Access Guide
About
- The nearest University owned parking garage is the Theater Drive Garage.
- View information on Theater Drive Garage (opens new tab) .
- Dodge Hall is a rectangular building on 3 levels with a café situated underneath.
- There is 1 elevator and 2 stairways in the building.
- The levels are signed as 1, 2 and 3.
There is a basement floor in the building which can be accessed by the elevator. - Murray-Dodge Café is located beneath Dodge Hall on the basement floor of the building.
Getting Inside
- There is level access on the approach to the building from the north and then a gateway to access the courtyard where the step-free entrance is located.
There is a slope on the approach to the building from the south. - There are 2 entrances into the building 1 of which is stepped, the other has level access on approach and has automatic doors (accessible entrance).
- The accessible entrance gives access to the elevator on level 1, which provides step-free access to levels 2 and 3 as well as the Murray-Dodge Café on the basement floor during the cafe's opening hours.
Getting Around
- It is possible to bypass the majority of steps once inside the building.
- There are 3 steps with handrails on either side to access the meditation room on level 3.
- The corridors on levels 1, 2 and 3 have hard and smooth shiny surfaces.
There are carpets covering some areas on all floors. - There are rest areas on levels 1 and 3 consisting of a mixture of seating.
- There is signage located around the building.
Restrooms and Changing Facilities Available
- There are 2 restrooms with adaptations.
- Restrooms with adaptations are located on level 2 next to the elevator.
- The transfer space within the restrooms with adaptations varies between left hand transfer and right hand transfer.
- Step-free male and female restrooms are located on level 2 next to the elevator.
Entrance (Accessible Entrance)
- This entrance is located off the courtyard.
- This entrance gives access to level 1 of the building.
- There is step-free level access at the entrance.
- There is a slope to access the Hall from the south only.
- There is a single automatic door at this entrance.
- The door opens towards you.
- There is a push plate/sensor at a height of 3ft 5in (105cm).
- The width of the opening is 2ft 10in (86cm).
- The door has a high color contrast.
- There is a second manual door.
- The second door opens towards you.
- The second door requires effort to open.
- The width of the opening is 2ft 9in (84cm).
- The second door has a high color contrast.
Elevator
- The elevator is located to the left after entering via the main entrance.
- 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 low 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 (92cm).
- The internal dimensions of the elevator are 4ft 7in x 6ft 3in (140cm x 190cm).
- The internal elevator control buttons have a high color contrast.
- The internal elevator controls are at a height that can be easily reached.
- Internally the elevator has: a separate door to exit.
- Lighting levels are bright within the elevator.
Stairway
- The floors which are accessible by stairway are 1, 2 and 3.
- There are 20+ steps between floors.
- There is a handrail on the right going up.
- The handrail is at a height of 2ft 7in (79cm).
- The handrail extends 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 11in (29cm).
- Lighting levels are bright.
- The stairway is located near the accessible entrance.
Restroom with Adaptations (Level 2 - Male - Left Hand Transfer)
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Location and Access
View
- 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 outwards and has a high color contrast.
- The door requires effort to open.
- The width of the restroom door opening is 2ft 11in (88cm).
- The door into the stall opens outwards and has a low color contrast with the surrounding walls.
- The door is easy to open.
- The width of the stall door opening is 2ft 11in (88cm).
- The door has a sliding bolt lock.
- Internally the door has a low color contrast.
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Dimensions and Features
View
- The overall dimensions are 5ft 2in x 5ft 1in (157cm x 154cm).
- The turning space dimensions are 5ft 2in x 2ft 7in (157cm x 80cm).
- There is a lateral transfer space to the left of the toilet as you look at it.
- The lateral transfer space is 2ft 11in (88cm) (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 varying color contrasts with the surrounding walls.
- There is a vertical grab bar on the side wall.
- The vertical grab bar has a low color contrast with the surrounding walls.
- The toilet seat is 1ft 7in (48cm) 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 medium color contrast.
- The toilet paper dispenser is 1ft 8in (52cm) from the floor.
- The sink and faucets are located outside the stall.
- The sink is 2ft 9in (85cm) from the floor.
- The sink faucet type is lever.
- There is a soap dispenser.
- The soap dispenser has a low color contrast.
- There is a wall mounted paper towel dispenser outside the stall.
- The paper towel dispenser has a low color contrast.
- There is a mirror.
- The stall has a wastebasket.
- There is one coat hook.
- The coat hook is 3ft 10in (118cm) from the floor.
- There is a varying color contrast between the walls and floor.
- Lighting levels are even.