Access Guide
Evacuation and Fire Safety Provisions
- Please note: If booking a space where level access is required, please first contact UCL’s Fire Safety team for building-specific evacuation and safety information at [email protected] / Telephone Number: (0)20 7679 7234.
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Access To
- Cruciform Building, B304 - Lecture Theatre 1 is located on the basement level of the Cruciform Building.
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- The most accessible route has a lift, a steep ramp or slope, manual doors and shiny flooring.
- There is written text and numbered signage on or near the entrance.
- There is step-free level access into Cruciform Building, B304 - Lecture Theatre 1 .
- There is a single manual door which opens towards you.
- The door has a locked extension leaf.
- The locked extension leaf can be opened on request.
- The width of the opening is 78cm.
- The door has a high visual contrast.
- There is a second single manual door which opens towards you.
- The door has a locked extension leaf.
- The locked extension leaf can be opened on request .
- The width of the opening is 78cm.
- The second door has a high visual contrast.
Teaching
- This is a lecture theatre.
- There is not step-free level access within the room.
- The following areas have step-free access via ramps or slopes: the speaker's area.
- The following areas have stepped access: The majority of the lecture theatre seating apart from the first row.
- There is room for a wheelchair user to manoeuvre (150cm x 150cm).
- There is a clearly signed portable hearing assistance system.
- The hearing assistance system was tested, however it was not working at the time of the survey.
- Floor coverings are even with no trip hazards.
- 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.
- Lighting levels are adjustable.
- There is tiered seating with no handrails at the steps.
- There are designated spaces for wheelchair users.
- The designated spaces for wheelchair users are located in the front row.
- There is step-free level access to the designated space surveyed.
- Companions sit next to you and behind you.
- There is space for an assistance dog to rest.
- Seating available in the room includes: chairs with armrests and lecture chairs.
- Furniture available in the room includes: tables and desks.
- All desks and some seating are fixed.
- Some surface heights are suitable for wheelchair users.
- The clear underside space of some surfaces is suitable for wheelchair users.
- The speaker's desk/table is height adjustable.
- This room has a projector screen and a whiteboard.