Access Guide
Access To
- The Dr Constance Tipper Lecture Theatre is located on the ground floor of the Baker Building, ahead and past the reception desk as you enter the main entrance.
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- The most accessible route has step-free level access, uneven surfaces and shiny flooring.
- There is written text signage on or near the entrance.
- There is step-free level access into the lecture theatre.
- There are double manual doors which open towards you.
- One of the doors was locked at the time of the survey.
- The width of the opening is 78cm.
- The doors have a high visual contrast.
- There is a 2nd door into the lecture theatre that leads directly from the outside into the rear left side of the lecture theatre. The door is double width and manual, with one door locked. The minimum width of this door is 75cm. It has low colour contrast with the walls and floors.
Teaching
- This is a lecture theatre.
- There is step-free level access to the back row only.
- The following areas have stepped access: all seating beyond the back row and the speaker's area.
- There is room for a wheelchair user to manoeuvre (150cm x 150cm).
- There is not a hearing assistance system.
- The flooring is shiny.
- Floor coverings are not even and could potentially cause a trip hazard.
- The walls and floor visual contrast varies between low and high.
- Lighting levels vary due to the size of the space.
- 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 at the rear left of the lecture theatre on the back row.
- There is step-free level access to the designated space surveyed.
- Companions sit next to you and behind you.
- There is not space for an assistance dog to rest.
- Seating available in the room includes: chairs without armrests, benches and lecture chairs.
- Furniture available in the room includes: tables and desks.
- Some chairs and tables are fixed.
- Some surface heights are suitable for wheelchair users.
- The clear underside space of the surfaces is suitable for wheelchair users.
- The height of the speaker's desk/table is 91cm.
- The speaker's desk/table is not height adjustable.
- The lectern is height adjustable.
- The lectern can be adjusted to a suitable height for a wheelchair user.
- This room has a projector screen.
- There are electrical socket covers as trip hazards at the front of the lecture theatre.