Access Guide
Access To
- The David Fussey Lecture Theatre DF001 is located immediately to the right as you enter the David Fussey Building on floor 0.
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- The most accessible route has step-free level access and shiny flooring.
- There is written text and numbered signage on or near the entrance.
- There is step-free level access to enter David Fussey Lecture Theatre DF001.
- There is a single automatic door which opens towards you.
- The door has a locked extension leaf.
- The locked extension leaf can be opened on request .
- The push pad for the automatic doors is at a height of 97cm.
- The width of the opening is 86cm.
- The door has a medium visual contrast.
- There is a push pad or push button to exit at a height of 115cm.
- The push pad for the automatic door is a key card reader. Successfully tapping your key card on the reader activates the automatic door.
- There is a second single automatic door which opens towards you.
- The door has a locked extension leaf.
- The locked extension leaf can be opened on request .
- The push pad for the automatic doors is at a height of 94cm.
- The width of the opening is 86cm.
- The second door has a medium visual contrast.
- There is a push pad or push button to exit at a height of 94cm.
- The entrance described above gives access to the front row of the lecture theatre on floor 0.
There is an additional entrance to the lecture theatre located on floor 1 of the David Fussey Building, to the right and right again through the door out of the lift lobby/stairwell as you exit the lift, and then immediately to your left.
This entrance gives access to the back row of the lecture theatre, and has a key card activated single automatic door which opens towards you.
The height of the key card reader is 110cm, and the door has an opening width of 86cm and a high colour contrast.
There is a push button to exit the lecture theatre at a height of 117cm.
Teaching
- David Fussey Lecture Theatre DF001.
- This is a lecture theatre.
- There is step-free level access to the front and back rows only.
- The following areas have stepped access: all rows of seating except for the front and 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.
- Floor coverings are even with no trip hazards.
- The walls and floor visual contrast varies between low and high.
- Lighting levels were even at the time of the survey.
- Lighting levels are adjustable.
- There is tiered seating with a handrail on the left going up the steps.
- There are designated spaces for wheelchair users.
- The designated spaces for wheelchair users are located behind the back row and in the front row.
- There is step-free level access to the designated space surveyed.
- Companions sit next to you, behind you and in front of you.
- There is space for an assistance dog to rest.
- Seating available in the room includes: chairs without armrests and riser recliner chairs.
- Furniture available in the room includes: tables and desks.
- Some desks are fixed.
- Some surface heights are suitable for wheelchair users.
- The clear underside space of some surfaces is suitable for wheelchair users.
- The height of the speaker's desk/table is 80cm.
- The speaker's desk/table is not height adjustable.
- This room has a projector screen.
- The riser recliner chair is for the speaker's desk, but can be used by students if necessary.
There is no hearing loop system, but the speaker's desk is fitted with a microphone, which amplifies their voice through speakers fitted around the room.
There are two staircases on either side of the lecture theatre to access the tiered seating. One has a handrail on the left going up; the other has a handrail on the right going up.
The lecture theatre desks in the central portion of the front row of tiered seating are moveable, to allow for the use of these seats by wheelchair users and other mobility impaired persons.