Access Guide
Overview
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About
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- 182-184 Waterloo Place is a small building in a row of terraces, with 3 floors.
- There are 2 staircases within the building.
- The floors are not signed but are named Ground, 1 and 2.
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Parking and Public Transport
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- There is a campus car park, with Blue Badge parking available.
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- The nearest train station is Manchester Oxford Road.
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Getting Inside
- The approach to the building has level access with an opening of 92cm.
- 182-184 Waterloo Place has 2 entrances, 1 provides step-free access via a ramp (accessible entrance) and the other (staff entrance) is stepped.
- The entrance are not named (signed 182-184 Waterloo Place).
- The accessible entrance gives step-free level access to the ground floor on the left side of the building.
There is stepped access on the ground floor to the reception. - The staff entrance has stepped access with a manual door.
Getting Around
- There is step-free level access on the ground floor on the left side of the building.
There is a step to access the reception and the right side of the building. - There are 4 clearly marked steps, with a handrail on the left going up, to access the offices on the first floor. There is a slight slope on the corridor on the first floor between the left and right sides of the building.
- There are some narrow corridors on the ground and first floors.
- Floor surfaces along circulation routes are hard and smooth or carpeted and smooth.
There are some floor surfaces which are patterned or have a shiny finish. - There is a resting area in the reception.
- Wall mounted wayfinding signage is provided throughout the building.
. - There are manual doors in some of the corridors.
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 at the rear of the building.
- All toilets with adaptations have a left hand transfer space.
- The shared toilet facilities are located on the ground floor at the rear of the building..
Entrance
- This entrance is located at the front 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 access via ramp at the entrance.
- The ramp has a slight gradient.
- The ramp is between 75cm and 150cm wide with a handrail on the right going up.
- There is an intercom at a height of 122cm.
- There is a key fob/card reader at a height of 104cm.
- There is a single manual door at this entrance.
- The door opens away from you.
- The width of the opening is 95cm.
- The door has a high visual contrast.
- There is a push pad or push button to exit at a height of 102cm.
- There is a second single manual door.
- The second door opens away from you.
- The width of the opening is 85cm.
- There is a small lip on the threshold of the opening.
- The second door has a low visual contrast.
Reception
- The reception is located on the right as you enter the building.
- The distance from the accessible entrance is 8m.
- The most accessible route to reception has narrow walkways and manual doors.
- There is stepped access to reception.
- There is 1 step with a handrail on the right going down.
- The handrail is easy to grip.
- The handrail covers the flight of stairs throughout its length.
- The handrail does not extend horizontally beyond the first and last step.
- The step is clearly marked.
- The height of the step is not between 15cm and 18cm.
- The height of the highest step is 14cm.
- The height of the reception desk is 73cm.
- There is not a lowered section at the desk.
- There is not a hearing assistance system.
- There is no (or very little) background noise in this area.
- There is not room for a wheelchair user to manoeuvre in the seating area (150cm x 150cm).
- There is space for an assistance dog to rest in the seating area.
- Seating available in this area includes: chairs without armrests.
- Furniture available in this area includes: tables.
Stairs
- The stairs surveyed are located ahead as you enter the building.
- The ground, 1 and 2 floors can be accessed by these stairs.
- There are 15 steps between floors.
- The steps are clearly marked and have a handrail on the left going up.
- The handrail is easy to grip.
- The handrail covers the flight of stairs throughout its length.
- The handrail does not extend horizontally beyond the first and last step.
- The height of the steps is not between 15cm and 18cm.
- The height of the highest step is 20cm.
- The depth of the steps is not between 30cm and 45cm.
Toilet with Adaptations (Left Hand Transfer)
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Location and Access
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- The toilet surveyed is located on the ground floor at the rear of the building.
- The distance from the accessible entrance is 11m.
- The most accessible route to the toilet has step-free level access, manual doors and narrow walkways.
- 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 low visual contrast.
- The width of the door opening is 86cm.
- The door has a lever twist lock.
- Internally the door has a low 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 159cm (width) x 195cm (depth) and there is not room for a wheelchair user to manoeuvre (150cm x 150cm).
- There is a lateral transfer space to the left as you face the toilet.
- The lateral transfer space is 78cm (from the side of the toilet pan).
- There is a spatula flush on the non-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 48cm 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 high colour contrast.
- The toilet roll holder is 80cm from the floor.
- The wash basin and taps can be reached when seated on the toilet.
- The wash basin is 73cm from the floor.
- The wash basin has a lever mixer tap.
- The vertical grab rails are on both sides of the wash basin.
- The wash basin grab rails have 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 high visual contrast.
- The soap dispenser is 86cm from the floor.
- There is a wall mounted towel dispenser which cannot be reached when seated on the toilet.
- The towel dispenser has a high visual contrast.
- The towel dispenser is 91cm from the floor.
- There is a pull cord emergency alarm but it was tied up at the time of the survey.
- There is a mirror.
- There is an unobstructed shelf.
- The shelf does not meet the AccessAble criteria for Stoma Friendly Toilets.
- The cubicle has a waste bin and a nappy/incontinence items bin.
- There is one coat hook.
- The coat hook is 166cm from the floor.
- The walls and floor have a high visual contrast.