Access Guide
About
- The venue has its own parking facilities.
- The nearest University owned parking garage is Theater Drive Garage.
- View information on Theater Drive Garage (opens new tab) .
- 200 Elm Drive is a large building with 4 floors.
Part of the building is not accessible to the public.
The Department of Public Safety and Police have sole use of 1 entrance. - There is 1 elevator and 2 stairways.
- The floor names are signed as B, 1, 2 and 3.
- The basement floor houses the plant room.
Getting Inside
- The approach to the building is step-free and level.
- 200 Elm Drive Public Safety has 3 entrances, 1 entrance provides step-free and level access (accessible entrance).
- The accessible entrance is signed 200 Elm Drive, and the rear and side entrances are not signed.
- The accessible entrance gives direct access to the elevator on floor 1 which provides step-free access to floors B, 1, 2 and 3.
- The rear entrance has stepped access and can be used for staff from the Office of Design and Construction.
The side entrance is stepped or ramped; this entrance is for the sole use of the Department of Public Safety and the Police. - Floors 1 and 2 do not have main circulation corridors and are divided into separate card swipe access areas only.
Getting Around
- It is possible to bypass all stairways once inside the building by using the elevator, meaning there is step-free access throughout.
- There are some areas which have hard and smooth flooring with barrier matting and some which have a carpeted surface.
- There is a resting area in the entrance lobby.
- Wayfinding signage is provided in the lobby area.
Restrooms and Changing Facilities Available
- There are 6 restrooms with adaptations.
- Restrooms with adaptations are located on floors 1, 2 and 3.
- The transfer space within the restrooms with adaptations varies between left hand transfer and right hand transfer.
- Step-free gender inclusive restrooms are located on floors 1, 2 and 3.
Parking
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Parking
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- The parking lot is located to the left side, right side and rear of the building.
- The parking lot is open air/surface.
- The surface consists of asphalt.
- There are 2 designated accessible parking spaces available.
- The accessible spaces are clearly marked.
- The accessible parking space dimensions are 8ft x 18ft 4in (245cm x 560cm).
- There is an adjacent marked access aisle to one side.
- The width of the adjacent marked access aisle is 4ft 7in (140cm).
- The nearest designated space is 26yd 9in (24m) from 200 Elm Drive accessible entrance.
- There is step-free access via slope from the designated accessible parking.
- There is a curb ramp from the designated accessible parking.
- Parking is mainly for Department of Public Safety employee service vehicles and the Police.
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Charges and Restrictions
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- Parking can be used by faculty and staff.
- Parking is free of charge.
Entrance (Accessible Entrance)
- This entrance is located to the front of the building.
- This entrance gives access to the building lobby.
- There is step-free level access at the entrance.
- There is a canopy or recess which provides weather protection at the entrance.
- There is a key fob/card reader at a height of 3ft 5in (105cm).
- As this building is open 24 hours the card reader is not used.
- There are double manual doors at this entrance.
- The doors open towards you.
- The doors require effort to open.
- The width of the opening is 5ft 9in (174cm).
- The doors have a low color contrast.
Reception
- There is step-free level access to reception.
- The height of the reception desk is 3ft 8in (113cm).
- There is no (or very little) background noise.
- Lighting levels are even.
- There are chairs with armrests, couches and coffee tables in this area.
- There is a turning space for wheelchair users in the seating area.
- There is space for a service animal to rest in the seating area.
Elevator
- The elevator is located in the entrance lobby.
- The floors which are accessible by this elevator are B, 1, 2 and 3.
- The elevator has a turning space of 2ft 6in x 4ft (76cm x 122cm) in front of it.
- The external elevator control buttons have a medium color contrast.
- The external elevator controls are at a height that can be easily reached.
- The elevator door has a high color contrast.
- The elevator door opening width is 3ft 6in (107cm).
- The internal dimensions of the elevator are 7ft 5in x 4ft 1in (225cm x 125cm).
- The internal elevator control buttons have tactile markings, Braille markings and a high color contrast.
- The internal elevator controls are at a height that can be easily reached.
- Internally the elevator has: a visual floor indicator.
- Lighting levels are even within the elevator.
Stairway
- The floors which are accessible by stairway are B, 1, 2 and 3.
- There are 20+ steps between floors.
- There are handrails on both sides.
- The handrails are at a height of 2ft 11in (90cm).
- The handrails cover all steps.
- The handrails extend horizontally beyond the first and last step.
- The height of the highest step is 7in (17cm).
- The minimum tread depth is 12in (30cm).
- Lighting levels are even.
Restroom with Adaptations (Floor 1 - Shared - Right Hand Transfer)
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Location and Access
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- The restroom surveyed is approximately 10yd 2ft (10m) from the Elm Drive accessible entrance.
- There is step-free level access into the restroom.
- There is Braille, tactile, pictorial and written text signage on or near the restroom door.
- The door into the restroom opens inwards and has a high color contrast.
- The door requires effort to open.
- The width of the restroom door opening is 2ft 9in (84cm).
- The door has a twist lock.
- Internally the door has a high color contrast.
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Dimensions and Features
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- The overall dimensions are 7ft 3in x 7ft 8in (220cm x 234cm).
- The turning space dimensions are 7ft 3in x 5ft 3in (220cm x 160cm).
- There is a lateral transfer space to the right of the WC as you look at it.
- The lateral transfer space is 3ft 3in (98cm) (from the side of the WC pan to the wall).
- There is a wall sensor flush on the wall above the cistern.
- There is a horizontal grab bar on the rear wall and on the side wall.
- The horizontal grab bars have a high color contrast with the surrounding walls.
- The WC seat is 1ft 7in (47cm) from the floor.
- The WC seat has a low color contrast.
- There is a wall mounted toilet paper dispenser which can be reached when seated on the WC.
- The toilet paper dispenser has a high color contrast.
- The toilet paper dispenser is 1ft 6in (45cm) from the floor.
- The sink is 2ft 9in (85cm) from the floor.
- The sink faucet type is lever mixer.
- There is a wall mounted soap dispenser.
- The soap dispenser has a high color contrast.
- The soap dispenser is 2ft 10in (87cm) from the floor.
- There is a wall mounted paper towel dispenser.
- The paper towel dispenser has a high color contrast.
- The paper towel dispenser is 4ft 1in (125cm) from the floor.
- There is a mirror that has been angled for ease of use.
- The stall has a wastebasket and a sanitary trash can.
- There is one coat hook.
- The coat hook is 5ft 7in (171cm) from the floor.
- There is a high color contrast between the walls and floor.
- Lighting levels are even.
- There is a wall mounted red flashing fire alarm.