Access Guide
Overview
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About
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- The Hulme Hall Gymnasium and Squash Court is a small building with 2 floors.
- There is 1 main staircase within the building.
- The floors are not signed but are named Ground and Mezzanine.
- There are no toilet facilities.
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Parking and Public Transport
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- There is a campus car park, with Blue Badge parking available.
- The nearest train station is Piccadilly.
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Getting Inside
- The approach to the building is step-free via slight or very slight slopes.
- The Hulme Hall Gymnasium and Squash Court has 1 stepped entrance with manual doors.
- The entrance is signed with the building name.
- The entrance provides stepped access to the ground floor.
Getting Around
- There is step-free level access on the ground floor.
- There is a slight ramp with no handrails on entering the gym.
- The mezzanine level is a viewing platform into the Squash Court and Gym.
- Floor surfaces along all circulation routes are hard and smooth, with some having a shiny finish.
- There are resting areas on the Mezzanine level with bench seating.
- Wayfinding signage is limited within the building.
- There are not manual doors in the circulation corridors.
Entrance (Gym and Squash Court)
- This entrance is located at the front of the building.
- The approach to the entrance has uneven surfaces.
- The entrance area is clearly signed.
- There is stepped access at the entrance.
- There is 1 step with no handrails.
- The step is unmarked.
- The height of the step is not between 15cm and 18cm.
- The height of the highest step is 13cm.
- There is a key pad at a height of 144cm.
- There is a single manual door at this entrance.
- The door opens towards you.
- The width of the opening is 85cm.
- The door has a high visual contrast.
Gym
- The gym is located at the rear of the Greenwood Building.
- There is step-free access via ramp into the gym.
- The ramp has a slight gradient.
- The ramp is under 75cm wide with no handrails.
- There is a single manual door with a high visual contrast.
- The door opens away from you.
- The width of the opening is 77cm.
- There is step-free level access throughout.
- Access throughout may include narrow walkways.
- There is not room for a wheelchair user to manoeuvre (150cm x 150cm).
- The gym is staffed when open.
- The walls and floor have a high visual contrast.
- There is not clear manoeuvring space between equipment (150cm x 150cm).
- Equipment includes free weights and cable resistance machines.
- There is not a hearing assistance system.
- There is no (or very little) background noise in this area.
- Lighting levels were even at the time of the survey.
Stairs
- The stairs surveyed are located at the end of the corridor as you enter the building.
- The Ground and Mezzanine floors can be accessed by these stairs.
- There are 14 steps between floors.
- The steps are clearly marked and have a handrail on the left going up.
- The handrail is not 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 19cm.
- The depth of the steps is between 30cm and 45cm.
- The steps have open risers.
- Lighting levels were even at the time of the survey.