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A32 - Charnwood Room

Main Building, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonfield Campus, Leicestershire, LE12 5RB

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Location of Room(s)

Teaching/Seminar Room(s)

  • Signage for the room(s) is available in upper and lower case lettering that is clearly visible on or near the door.
  • The corridor outside the room(s) is sufficiently wide enough (150cm+) to allow wheelchair users to pass.
  • There is step free access into the room(s) from the corridor.
  • The door opening width(s) is/are 75cm+ for the room(s).
  • The door(s) for the room(s) is/are not push pad activated.
  • There is step free access to the speaker's area at the front.
  • There are five entrances into this room, which are all located to the rear of the room.
    The first side entrance can be accessed via the corridor from the main entrance or the rear left side entrance.
    There are three middle entrances which can be accessed from both the rear left and rear right side entrance and the fifth entrance can be accessed from both the rear left and rear right side entrance.
    Upon entry there are three steps with a height of 18cm and a depth of 82cm down to the seating and desk area and then level access to the speakers area at the front.
    Alternatively there is a lift from left rear main building entrance down to speakers area at the front.
  • The height of the speaker's desk/table is 94cm.
  • The speaker's desk/table is height adjustable.
  • There is not a hearing assistance system for the room(s).
  • There is not a visual fire alarm beacon in the room(s).
  • There is fixed furniture within the room(s).
  • The clear floor space beneath tables in the room(s) is 68cm.
  • A height adjustable table/bench is not available.
  • There are no chairs with armrests on both sides within the room(s).
  • The room does have an unobstructed minimum turning space of 150cm x 150cm.
  • Floor coverings in the room(s) are even with no trip hazards.
  • There are two levels to this room. The upper level is accessed by 14 steps and with a small landing and then another 2 steps.
    On the upper level there is fixed seating which has fold down/flip up seats.
    Height of these seats are 45cm.

Lift

  • The lift is located within the Charnwood Room via the left entrance door.
  • The lift is clearly visible from the entrance.
  • The lift is approximately 4m (4yd 1ft) from the left side Charnwood Room entrance.
  • The lift is a platform lift.
  • The floors which are accessible by this lift are entrance area to the lower teaching area.
  • The platform lift accesses a small level change.
  • The weight limit for the lift is 230kg.
  • There is not a clear level manoeuvring space of 150cm × 150cm in front of the lift.
  • Lift doors do not contrast visually with lift lobby walls.
  • The external controls for the lift are within 90cm - 110cm from the floor.
  • The colour contrast between the external lift controls and the control plate is high.
  • The colour contrast between the external lift control plate and the wall is low.
  • The clear door width is 85cm (2ft 9in).
  • The dimensions of the lift are 85cm x 129cm (2ft 9in x 4ft 3in).
  • There are separate entry and exit doors in the lift.
  • There is not a mirror to aid reversing out of the lift.
  • The lift does not have a visual floor indicator.
  • The lift does not have an audible announcer.
  • The internal controls for the lift are within 90cm - 120cm from the floor.
  • There is not a hearing loop system.
  • The lift does not have Braille markings.
  • The lift does not have tactile markings.
  • The lighting levels in the lift are moderate to good.

Step(s)

  • Stepped Level Change 1 View
    • There is a/are step(s) located to the rear of the room on both sides.
    • The step(s) is/are used to access the upper level of the room where there is fixed staggered seating.
    • There is/are 16 step(s).
    • The step(s) is/are clearly marked.
    • The height of the step(s) is/are not between the recommended 15cm and 18cm.
    • The height of the step(s) is/are 19cm.
    • The depth of the step(s) is/are not between 30cm and 45cm.
    • There is a/are handrail(s) at the step(s).
    • The handrail(s) is/are on the right going up.
    • Handrails are at the recommended height (90cm-100cm).
    • Handrails do not cover the flight of stairs throughout its length.
    • Handrails are easy to grip.
    • Handrails do not extend horizontally beyond the first and last steps.
    • The lighting levels at the step(s) are low to moderate.
  • Comments View
    • The height of these steps is 19cm. The depth of these steps is 27cm.