level access into the facility.
- There is pictorial and written text signage on or near the door.
- The door opens outwards and has a high colour contrast.
- The width of the door opening is 86cm.
- The door has a locking handle (with a RADAR key to access).
- 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 205cm (width) x 215cm (depth) and there is room for a wheelchair user to manoeuvre (150cm x 150cm).
- There is a lateral transfer space to the right as you face the toilet.
- The lateral transfer space is 130cm (from the side of the toilet pan to the wall).
- There is a spatula flush on the transfer side.
- 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 rail on the transfer side.
- The dropdown rail has a high colour contrast.
- The toilet seat is 49cm from the floor.
- The toilet seat has a high colour contrast.
- There is a wall mounted toilet roll holder which can be reached when seated on the toilet.
- The toilet roll holder has a medium colour contrast.
- The toilet roll holder is 97cm from the floor.
- The wash basin and taps can be reached when seated on the toilet.
- The wash basin is 73cm from the floor.
- The wash basin has a lever mixer tap.
- The vertical grab rails are on both sides of the wash basin.
- The wash basin grab rails have a high colour contrast.
- There is a wall mounted soap dispenser which can be reached when seated on the toilet.
- The soap dispenser has a high colour contrast.
- The soap dispenser is 100cm from the floor.
- There is a wall mounted towel dispenser which can be reached when seated on the toilet.
- The towel dispenser has a medium colour contrast.
- The towel dispenser is 103cm from the floor.
- There is a wall mounted hand dryer.
- The hand dryer has a medium colour contrast.
- The hand dryer is 91cm from the floor.
- There is a pull cord emergency alarm within 10cm from the floor.
- There is a full length mirror.
- There is a shelf, however there is an obstruction in front of it.
- The shelf does not meet the AccessAble criteria for Stoma Friendly Toilets.
- The cubicle has a waste bin and a nappy/incontinence items bin.
- There are two coat hooks.
- The coat hooks are 108cm and 143cm from the floor.
- The walls and floor have a medium colour contrast.