Access Guide
Access To
- Room 1:039/040 is located on floor 1 of the Polwarth Building, to the right as you exit the lift.
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- The most accessible route has step-free level access, a platform lift, manual doors and patterned flooring.
- There is numbered signage on or near the entrance.
- There is step-free level access into room 1:039/040.
- There is a single manual door which opens away from you.
- The width of the opening is 85cm.
- The door has a high visual contrast.
Teaching
- This is a teaching room.
- There is step-free level access throughout the room.
- There is room for a wheelchair user to manoeuvre (150cm x 150cm).
- There is not a hearing assistance system.
- The flooring is patterned.
- Floor coverings are not even and could potentially cause a trip hazard.
- The walls and floor have a high visual contrast.
- Lighting levels were even at the time of the survey, with unshaded light sources.
- There are designated spaces for wheelchair users.
- The designated spaces for wheelchair users are located at the front of the teaching room.
- 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 without armrests.
- Furniture available in the room includes: tables.
- The surface heights are not suitable for wheelchair users.
- The clear underside space of the surfaces is not suitable for wheelchair users.
- The height of the speaker's desk/table is 85cm.
- The speaker's desk/table is not height adjustable.
- This room has a projector screen.