Access Guide
Access To
- WB-2017 Learning Room is located on Level 02 of the Waterside Building - Durham University Business School.
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- The most accessible route has a lift, shiny flooring, step-free level access and automatic doors.
- There is numbered and written text signage on or near the entrance.
- There is step-free level access into WB-2017 Learning Room.
- There is a single manual door which opens away from you.
- The width of the opening is 85cm.
- The door has 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: tables, height adjustable tables and desks.
- Some desks are fixed.
- The surface heights are 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 96cm.
- 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.