Access Guide
Access To
- PH.218 is on the second floor at the front-right of the Parkstead House building.
- View information on Parkstead House (opens new tab).
- The most accessible route has a lift, a slight ramp or slope and manual doors.
- The distance from the Stair D lift is 10m.
- There is numbered signage on or near the entrance.
- There is step-free access via ramp into PH.218.
- The ramp has a slight gradient.
- The ramp is between 75cm and 150cm wide with no handrails.
- There is a single manual door which opens away from you.
- The width of the opening is 87cm.
- The door has a low visual contrast.
- There is a second single manual door which opens away from you.
- The width of the opening is 84cm.
- The second door has a low visual contrast.
- The ramp is between the first and second set of doors.
Teaching
- This is a teaching room.
- There is step-free level access throughout the room.
- 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 have a high visual contrast.
- Lighting levels were even at the time of the survey.
- There is space for an assistance dog to rest.
- Seating available in the room includes: chairs without armrests, lecture chairs and stools.
- Furniture available in the room includes: tables and coffee tables.
- Some tables are fixed.
- The surface heights are suitable for wheelchair users.
- The clear underside space of the surfaces is not suitable for wheelchair users.
- The height of the speaker's desk/table is 90cm.
- The speaker's desk/table is not height adjustable.
- This room has a television screen and a whiteboard.