Access Guide
Overview
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About
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- The Art, Design and Media Centre is a large building with 2 floors.
- There are no lifts and 1 main staircase within the building, and 2 additional staircases.
- The floors are not signed.
- There is internal step-free access between the Art, Design and Media Centre and Vernon Tower via a sloped link bridge on the first floor.
There is also internal step-free level access between these buildings via a link bridge on the ground floor.
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Parking and Public Transport
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- The venue does not have its own car park.
- The nearest train station is Stockport Train Station.
- For the latest travel options and information you can plan your travel using Traveline.info (opens new tab).
Getting Inside
- The approach to the building is step-free.
- The Art, Design and Media Centre has 2 entrances. Both entrances provide step-free level access to the ground floor. There are double automatic doors at both entrances.
- The main entrance is signed as Art, Design and Media Centre.
The side entrance is not signed. - The main entrance provides step free access to the ground floor.
Getting Around
- There is step-free level access to the ground floor.
- For step-free access to the first floor, you would need to use the lift in Vernon Tower and take the link corridor back through to the Arts Centre.
- Floor surfaces along all circulation routes are hard and smooth, with some having a shiny finish.
- There are resting areas in some circulation and lobby areas with a mixture of seating.
- There is no wayfinding signage available in the building.
- There are not manual doors in any circulation corridors.
Toilet and Changing Facilities
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Toilet Facilities
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- There are 2 toilets with adaptations.
- Toilets with adaptations are located on the ground and first floor, off the main corridor.
- All toilets with adaptations have a right hand transfer space.
- The male and female step-free toilet facilities are located on the ground and first floor, off the main corridor.
Entrance
- This entrance is located at the front right of the building.
- The approach to the entrance has uneven surfaces.
- The entrance area is clearly signed.
- There is not 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 by sliding.
- The width of the opening is 174cm.
- There is a small lip on the threshold of the opening.
- The doors have a low visual contrast.
- There is a second set of double automatic doors .
- The second set of doors open by sliding.
- The width of the opening is 175cm.
- There is a small lip on the threshold of the opening.
- The second set of doors have a low visual contrast.
Main Stairs
- The stairs surveyed are located on the right side of the building.
- The ground and first floors can be accessed by these stairs.
- There are 17 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 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 not between 30cm and 45cm.
- Lighting levels vary due to the size of the space.
Stairs (Left Side)
- The stairs surveyed are located on the left side of the building giving access to the link corridor to Vernon Tower.
- There is a single manual door to access the stairwell.
- The ground and first floors can be accessed by these stairs.
- There are 17 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 16cm.
- The depth of the steps is not between 30cm and 45cm.
- Lighting levels were uneven at the time of the survey, with pools of light and shade.
Toilet with Adaptations (Ground Floor - Right Hand Transfer)
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Location and Access
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- The toilet surveyed is located on the ground floor, at the rear right of the building.
- The distance from the main entrance is 21m.
- The most accessible route to the toilet has step-free level access.
- 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 visual contrast.
- The width of the door opening is 91cm.
- The door has a locking handle.
- Internally the door has a high visual contrast.
- There is a grab rail on the internal door with a high visual contrast.
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Dimensions and Features
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- The dimensions of the cubicle are 148cm (width) x 188cm (depth) and there is not room for a wheelchair user to manoeuvre (150cm x 150cm).
- There is a lateral transfer space to the right as you face the toilet, however it is obstructed.
- The lateral transfer space is 80cm (from the side of the toilet pan).
- 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 visual contrast.
- There are vertical grab rails on both sides of the toilet.
- The vertical grab rails have a high visual contrast.
- There is a dropdown rail on the transfer side.
- The dropdown rail has a high visual contrast.
- The toilet seat is 48cm from the floor.
- The toilet seat has a high visual contrast.
- There is a wall mounted toilet roll holder which can be reached when seated on the toilet.
- The toilet roll holder has a high visual contrast.
- The toilet roll holder is 124cm 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 visual contrast.
- There is a wall mounted soap dispenser which can be reached when seated on the toilet.
- The soap dispenser has a low visual contrast.
- The soap dispenser is 112cm from the floor.
- There is not a towel dispenser.
- There is a wall mounted hand dryer.
- The hand dryer has a high visual contrast.
- The hand dryer is 95cm from the floor.
- There is no emergency alarm.
- There is a full length mirror.
- The cubicle has a nappy/incontinence items bin and a sanitary bin.
- There are no coat hooks.
- The walls and floor have a high visual contrast.
- Lighting levels were uneven at the time of the survey, with pools of light and shade and unshaded light sources.