Access Guide
Location of Room(s)
- RCH/037 is located on the ground floor of The Ron Cooke Hub, to the right as you enter via the main entrance. There is an additional entrance on the first floor in the atrium area, to the rear right as you exit the front lift.
- To view the AccessAble access guide for The Ron Cooke Hub please click here (new tab).
Lecture Theatre(s)
- Directional and locational signage for the lecture theatre(s) is available in upper and lower case lettering that is clearly visible.
- The corridor outside the lecture theatre(s) is sufficiently wide enough (150cm+) to allow wheelchair users to pass.
- There is step free access into the lecture theatre(s).
- The door opening width(s) is/are 75cm+ for the lecture theatre(s).
- The door(s) for the lecture theatre(s) is/are push pad activated.
- There are designated spaces for wheelchair users within the lecture theatre(s).
- The designated spaces for wheelchairs users are located at the front and at the back.
- There is level access to the designated seating from an entrance.
- There is space for an assistance dog.
- There is step free access to the speaker's area at the front of the lecture theatre(s).
- There is one medium height step to the speaker's area which is overcome by a slight ramp, 110cm wide, without handrails.
- The height of the speaker's desk/table is 90cm.
- The speaker's desk/table is not height adjustable.
- There is staggered seating within the lecture theatre(s).
- The steps to the staggered seating do not have handrails.
- There is a hearing assistance system for the lecture theatre(s).
- The hearing assistance system was tested by an AccessAble surveyor.
- The hearing assistance system was tested on 30/10/2019.
- The hearing loop was working at the time of testing.
- There is not a visual fire alarm beacon in the lecture theatre(s).
- There is fixed furniture within the lecture theatre(s).
- The clear floor space beneath tables in the lecture theatre(s) ranges between 70cm and 71cm.
- A height adjustable table/bench is available.
- There is a/are chair(s) with armrests on both sides within the lecture theatre(s).
- The room does have an unobstructed minimum turning space of 150cm x 150cm.
- Floor coverings in the lecture theatre(s) are even with no trip hazards.
- There are 2 designated spaces at the front, accessed by the automatic lower doors. There are 2 designated spaces at the rear, accessed by the manual upper doors.
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- There is a moveable desk in the lecture theatre (shown in photograph 16).