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WB-0004 Learning Room

Waterside Building, Durham University, Riverside Place, Durham, DH1 1SL

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  • WB-0004 Learning Room is located on Level 00 of the Waterside Building - Durham University Business School.
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  • The most accessible route has step-free level access and shiny flooring.
  • There is numbered and written text signage on or near the entrance.
  • There is step-free level access into WB-0004 Learning Room.
  • There are double manual doors which open towards you.
  • The width of the opening is 170cm.
  • The doors have a high visual contrast.

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 a portable hearing assistance system on request.
  • The hearing assistance system could not be tested at the time of the survey.
  • The flooring is patterned.
  • 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 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 and tables.
  • Some desks are fixed.
  • The surface heights are suitable for wheelchair users.
  • The clear underside space of the surfaces is suitable for wheelchair users.
  • The height of the speaker's desk/table is 95cm.
  • The speaker's desk/table is not height adjustable.
  • This room has a whiteboard and a television screen.
  • There is a partition wall separating rooms 0003 and rooms 0004 that was open at the time of survey.
    An I.R. portable hearing loop can be requested for use in this room and collected from the main building reception.