Access Guide
About
- The venue has its own parking facilities.
- There is a dropped kerb and slopes with a gradient of less than 5% leading to the entrance from the car park.
- 600 Alexander Road is a medium sized building with 3 floors.
- There is 1 lift and 2 stairways in the building.
- The floors are signed as 1, 2 and 3.
Getting Inside
- There are slopes on approach to the building with a gradient of less than 5% enroute to the entrance.
- There is 1 entrance consisting of two sets of double manual doors. The entrance has level access.
- The entrance is signed as 600 Alexander Road.
- The entrance gives access to floor 1 of the building.
Getting Around
- There is step-free access throughout the interior of the building.
- There are some areas that at hard and smooth, with some having a shiny finish.
The majority of the flooring is carpeted. - There is bench seating available in the entrance foyer and in some of the office areas.
There is additional seating located around the building. - There is signage located in the entrance foyer of the building.
Restrooms and Changing Facilities Available
- There are 6 restrooms with adaptations.
- Restrooms with adaptations are located on the first, second and third floors.
- 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 all floors.
Parking
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Parking
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- The parking lot is located next to the building off Canal Pointe Boulevard.
- The nearest building to this parking lot is 600 Alexander Road.
- The parking lot is open air/surface.
- The surface consists of asphalt.
- There are 6 designated accessible parking spaces available.
- The accessible spaces are clearly marked and signposted.
- The accessible parking space dimensions are 12ft 2in x 18ft 8in (370cm x 570cm).
- The nearest designated space is 60yd 5in (55m) from 600 Alexander Road building entrance.
- There is step-free access via slope from the designated accessible parking.
- There is a curb ramp from the designated accessible parking.
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Charges and Restrictions
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- Parking can be used by visitors, ADA placard holders or those with a wheelchair symbol license plate and permit holders.
- Parking is free of charge.
Entrance
- This entrance is located at the front of the building.
- This entrance gives access to floor 1.
- There is step-free level access at the entrance.
- There is a canopy or recess which provides weather protection at the entrance.
- The doors opens away from you.
- The doors require effort to open.
- The width of the opening is 5ft 6in (168cm).
- The doors have a high color contrast.
- There is a second set of manual doors.
- The second set of doors opens towards you.
- The second set of doors require effort to open.
- The width of the opening is 5ft 6in (168cm).
- The second doors have a high color contrast.
Elevator
- The elevator is located to your left on entrance.
- The floors which are accessible by this elevator are 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 high color contrast.
- The external elevator controls are at a height that can be easily reached.
- The elevator door has a medium color contrast.
- The elevator door opening width is 3ft 6in (107cm).
- The internal dimensions of the elevator are 4ft 2in x 6ft 9in (127cm x 205cm).
- 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 visual floor indicator.
- 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 are handrails on both sides.
- The handrails are at a height of 2ft 8in (82cm).
- The handrails cover all steps.
- 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 (28cm).
- Lighting levels are bright.
Restroom with Adaptations (Floor 1 - Male - Right Hand Transfer)
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Location and Access
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- The restroom surveyed is approximately 16yd 1ft (15m) from the entrance.
- 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 (83cm).
- 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 10in (87cm).
- The door has a sliding bolt lock.
- Internally the door has a low color contrast.
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Dimensions and Features
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- The overall dimensions are 5ft 1in x 4ft 10in (155cm x 147cm).
- The turning space dimensions are 5ft 1in x 2ft 8in (155cm x 82cm).
- There is a lateral transfer space to the right of the toilet as you look at it.
- The lateral transfer space is 2ft 11in (90cm) (from the side of the toilet bowl to the wall).
- There is a push button flush on top of the cistern.
- There is a horizontal grab bar on the side wall and on the rear 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 high color contrast with the surrounding walls.
- The toilet seat is 1ft 7in (47cm) 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 2ft (62cm) from the floor.
- The sink and faucets are located outside the stall.
- The sink faucet type is sensor.
- There is a soap dispenser.
- The soap dispenser has a high color contrast.
- There is a wall mounted paper towel dispenser outside the stall.
- The paper towel dispenser has a high color contrast.
- There is a wall mounted hand dryer.
- There is a mirror above the sink/counter top.
- There is one coat hook.
- The coat hook is 3ft 11in (120cm) from the floor.
- There is a high color contrast between the walls and floor.
- Lighting levels are bright.
