Access Guide
COVID-19 Information (University of Aberdeen)
Introduction
- Related link King's College Conference Centre.
- Http://www.disabledgo.com/access-guide/university-of-aberdeen/kings-college-conference-centre
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Comments
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- Divinity and Religious Studies are located within King's College.
Parking
- The venue does have its own car park.
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Venue Car Park
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- The car park is located off Regent's Walk.
- The car park type is open air/surface.
- There is/are 1 Blue Badge parking bay(s) within the car park.
- The dimensions of the Blue Badge parking bay(s) are 350cm x 450cm (11ft 6in x 14ft 9in).
- The nearest Blue Badge bay is 300m (328yd 3in) from the main entrance.
- The route from the car park to the entrance is accessible to a wheelchair user with assistance.
- The car park surface is tarmac.
- There is not a road to cross between the car park and the entrance.
- The car park does not have a height restriction barrier.
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Comments
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- The details here are for the King's College Centre car park, which is located to the rear of Elphinstone Hall.
Location
- The venue is situated outside the centre of the town or city.
- This venue is situated in Aberdeen.
- The venue is not situated on a road which has a steep gradient.
- The nearest mainline station is Aberdeen.
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Comments
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- Divinity and Religious Studies are located in King's College.
Outside Access (Gatehouse Entrance)
- This information is for the entrance located at the front of the courtyard, to the right.
- There is not level access into the venue.
- Gatehouse Entrance
- The main door(s) open away from you (push).
- The doors are single width.
- The door(s) is / are heavy.
- The door opening is 98cm (3ft 3in) wide.
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Second set of doors
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- There is a second set of doors.
- The door(s) open away from you (push).
- The doors are single width.
- The door(s) is / are heavy.
- The door opening is 84cm (2ft 9in) wide.
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Comments
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- This entrance is for rooms G3-G4 and F1-F5.
Level Change (Gatehouse Entrance)
- There is not a ramp or slope to access this service.
- There are steps to access this area / service.
- The steps are located leading up to the entrance.
- There is / are 1 step(s) to the area / service.
- The steps are not clearly marked.
- The steps are medium.
- The steps do not have handrails.
Other Floors (Gatehouse Building)
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Steps
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- The floors which are accessible by stairs are G and 1.
- There are 15+ steps between floors.
- The lighting levels are bright.
- The steps are clearly marked.
- The steps are deep (18cm+).
- The steps do have handrails.
- The steps have a handrail on the right going up.
- There is a landing.
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Other
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- The area(s)/service(s) on the floors which are not accessible is/are the Divinity Library and rooms F1-F4.
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Comments
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- The stairs here are located in the Gatehouse Building.
Library (Divinity Library)
- The library is located in Room F5 on the first floor of the gatehouse. It is open 08.30 - 17.00 Monday to Friday.
- There are deep steps with handrails on both sides to the upper balcony.
- The library was unstaffed at the time of research.
Outside Access (Cromwell Tower Entrance)
- This information is for the entrance located at the rear left of the courtyard.
- There is not level access into the venue.
- Cromwell Tower Entrance
- The main door(s) open away from you (push).
- The doors are single width.
- The door(s) is / are heavy.
- The door opening is 130cm (4ft 3in) wide.
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Comments
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- This entrance is for rooms G20, F21-F23, S15-S17, T1-T4 and OB.
Level Change (Cromwell Tower Entrance)
- There is a ramp or slope to access this service.
- The ramp or slope is located leading down to the entrance.
- The ramp or slope is easy.
- The ramp or slope is permanent.
- The width of the ramp or slope is 115cm (3ft 9in).
Other Floors (Cromwell Tower)
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Steps
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- The floors which are accessible by stairs are G, 1, 2, 3 and 4.
- The stairs are located to the left as you enter.
- The stairs are approximately 1m from the Cromwell Tower entrance.
- There are 15+ steps between floors.
- The lighting levels are bright.
- The steps are not clearly marked.
- The steps do have handrails.
- The steps have a handrail on both sides.
- There is a landing.
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Other
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- The area(s)/service(s) on the floors which are not accessible is/are Rooms F21-F23, S15-S17, T1-T4 and OB.
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Comments
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- These stairs are located in the Cromwell Tower.
Outside Access (Courtyard Entrance)
- This information is for the entrance located at the front right of the courtyard.
- There is not level access into the venue.
- Courtyard Entrance
- The main door(s) open automatically.
- The doors are double width.
- The door opening is 154cm (5ft 1in) wide.
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Comments
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- The automatic doors open towards you, and are push pad operated.
- This entrance is for rooms G5-G7, F6-F7 and S1-S2.
Level Change (Courtyard Entrance)
- There is a ramp or slope to access this service.
- The ramp or slope does bypass the steps.
- The ramp or slope is located leading up to the entrance.
- The ramp or slope is moderate.
- The ramp or slope is permanent.
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Comments
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- The main courtyard ramp is used to overcome the steps.
Outside Access (Rear Courtyard Entrance)
- This information is for the entrance located at the rear right of the courtyard.
- There is not level access into the venue.
- Rear Courtyard Entrance
- The main door(s) open automatically.
- The doors are double width.
- The door opening is 154cm (5ft 1in) wide.
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Comments
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- The automatic doors open towards you, and are push pad operated.
- This entrance is for rooms G8-G10, F8-F20 and S3-S14.
Level Change (Rear Courtyard Entrance)
- There is a ramp or slope to access this service.
- The ramp or slope is located leading up to the entrance.
- The ramp or slope is moderate.
- The ramp or slope is permanent.
Outside Access (Rear Courtyard G11-14 Entrance)
- This information is for the entrance located at the rear of the courtyard, to the right.
- There is not level access into the venue.
- Rear Courtyard G11-14 Entrance
- The main door(s) open automatically.
- The door opening is 80cm (2ft 7in) wide.
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Comments
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- The automatic door opens towards you, and is push pad operated.
- This entrance is for rooms G11-G14.
Level Change (Rear Courtyard G11-14 Entrance)
- There is a ramp or slope to access this service.
- The ramp or slope is located leading up to the entrance.
- The ramp or slope is moderate.
- The ramp or slope is permanent.
Inside Access
- There is not level access to the service(s).
- There is a hearing assistance system.
- The system is a fixed loop.
- This venue does not play background music.
- The lighting levels are bright.
- Motorised scooters are allowed in public parts of the venue.
Level Change (Inside Access)
- There is a ramp/slope to access this area/service.
- The ramp/slope is located leading down into one of the rooms.
- The ramp/slope is moderate.
- The ramp/slope is permanent.
- There is a level landing at the top of the ramp/slope.
- The width of the ramp/slope is 100cm (3ft 3in).
- There is a/are step(s) to access this area/service.
- The step(s) is/are located leading up to the blackboards in one of the rooms.
- There is/are 1 step(s) to the area/service.
- The lighting levels at the step(s) are adjustable.
- The step(s) is/are clearly marked.
- The step(s) is/are medium height (11cm - 17cm).
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Comments
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- Most ground floor rooms have level access although there are some with similar ramps leading down.
- There are steps up to some of the rear lecture thatre rooms with level access areas at the front.
Other Floors
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Steps
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- The floors which are accessible by stairs are G, 1 and 2.
- The stairs are located ahead as you enter.
- The stairs are approximately 2m from the rear courtyard entrance.
- There are 15+ steps between floors.
- The lighting levels are bright.
- The steps are clearly marked.
- The steps are deep (18cm+).
- The steps do have handrails.
- There is a landing.
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Other
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- The area(s)/service(s) on the floors which are not accessible is/are Rooms F6 - F7 and S1 - S2.
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Comments
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- There are similar stairs leading to Rooms F8 - F20 and S3 - S14.
Accessible Toilet
- There are not accessible toilet facilities within this venue.
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Comments
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- There is an accessible toilet at the front left of King's College Conference Centre, please refer to separate guide for details.
Standard Toilet(s)
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Availability and Location of Standard Toilets
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- Standard toilets are available.
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Access to Standard Female Toilet(s)
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- The female toilets are located on the first floor, in Room F13.
- Inside the venue, there is not level access to the female toilet.
- Lighting levels are bright.
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Access to Standard Male Toilet(s)
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- The male toilets are located on the first floor, in Room F14.
- Inside the venue, there is not level access to the male toilet.
- Lighting levels are bright.
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Comments
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- There are also standard toilets in the same location on the second floor.
- There is a unisex toilet on the landing of the stairs in the Gatehouse.
Additional Info
- Staff do receive disability awareness / equality training.
- Documents can be requested in Braille.
- Documents can be requested in large print.
- A member of staff trained in BSL skills is not generally on duty.
- This service can be requested.
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Comments
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- The photographs show the designated wheelchair spaces at the front of Lecture Theatres G7 and G8.