13 Bevington Road

• There is no departmental parking available
• There is limited public standard parking on Bevington Road

• The entrance and ground floor are higher than the pavement level
• There are steps and a platform lift up to the entrance

Steps

• There are 9 steps
• The steps are fairly steep
• There are handrails both sides
• There are no contrasting markings on the step edges

Platform lift

• The lift is to the left of the stairs as you are facing the building
• The lift is located behind a wall and is not visible from the pavement
• The lift must be operated by a member of staff - you must contact the department in advance to request assistance
• The lift door has a clear width of 80cm
• The lift platform dimensions are 89cm wide by 143cm deep
• The lift is not enclosed

Entrance

• There is a covered porch in front of the entrance
• The door is manual and secure. There is an intercom and card reader to the right of the door. There is a swipe card reader here but it is not in use - you need to tap your card on the reader to the right of the intercom
• The door opens to a clear width of 96cm

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There are 2 standard toilets in the basement, and 1 standard toilet on the landing between the ground and first floor. These are all gender neutral.

There is one accessible toilet:

• The accessible toilet is on the ground floor
• The door has clear width of 86cm and is an outward opening door
• The door is locked with a small twist lock
• The door has pull bar on the inside
• The room size is 1.6m wide by 2.3m long 
• There is a light switch outside the toilet
• The toilet seat height is 48 cm 
• The cistern can be used as a back rest
• There is a lever flush on the transfer side of the toilet
• Transfer space is to the right of toilet
• There is a dropdown rail on the transfer side of toilet.
• There are wall mounted grab rails
• There are vertical grab rails either side of the sink
• There is good contrast between the walls and the handrails and other fixtures
• There is a clothes hooks at 1.6m high
• The pull cord alarm and reset button are both within reach from the toilet

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• There is an external platform lift providing access from the street level to the entrance and ground floor
• There is a teaching room and accessible toilet on the ground floor
• The library in the basement can only be accessed by stairs
• The academic offices on the upper floors can only be accessed by steps
• The lift is to the left of the stairs as you are facing the building
• The lift is hidden behind a wall and is not visible from the pavement
• The lift must be operated by a member of staff - you must contact the department in advance to request assistance
• The lift door has a clear width of 80cm
• The lift platform dimensions are 89cm wide by 143cm deep
• The lift is not enclosed
• There is no lift inside the building

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• There are external steps up to the entrance. The steps have handrails both sides. There are no visually contrasting markings on the step edges. The steps are fairly steep
• There is stepped access only around the building
• The stairs have a bannister rail to the right (ascending) and no handrail to the left
• There is good visual contrast on the step edges

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• All doors are manual - there are no powered doors
• Doors to offices and seminar rooms do not have vision panels
• Doors have good visual contrast between door, frame and surrounding wall
• The door in the corridor leading to the accessible toilet on the ground floor is held open
• All doors on the ground floor have a clear width of at least 75cm
• Most doors require a low to medium force to open

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• The library is in the basement which can only be accessed by stairs
• Stairs to the basement have a bannister rail to the left (descending). There are visually contrasting markings on the step edges
• There are 2 doors into the library which are usually held open
• Most of the space is taken up with library shelving which is floor to ceiling
• There are 2 desks with office chairs
• There are 2 gender neutral toilets in the basement near to the library

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• There is 1 large teaching/seminar room in the Anthony Kirk Green Room on the ground floor. 
• The ground floor is accessed by steps or the external platform lift
• Once at the ground floor level there is step free access to the seminar room
• The door is manual and has a light force to use
• The door opens to a clear width of 75cm and can be held open
• The room has moveable furniture which can be set up in a variety of ways
• The photos below show chairs arranged around a central table
• This is a relatively large room, but circulation space can be restricted at busy times

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• Academic offices are on the first, second and third floors and can only be accessed by stairs
• Stairs to the basement have a bannister rail to the right (descending). There are visually contrasting markings on the step edges
• Doors to offices are manual and have a clear width of at least 75cm. There have good visual contrast between door, frame and surrounding wall

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