Access Guide
Access To
- PLC - 053 - Tutorial Room is located on the ground floor of the Palatine Building in the Durham Law School, in the first corridor to the left as you enter via the Durham Law School entrance.
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- The most accessible route has step-free level access.
- There is written text and numbered signage on or near the entrance.
- There is step-free level access into PCL 053 - Tutorial Room.
- There is a single manual door which opens away from you.
- The width of the opening is 87cm.
- The door has a high visual contrast.
Teaching
- This is a teaching room.
- There is step-free level access throughout the room.
- Furniture can be moved to enable a manoeuvring space for a wheelchair user (150cm x 150cm).
- There is a fixed hearing assistance system which is not clearly signed.
- The hearing assistance system could not be tested at the time of the survey.
- 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 are no designated spaces for wheelchair users.
- There is space for an assistance dog to rest.
- Seating available in the room includes: chairs without armrests.
- Furniture available in the room includes: tables and desks.
- Some tables are fixed.
- The surface heights are not 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 91cm.
- The speaker's desk/table is not height adjustable.
- This room has a television screen and a whiteboard.