Access Guide
Access To
- WB-1003 Financial Trading Lab is located on Level 01, on the waterside, at the end of the Waterside Building furthest from the entrance.
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- The most accessible route has doors permanently held open, a lift, shiny flooring and step-free level access.
- There is numbered and written text signage on or near the entrance.
- There is step-free level access to enter WB-1003 Financial Trading Lab.
- There is a single manual door which opens away from you.
- The width of the opening is 86cm.
- The door has a low visual contrast.
- There is a push pad or push button to exit at a height of 115cm.
- There is a key card reader to access the room, 115cm high. .
Teaching
- This is a computer 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 vary due to the use of large glazed walls.
- Lighting levels are adjustable.
- There is space for an assistance dog to rest.
- Seating available in the room includes: chairs with armrests.
- Furniture available in the room includes: desks.
- Some desks are fixed.
- The height of the speaker's desk/table is 95cm.
- The speaker's desk/table is not height adjustable.
- This room has a television screen and a whiteboard.
- An I.R. portable hearing loop can be requested for use in this room, and collected from the main building reception.