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Shirley Hall (Lecture Theatre A) is located on the ground floor to your right on entering the Chancellor's Building.
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The most accessible route has step-free level access.
There is written text signage on or near the entrance.
There is step-free level access into Shirley Hall (Lecture Theatre A).
There are double manual doors which open towards you.
The width of the opening is 146cm.
The doors have a high visual contrast.
There are a second set of double manual doors which open towards you.
The width of the opening is 152cm.
The second set of doors have a high visual contrast.
There is a an alternative entrance to the front of the Lecture Theatre leading directly to the speaker's area.
This entrance has steps immediately between the two sets of entrance doors which can be bypassed by a stair lift.

This is a lecture theatre.
The following areas have stepped access: there are two steps with a handrail on the right to access the front row of seating from the speaker's area.
All rows of tiered seating are accessed via steps.
There is room for a wheelchair user to manoeuvre (150cm x 150cm).
There is not a hearing assistance system.
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, with unshaded light sources.
There is tiered seating with no handrails at the steps.
There are designated spaces for wheelchair users.
The designated spaces for wheelchair users are located at the rear of the lecture theatre.
There is step-free level access to the designated space surveyed.
Companions sit next to you.
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.
Some tables 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 82cm.
The speaker's desk/table is not height adjustable.
This room has a television screen and a projector screen.
There is step-free access to the back row of the Lecture by the rear Lecture Theatre Entrance and the speakers area at the front of the Lecture Theatre by lift via the front of the entrance.

The lift surveyed is located just inside the entrance to the front of the lecture theatre.
This lift is a stair lift.
The distance from the front of the lecture theatre entrance is 1m.
The most accessible route to the lift has step-free level access.
The lift does not have a level manoeuvring space in front of it for a wheelchair user (150cm x 150cm).
The external lift control buttons have a high visual contrast.
All of the external lift controls are at a suitable height for a wheelchair user.
The internal dimensions of the lift are 90cm (width) x 112cm (depth).
The internal lift control buttons have a high visual contrast.
All of the internal lift controls are at a suitable height for a wheelchair user.
The lift is slow moving and the button needs to be pressed constantly when in use.
Lighting levels were even at the time of the survey.