Access Guide
Access To
- MAL B20 is located on Level B of Birkbeck Malet Street, to the right and ahead as you exit Lift C.
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- The most accessible route has a lift, a steep ramp or slope, manual doors and doors permanently held open.
- The slope has a steep gradient.
- The ramp is between 75cm and 150cm wide with no handrails.
- The most accessible route to MAL B20 has step-free level access via manual doors, doors permanently held open and a lift (Lift C) but Lift C was out of use at the time of the survey. The most accessible route when Lift C is out of use is step-free level access via a lift (Lift A), manual doors, and permanently held open doors.
- There is numbered signage on or near the entrance.
- There is step-free level access into MAL B20.
- There are double manual doors which open towards you.
- One of the doors was locked at the time of the survey.
- The width of the opening is 71cm.
- The doors have a high visual contrast.
Teaching
- This is a lecture theatre.
- There is step-free level access throughout the majority of areas.
- The following areas have stepped access: all seating beyond rows 1 and 2.
- There is room for a wheelchair user to manoeuvre (150cm x 150cm).
- There is a portable hearing assistance system on request.
- The hearing assistance system was tested and working at the time of the survey.
- Floor coverings are not even and could potentially cause a trip hazard.
- The walls and floor have a high visual contrast.
- Lighting levels were uneven at the time of the survey, with pools of light and shade and unshaded light sources.
- Lighting levels are adjustable.
- There is tiered seating with no handrails at the steps.
- There is a designated space for a wheelchair user.
- The designated space for a wheelchair user is located on the far side of the front row.
- There is step-free level access to the designated space surveyed.
- Companions sit next to you and behind you.
- There is space for an assistance dog to rest.
- Seating available in the room includes: chairs without armrests and lecture chairs.
- Furniture available in the room includes: tables and desks.
- Some chairs and tables are fixed.
- The surface heights are suitable for wheelchair users.
- The clear underside space of some surfaces is suitable for wheelchair users.
- The height of the speaker's desk/table is 71cm.
- The speaker's desk/table is not height adjustable.
- The lectern is height adjustable.
- The lectern can be adjusted to a suitable height for a wheelchair user.
- This room has a whiteboard.
- For all teaching rooms, a fmGenie system can be borrowed from the main building reception which can be used as a portable hearing loop.