Access Guide
About
- The name of the nearest parking garage is Theater Drive Garage.
- View information on Theater Drive Garage (opens new tab) .
- Spelman Hall is made up of 8 separate identical buildings which make up 8 residential halls.
The property surveyed was building 3. - Spelman Hall has 4 levels.
There is 1 communal laundry room on the LG floor of building 5.
Getting Inside
- The approach to the buildings is step-free and level.
- Each building at Spelman Hall has its own entrance which leads directly onto a stairway.
Getting Around
- There is no circulation within each of the buildings.
- Each building entrance leads directly onto a stairway, and the stairway leads directly to the accommodation on each level.
- Floor surfaces along communal areas are hard and smooth.
Entrance (Building 3)
- This entrance is located at the front of the building.
- This entrance gives access to level G.
- There is step-free level access at the entrance.
- There is a key fob/card reader at a height of 3ft 8in (111cm).
- There is a single manual door at this entrance.
- The door opens towards you.
- The doors require effort to open.
- The width of the opening is 2ft 9in (83cm).
- The door has a high color contrast.
Stairway
- The floors which are accessible by stairway are G, 1, 2 and 3.
- There are 16 steps between floors.
- There are handrails on both sides.
- The handrails are at a height of 3ft 2in (96cm).
- The handrails extend horizontally beyond the first and last step.
- The height of the highest step is 7in (17cm).
- The minimum tread depth is 11in (29cm).
- Lighting levels are varied.
Communal Facilities
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Laundry Room
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- The laundry room is located on level B of building 5.
- There is step-free level access to enter.
- The door to enter opens outwards and has a low color contrast with the surrounding walls.
- The door requires effort to open.
- The width of the door opening is 2ft 8in (82cm).
- There is a card reader at this entrance at a height of 2ft 11in (91cm).
- There is room for a wheelchair user to turn (5ft x 5ft - 152.5cm x 152.5cm).
- Some flooring is shiny.
- The following machines are at a low level: washing machine and tumble dryer.
- There are chairs with armrests and tables in this area.
- Lighting levels are varied.