Access Guide
Overview
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About
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- 180 Waterloo Place is a small building in a row of terraces, with three floors.
- There is one stairway.
- The floors are not signed but are named Ground, 1 and 2.
- There is not a toilet with adaptations available.
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Parking and Public Transport
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- There is a campus car park, with Blue Badge parking available.
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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 via slight slopes.
- There is 1 entrance which gives stepped access to the ground floor.
- The entrance is not named (signed as 180 Waterloo Place).
Getting Around
- There is step free level access on the ground floor.
- There is 1 clearly marked step, with no handrails, to access the standard toilets and offices on the first floor. There are 4 clearly steps, with a handrail on the left going up, to access the offices on the first floor.
- The stairs from the first to the second floor have a handrail on the right going up and are very steep.
- There are some narrow corridors on the ground and first floors.
- Floor surfaces along circulation routes are hard and smooth or carpeted and smooth.
There are some floor surfaces which are patterned or have a shiny finish. - There are resting areas in the reception with a mixture of seating.
- Wayfinding signage is very limited in this building.
- There are manual doors in some of the corridors.
Toilet and Changing Facilities
- The shared toilet facilities are located on the ground floor just past the stairs..
- The shared toilet facilities are located on the first floor, on the right at the top of the stairs..
Entrance
- This entrance is located at the front of the building.
- The entrance area is clearly signed.
- There is not a canopy or recess which provides weather protection at the entrance.
- There is stepped access at the entrance.
- There are 2 steps with no handrails.
- The steps are unmarked.
- The height of the steps is not between 15cm and 18cm.
- The height of the highest step is 19cm.
- The depth of the steps is between 30cm and 45cm.
- There is an intercom at a height of 148cm.
- There is a key fob/card reader at a height of 136cm.
- There is a single manual door at this entrance.
- The door opens away from you.
- The width of the opening is 99cm.
- The door has a high visual contrast.
- There is a push pad or push button to exit at a height of 124cm.
- There is a second single manual door.
- The second door is permanently held open.
- The width of the opening is 83cm.
- There is a small lip on the threshold of the opening.
- The second door has a high visual contrast.
Reception
- The reception is located on the ground floor on the left as you enter the building.
- The distance from the entrance is 2m.
- The most accessible route to reception has manual doors.
- There is step-free level access to reception.
- The height of the reception desk is 103cm.
- There is a lowered section at the desk.
- The height of the lowered section is 75cm.
- The reception has glazed screens which may affect the ability of someone to lip read.
- There is not a hearing assistance system.
- There is no (or very little) background noise in this area.
- The flooring is shiny.
- 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 and sofas.
- Furniture available in this area includes: coffee tables.
Stairs
- The stairs surveyed are located ahead as you enter the building.
- The ground, 1 and 2 floors can be accessed by these stairs.
- There are 15 steps between floors.
- The steps are clearly marked and have a handrail on the left going up.
- The handrail is easy to grip.
- The handrail covers the flight of stairs throughout its length.
- The handrail does not extend horizontally beyond the first and last step.
- The height of the steps is not between 15cm and 18cm.
- The height of the highest step is 19cm.
- The depth of the steps is not between 30cm and 45cm.