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OC218 - Stirling Room - Teaching Room

Ogden Centre for Fundamental Physics - East, Durham University, Department of Physics, South Road, Durham, DH1 3LE

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  • OC218 - Stirling Room - Teaching Room is on level 1 within the Odgen Centre.
    Exiting the lift on level 1, go through the double doors ahead and OC218 - Stirling Room - Teaching Room is immediately on the right.
  • View information on Ogden Centre for Fundamental Physics - East (opens new tab) .
  • View information on Rochester Physics (opens new tab) .
  • The most accessible route has step-free level access, a lift and doors permanently held open.
  • There is written text and numbered signage on or near the entrance.
  • There is step-free level access into OC218 - Stirling Room - Teaching Room.
  • 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 81cm.
  • The doors have a medium visual contrast.
  • There is a second single manual door which opens towards you.
  • The width of the opening is 78cm.
  • The second door has a medium visual contrast.
  • This second door is an alternative entrance to the room - there is a sign asking people to use the other door. The main entrance to room OC218 - Stirling Room - Teaching Room is opposite a door that links Ogden Centre for Fundamental Physics with the third floor of the Rochester Building Physics Department.

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 not even and could potentially cause a trip hazard.
  • The walls and floor have a high visual contrast.
  • Lighting levels vary due to the use of large glazed walls.
  • There are no designated spaces for wheelchair users.
  • There is space for an assistance dog to rest.
  • Seating available in the room includes: chairs with armrests and chairs without armrests.
  • Furniture available in the room includes: desks.
  • Some tables are fixed.
  • The surface height of the tables is not suitable for wheelchair users.
  • The clear height under the tables is not suitable for wheelchair users.
  • The height of the speaker's desk/table is 81cm.
  • The speaker's desk/table is not height adjustable.
  • This room has a projector screen and a whiteboard.