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The Wellcome Auditorium

Queen's Medical Research Institute, The University of Edinburgh, 47 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh BioQuarter, Edinburgh, EH16 4TJ

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Access To

  • The Wellcome Auditorium is located on level 1 to your right on entering the Queen's Medical Research Institute via the main entrance.
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  • The most accessible route has step-free level access and shiny flooring.
  • There is written text signage on or near the entrance.
  • There is step-free level access into the Wellcome Auditorium.
  • There are double manual doors which open towards you.
  • The width of the opening is 154cm.
  • The doors have a high visual contrast.
  • There are a second set of double manual doors which open away from you.
  • The width of the opening is 154cm.
  • The second set of doors have a high visual contrast.

Teaching

  • This is a lecture theatre.
  • There is step-free level access to the back row only.
  • There is room for a wheelchair user to manoeuvre (150cm x 150cm).
  • There is a clearly signed fixed hearing assistance system.
  • The hearing assistance system could not be tested at the time of the survey.
  • 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 is a designated space for a wheelchair user.
  • The designated spaces for wheelchair users are located to the rear of the auditorium.
  • 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 stools.
  • Furniture available in the room includes: tables.
  • The chairs 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 88cm.
  • The speaker's desk/table is not height adjustable.
  • The lectern is height adjustable.
  • The lectern can be adjusted to a suitable height for a wheelchair user.
  • This room has a projector screen.