Access Guide
About
- The venue has its own parking facilities.
- There is a step-free route from the accessible parking bay of the car park to the venue.
- 22 Chambers Street is a medium sized building with 5 floors.
- There are 2 elevators and 2 stairways within the building.
- The floors are signed as B, 1, 2, 3 and 4.
Getting Inside
- The approach in front of 22 Chambers Street is mostly level.
- 22 Chambers Street has 1 entrance.
- The entrance is signed as 'Twenty Two'.
- The entrance has a small slope leading to a manual door entrance into level 1 of the building.
Getting Around
- There is step-free access throughout the building.
- There is a ramp with a percentage gradient of 6% to access the office to the rear of level 4.
- The floor surfaces within most of the circulation routes are hard and smooth with a shiny finish. Other floor surfaces in the building are carpeted.
- There are resting areas in some circulation and lobby areas with a mixture of seating.
Restrooms and Changing Facilities Available
- There are 4 restrooms with adaptations.
- Restrooms with adaptations are located on levels 1, 2, 3 and 4.
- The transfer space within the restrooms with adaptations varies between left hand transfer and right hand transfer.
- Step-free shared restrooms are located on all levels.
- Step-free female restrooms are located on level 1.
- Step-free standard restrooms which include facilities for ambulant disabled people are located on level 2.
- Standard shower facilities are located in the boardroom on level 1.
Parking
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Parking
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- The parking lot is located to the rear of the 22 Chambers Street building.
- The nearest building to this parking lot is 22 Chambers Street.
- The height of the restriction barrier is 6ft 6in (197cm).
- The surface consists of asphalt.
- There is 1 designated accessible parking space available.
- The accessible spaces are clearly marked and signposted.
- The accessible parking space dimensions are 8ft 7in x 17ft 11in (262cm x 546cm).
- There is an adjacent marked access aisle to one side.
- The width of the adjacent marked access aisle is 3ft 3in (100cm).
- The nearest designated space is 38yd 10in (35m) from 22 Chambers Street building entrance.
- There is step-free level access from the designated accessible parking.
- There are separate areas of the car park which are sheltered, open air and underground.
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Charges and Restrictions
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- Parking can be used by faculty and staff permit holders.
- Parking is free of charge.
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On-street Parking
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- On-street standard parking is available.
- The on-street designated accessible parking spaces are located along Chambers Street.
Entrance
- This entrance is located off Chambers Street.
- This entrance gives access to level 1.
- There is step-free access via a slope at the entrance.
- The slope has a gradient easier than 1:20.
- There is a key fob/card reader at a height of 3ft 4in (102cm).
- 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 1in (154cm).
- There is a raised threshold at the opening.
- The doors has a high color contrast.
- There is step-free level access as you enter the entrance.
Elevator
- The elevator is located along the corridor in front of you on entrance.
- The floors which are accessible by this elevator are basement level, level 1, 2, 3 and 4.
- 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 high 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 2ft 11in (90cm).
- The internal dimensions of the elevator are 6ft x 3ft 4in (183cm x 102cm).
- 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 bright within the elevator.
- There are other elevators available at this location which vary in size.
Stairway
- The floors which are accessible by stairway are basement level, level 1, 2, 3 and 4.
- There are 19 steps between floors.
- There are handrails on both sides.
- The handrails are at a height of 2ft 7in (80cm).
- The handrails cover all steps.
- The handrails extend horizontally beyond the first and last step.
- The steps are clearly marked.
- The height of the highest step is 7in (19cm).
- The minimum tread depth is 12in (30cm).
- Lighting levels are varied.
Restroom with Adaptations (Level 3 - Shared - Left Hand Transfer)
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Location and Access
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- The restroom surveyed is approximately 3yd 10in (3m) from the elevator.
- 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 low 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 8ft 7in x 8ft 8in (262cm x 263cm).
- The turning space dimensions are 5ft 7in x 8ft 8in (170cm x 263cm).
- There is a lateral transfer space to the left of the toilet as you look at it.
- The lateral transfer space is 3ft 4in (101cm) (from the side of the toilet bowl to the wall).
- There is a lever flush on the transfer side.
- 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.
- There is a vertical grab bar on the side wall.
- The vertical grab bar has a high color contrast with the surrounding walls.
- The toilet seat is 1ft 6in (45cm) from the floor.
- The toilet seat has a low color contrast.
- There is a wall mounted toilet paper dispenser which can be reached when seated on the toilet.
- The toilet paper dispenser has a high color contrast.
- The toilet paper dispenser is 1ft 7in (48cm) from the floor.
- The sink is 2ft 9in (84cm) from the floor.
- The sink faucet type is sensor.
- There is a soap dispenser.
- There is a mirror.
- There is a shelf.
- The shelf is at a height of 2ft 9in (84cm) from the floor.
- The stall has a wastebasket and a sanitary trash can.
- There is one coat hook.
- The coat hook is 4ft (122cm) from the floor.
- There is a high color contrast between the walls and floor.
- Lighting levels are bright.
- There is a tower dispenser that is not wall mounted in the restroom.
