Access Guide
Access To
- Step-free access to the rear of N001 is available off the Atrium to the north of N Block on the ground floor.
- There are two similar entrances to the rear of N001 located here.
- There is an alternative entrance via lift located off the corridor between N and R Block.
- There is an alternative stepped entrance located off the corridor between M and N Block.
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- The most accessible route has step-free level access.
- There are no doors to open along the most accessible route.
- There is Braille, tactile, pictorial and numbered signage on or near the entrance.
- There is step-free level access to enter.
- There is a single manual door.
- The door opens towards you.
- There is a locked extension leaf.
- The width of the opening is 89cm.
- The door has a high colour contrast.
- There is a second, single manual door.
- The door opens towards you.
- There is a locked extension leaf.
- The width of the opening is 86cm.
- The door has a high colour contrast.
- There is a single manual door entrance with a width of 86cm accessed by a platform lift that provides step-free access to the front of the Lecture Theatre and the speaker's area.
- There is also a stepped alternative entrance into the speaker's area.
Lift
- The lift surveyed is located off the N and R Blocks corridor.
- The most accessible route to the lift has step-free level access.
- There are no doors to open along the most accessible route.
- This lift is an enclosed platform lift.
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Enclosed Platform Lift
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- The corridor between N and R Blocks and the speaker's areas of N001 and N002 lecture theatres can be accessed by this lift. can be accessed by this lift.
- The lift door has a low colour contrast.
- The lift has a level manoeuvring space in front of it for a wheelchair user (150cm x 150cm).
- The weight limit for the lift is 230kg.
- The control buttons have a high colour contrast.
- All of the external lift controls are at a suitable height for a wheelchair user.
- The lift door opening width is 88cm.
- The internal dimensions of the lift are 100cm (width) x 125cm (depth).
- The control buttons have a high colour contrast.
- All of the internal lift controls are at a suitable height for a wheelchair user.
- The lift has a separate door to exit.
- Lighting levels were even at the time of the survey.
N001
- There is not step-free level access throughout.
- The following areas have stepped access: all rows of tiered seating apart from the first and last row.
- There is room for a wheelchair user to manoeuvre.
- Floor coverings are even with no trip hazards.
- The walls and floor have a high colour contrast.
- Lighting levels were even at the time of the survey, with unshaded light sources.
- There is tiered seating.
- Tiered seating has stepped access.
- There are wall mounted handrails on both sides of the room.
- There are designated spaces for wheelchair users.
- The designated spaces for wheelchair users are located at the rear of the lecture theatre near the entrance and exit and at the front of the lecture theatre near the speaker's area.
- Companions can sit next to you.
- There is space for an assistance dog to rest.
- Seating available in this room includes: chairs with armrests and chairs without armrests.
- Some seating is fixed.
- Furniture available in this room includes: desks and height adjustable desks.
- Some tables are fixed.
- The surface height of some of the tables is suitable for wheelchair users.
- The clear height under some of the tables is suitable for wheelchair users.
- The speaker's desk/table is height adjustable.
- This room has a projector screen and a whiteboard.