Access Guide
Overview
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About
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- The Online Assessment/Teaching Centre is a large building with three floors.
- There are two main lifts and one main staircase within the building.
- The floors are signed as G, 1 and 2.
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Parking and Public Transport
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- The venue does not have its own car park.
- There is on-street Blue Badge Bay parking.
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- The nearest train station is Grand Central Station.
- The nearest bus station is Grand Central Station.
- For the latest travel options and information you can plan your travel using Translink (opens new tab).
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Getting Inside
- The approach to the building is via a slight slope.
There are bollards to the front of the accessible entrance. - There is step-free access to the building from University Terrace.
- Online Assessment/Teaching Centre has two entrances.
The most accessible entrance is to the right of the main entrance.
There is a double door at this entrance, only the right side is automatic. - The entrances are signed with the name of the building.
- The accessible entrance provides step-free access level access to the lift foyer and stairwell on the ground floor.
- The main entrance is an alternative automatic entrance and has a slight slope on access.
Getting Around
- There is step-free level access throughout the building on all floors.
- Floor surfaces along all circulation routes are hard and smooth.
- There is wall mounted wayfinding signage provided throughout the building.
- There are automatic doors in some corridors and the lobby area.
Toilet and Changing Facilities
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Toilet Facilities
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- There is 1 toilet with adaptations.
- The toilet with adaptations is located on the ground floor, in the main entrance lobby.
- The toilet with adaptations has a right hand transfer space.
- Ambulant toilet facilities are located within the standard toilets.
- The male and female step-free toilet facilities are located on the ground floor, to the right of the toilet with adaptations and on floor 2, within Computer Lab 2/3.
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Changing Places and Changing Facilities
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- Parent and baby changing facilities are located within the toilet with adaptations on the ground floor.
Rooms and Services in the Building
Parking
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Drop-off Point
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- There is not a designated drop-off point available.
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On-street Parking
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- On-street designated Blue Badge parking is available .
- The on-street designated Blue Badge parking bays are located on University Terrace.
- The Blue Badge bays are clearly marked.
Entrance (Accessible)
- This entrance is located to the right side of the building.
- The entrance area is clearly signed.
- There is not a canopy or recess which provides weather protection at the entrance.
- There is step-free level access at the entrance.
- There is a key fob/card reader at a height of 93cm.
- The key card opens the door automatically.
The call button at this entrance is not used. - There is a single automatic door at this entrance.
- The door opens towards you.
- The width of the opening is 87cm.
- The doors have a high visual contrast.
- There is a push pad or push button to exit at a height of 118cm.
- There are double doors at this entrance, with one automatic door and one manual door.
Lift
- The lift surveyed is located ahead from the accessible entrance.
- The distance from the accessible entrance is 6m.
- The most accessible route to the lift has step-free level access.
- The ground floor, floors 1 and 2 are accessed by this lift.
- The lift door has a high visual contrast.
- The lift has a level manoeuvring space in front of it for a wheelchair user (150cm x 150cm).
- The weight limit for the lift is 800kg.
- The external lift control buttons have tactile markings and a high visual contrast.
- All of the external lift controls are at a suitable height for a wheelchair user.
- The lift door opening width is 91cm.
- The internal dimensions of the lift are 138cm (width) x 131cm (depth).
- The internal lift control buttons have tactile markings.
- The majority of the internal controls are at a suitable height for a wheelchair user.
- Internally the lift has: a mirror to aid reversing, a visual floor indicator and an audible announcer.
- Lighting levels were even at the time of the survey.
- There are other lifts available at this location which are of a similar size.
- There is a button with a wheelchair symbol which calls the right hand lift.
There is an audible tone to signal that the lift has been called.
Stairs
- The stairs surveyed are located to the right of the accessible entrance.
- The ground floor, floors 1 and 2 can be accessed by these stairs.
- There are 20 steps between floors.
- The steps are clearly marked and have handrails on both sides.
- The handrails are easy to grip.
- The handrails cover the flight of stairs throughout its length.
- The handrails extend horizontally beyond the first and last step.
- The height of the steps is between 15cm and 18cm .
- The height of the highest step is 17cm.
- The depth of the steps is between 30cm and 45cm.
- Lighting levels were even at the time of the survey.
Toilet with Adaptations (Ground Floor - Shared - Right Hand Transfer)
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Location and Access
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- The toilet surveyed is located to the left of the accessible entrance, via the main entrance lobby.
- The distance from the accessible entrance is 26m.
- The most accessible route to the toilet has step-free level access and automatic doors.
- There is step-free level access into the facility.
- There is pictorial signage on or near the door.
- The door opens outwards and has a high visual contrast.
- The width of the door opening is 97cm.
- The door has a locking handle.
- Internally the door has a high visual contrast.
- There is a grab rail on the internal door with a high visual contrast.
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Dimensions and Features
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- The dimensions of the cubicle are 169cm (width) x 226cm (depth) and there is room for a wheelchair user to manoeuvre (150cm x 150cm).
- There is a lateral transfer space to the right as you face the toilet.
- The lateral transfer space is 89cm (from the side of the toilet pan).
- There is a spatula flush on the transfer side.
- There is a horizontal grab rail on the non-transfer side.
- The horizontal grab rail has a high visual contrast.
- There is a vertical grab rail on the transfer side.
- The vertical grab rail has a high visual contrast.
- There is a dropdown rail on the transfer side.
- The dropdown rail has a high visual contrast.
- The toilet seat is 46cm from the floor.
- The toilet seat has a high visual contrast.
- There is a wall mounted toilet roll holder which can be reached when seated on the toilet.
- The toilet roll holder has a low visual contrast.
- The toilet roll holder is 105cm from the floor.
- The wash basin and taps can be reached when seated on the toilet.
- The wash basin is 69cm from the floor.
- The wash basin has a lever mixer tap.
- The vertical grab rail is on the right as you face the wash basin.
- The wash basin grab rail has a high visual contrast.
- There is a wall mounted soap dispenser which can be reached when seated on the toilet.
- The soap dispenser has a low visual contrast.
- The soap dispenser is 82cm from the floor.
- There is a wall mounted towel dispenser which can be reached when seated on the toilet.
- The towel dispenser has a low visual contrast.
- The towel dispenser is 99cm from the floor.
- There is a wall mounted hand dryer.
- The hand dryer has a low visual contrast.
- The hand dryer is 93cm from the floor.
- There is a pull cord emergency alarm but it was tied up at the time of the survey.
- There is a full length mirror.
- There is no shelf.
- The shelf does not meet the AccessAble criteria for Stoma Friendly Toilets.
- The cubicle has a sanitary bin.
- There are no coat hooks.
- The height of the baby change facility when in use is 105cm.
- The walls and floor have a high visual contrast.
- Lighting levels were even at the time of the survey.