Access Guide
Access To
- WB-2003 Executive Lecture Theatre is located on the Level 02 of the Waterside Building - Durham University Business School.
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- The most accessible route has automatic doors, step-free level access, shiny flooring and a lift.
- There is numbered and written text signage on or near the entrance.
- There is step-free level access into WB-2003 Executive Lecture Theatre.
- There is a single manual door which opens away from you.
- The width of the opening is 86cm.
- The door has a high visual contrast.
Teaching
- This is a lecture theatre.
- There is step-free level access to the speaker’s area and front row only.
- The following areas have stepped access: tiered seating after the front row.
- 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 tiered seating with no handrails at the steps.
- 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.
- Furniture available in the room includes: desks.
- The desks are fixed.
- The surface heights are not 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 92cm.
- The speaker's desk/table is not height adjustable.
- This room has a whiteboard and a television screen.
- An I.R. portable hearing loop can be requested for use in this room and collected from the main building reception.