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Introduction

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- This guide details the route from the David Brewster Building accessible entrance to the Post Graduate Centre accessible entrance along the pathway on Gait 2. .
- The route is a total of 46m in length.

This information is for the entrance located at the front of the building in Gait 2.
There is not level access into the venue.
The main door(s) open automatically (away from you).

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- The automatic doors are push pad activated.
- The doors are double width.
- The door opening is 160cm (5ft 3in) wide.
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Turn left from the David Brewster Building accessible entrance.
Just past the accessible entrance level change there is a pavement.
The pavement is 170cm wide
The pavement has a moderate ramp sloping downwards and a slight slope from left to right.
The pavement surface is tarmac.
There is a manhole cover at the top of the pavement causing a slightly uneven surface.
There is a fire hydrant cover at the bottom of the pavement to the right causing a slightly uneven surface.

At the end of the pavement is a dropped kerb leading downwards creating a moderate ramp.
The dropped kerb does not have tactile markings.
After the dropped kerb is a road leading to the loading bay area.
The road is quiet.
The road is on a slight gradient leading downwards and the road has a slight slope leading from right to left.
Crossing the road there is a dropped kerb causing a moderate ramp leading upwards.
The dropped kerb does not have tactile markings.
Both dropped kerbs have a slight threshold. approximately 1cm deep.

Past the second dropped kerb the pavement gradient becomes easy and levels out as you continue along.
There are manhole covers on route creating slightly uneven surfaces.
At the end of the pavement although the gradient is level, there is a slight slope from left to right.
Turning to the left, you arrive at the main entrance to the Postgraduate Centre.
There are 2 additional manhole covers just before the entrance to the Postgraduate Centre.

This information is for the entrance located at the front of the building.
There is not level access into the venue.
The main door(s) open(s) automatically.
The door(s) is / are single.
The width of the door opening is 86cm (2ft 10in).
There is a small lip on the threshold of the entrance, with a height of 2cm or below.

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- There are revolving doors at this entrance.
- The accessible entrance is to the left of the revolving doors.
- The push pad is on the door frame of the revolving doors to the right of the accessible entrance.

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