Access Guide
Access To
- A4/LT4 is located towards the rear of the Medical School building on A floor.
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- The distance from the main entrance is 135m.
- The most accessible route has step-free level access.
- Doors are held open along the most accessible route.
- There is written text and numbered signage on or near the entrance.
- There is step-free level access to enter.
- There is a single automatic door, which is push pad activated.
- The height of the push pad is 96cm.
- The door opens away from you.
- The width of the opening is 87cm.
- The door has a high colour contrast.
- The entrance surveyed gives access to the rear of the lecture theatre and the designated spaces for wheelchair users.
- There are two other alternative entrances into this lecture theatre.
- One has a single set of double manual doors and the other has two sets of double manual doors.
A4/LT4
- There is not step-free level access throughout.
- The following areas have stepped access: the majority of the tiered seating and the speaker's area.
- There is room for a wheelchair user to manoeuvre.
- Floor coverings are not even and could potentially cause a trip hazard.
- The walls and floor have a high colour contrast.
- Lighting levels were even at the time of the survey, with unshaded light sources.
- Lighting levels are adjustable.
- There is tiered seating.
- Tiered seating has stepped access.
- There are no handrails for the steps.
- There are designated spaces for wheelchair users.
- The designated spaces for wheelchair users are located towards the rear of the lecture theatre, next to each rear entrance door.
- 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.
- Some tables are fixed.
- The surface height of the tables is suitable for wheelchair users.
- The clear height under the tables is suitable for wheelchair users.
- The speaker's desk/table is not height adjustable.
- The height of the speaker's desk/table is 96cm.
- This room has a television screen, a projector screen and a whiteboard.
- There is uneven floor covering in the speaker's area.
- There is a clearly signed fixed hearing assistance system.
- The hearing assistance system could not be tested at the time of the survey.