8 - 11 Keble Road and Wolfson Building

The entrance is on Parks Road and has stepped and ramped access. 

There are eight steps up to the entrance with a handrail either side; the steps do not have any contrasting markings.

The start of the ramp is at the right hand side of the building as you are looking at it and is close to the accessible parking space. The ramp starts at the side of the building, and turns 90 degrees to run along the front of the building. There is a level landing at the point that the ramp turns 90 degrees. The ramp is 1 m wide and has a handrail to the left (ascending). The first section of the ramp has a gentle slope, the second section is moderately steep. There is a level landing at the top of the ramp which is 135 cm wide; the entrance is immediately to the right. 

The entrance door is powered and opens automatically during building opening hours. The door has a clear width of 1 m. Outside of these hours there is a swipe card reader and keypad to the left of the door set at 1.3 m from floor level. People entering the building need to use both a swipe card and an entry code. 

Inside the building, there is an entrance lobby with the reception desk straight ahead and a waiting area to the left.

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The entrance lobby has a waiting area with chairs, and space to accommodate a wheelchair. 

Reception is ahead of you as you come through the entrance door. The counter is just under 1 m high and does not have a knee recess. The reception has an induction loop. 

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There are standard toilets on every floor of the building.

There are gender neutral toilets on every floor of the building.

There are accessible toilets on every floor of the building - see below for full details:

There are two passenger lifts in the building:

Smaller lift located close to reception (at ground floor level) 

• Lift to all floors including basement
• Call buttons set 105 cm from floor level.
• Lift car dimensions are 160 cm x 105 cm
• Lift doors have a clear width of 80 cm
• Lift control buttons are in the range 94 cm to 118 cm from floor level
• Lift control buttons are tactile but do not have Braille
• The lift car has a handrail on one side of the control buttons on the right side as you enter
• There is a visual indicator and a voice announcement of the floor. There is an induction loop
• The lift is well lit
• The floor surface is plain and non-reflective
• The lift walls have a reflective surface
• There is no mirror in the lift 

Larger lift located near central break-out space (at ground floor level)

• Lift to all floors apart from basement
• Call buttons set 114 cm from floor level
• Lift car dimensions are 160 cm x 140 cm
• Lift doors have a clear width of 80 cm
• Lift control buttons are in the range 85 cm to 100 cm from floor level
• Lift control buttons are tactile and have Braille
• The lift car has horizontal handrails either side of the control buttons on the right side as you enter
• There is a visual indicator but no voice announcement of the floor. There is an induction loop (check)
• Lighting levels are low
• The floor surface is patterned and reflective
• The lift walls have a reflective surface
• There is a mirror on the wall opposite the lift doors

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There are several staircases in the building. Older parts of the building have stairs which have handrails to one side only, but do have contrasting edges. New parts of the building have stairs with handrails both sides and contrasting edges. There is a central staircase off the central break out space - this has open risers and small contrasting strips on the treads only. 

There are two passenger lifts in the building which go to all floors. 

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The entrance doors are powered. The door next to reception giving access into the main areas of the building is powered. All other doors are manual. Doors in corridors are held open. Vision panels are for the most part in the top half of doors. Office doors do not have vision panels. Below are some images that show examples of doors around the building. 

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The library is on the first floor. This was not covered during the access audit so at present no further information is available. 

There are two lecture theatres in the building. 

Lecture Theatre A
This is in the basement which can be reached by stairs or lift. February 2024 - a lift is out of action. There is no lift access to Lecture Theatre A at present. There is step-free access to the lecture theatre. There is a manual door which has a clear width of 82 cm. There are two banks of seating with a large central space in-between and space either side. The floor slopes gently down to the stage. There is ramped access to the stage. The stage has an electric height adjustable lectern. There is an infra-red hearing support system in place - the department will provide headsets with either earbuds or a loop. 

Lecture Theatre B
This is on the ground floor. There is step-free access to the lecture theatre from the entrance to the building. There are doors at either end of the lecture theatre - both have a clear width of 80 cm. There is a step-free route through and around the lecture theatre. There is only a minimal amount of space to accommodate wheelchairs. There are some raised seats with stepped access - the steps have contrasting edges but do not have handrails. There is ramped access to the stage. The stage has an electric height adjustable lectern. There is an infra-red hearing support system in place - the department will provide headsets with either earbuds or a loop. 

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There are two common rooms:

Level 0 (basement)
The common room can be reached by stairs or lift. There is desk space as well as informal seating with low tables. Space is tight, but furniture is not fixed and can be moved as needed.  There is a small kitchen off the common room. The door into the kitchen is held open. While there are not specific accessible facilities in the kitchen, there is a good amount of manoeuvring space. 

There is also an informal break out space outside the common room with low seating and and low tables. 

Level 1 (ground floor)
There is step free access to the common room. The doorway has a clear width of 82 cm. There are freestanding chairs and tables that can be rearranged as required. Both chairs and tables are low. There is a narrow doorway (clear width of 70 cm into a kitchen. While there are not specific accessible facilities in the kitchen, there is a good amount of manoeuvring space. It is also possible to enter the kitchen directly from the corridor but this doorway is also narrow at 73 cm. 

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There is a large central break out space on Level 1 (ground floor). There is step-free access to this area. There are café style tables and chairs; these are not fixed. This area is spacious with plenty of manoeuvring space. There is a kitchenette in one corner of this area. This has counters at 92 cm from floor level. There are hot water dispensers with the tap at 140 cm from floor level. 

There is one gender neutral toilet and one accessible toilet located off this area. 

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The Training Laboratory and Testing Room are on the Level 4 (third floor). There is step-free access to these rooms, although please note that this is from one direction only. The other route to these rooms is stepped. 

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There is a fixed induction loop at the reception desk. 

There are infra-red hearing support systems in both lecture theatres. The department will provide headsets with either earbuds or a loop. 

There is an infra-red hearing support system in the Seminar Room on Level 0 (basement). The department will provide headsets with either earbuds or a loop.

There is an infra-red hearing support system in the Training Laboratory on Level 4 (third floor). The department will provide headsets with either earbuds or a neckloop.