Access Guide
About
- The nearest University owned parking garage is the Prospect Avenue Garage.
- View information on Prospect Avenue Garage (opens new tab) .
- Banbridge House is a small building with 2 floors.
- There are no elevators and 1 stairway within the building.
- The floors are not named.
- The second floor is not open to the public.
Getting Inside
- The approach is along the Nassau Street sidewalk which has some varying slopes.
- There is 1 entrance into the building which has ramped or stepped access.
- The entrance is signed as Art@Bainbridge Princeton University Art Museum.
There is also a billboard which may be placed in front of the venue advertising the current exhibition and opening times. - The entrance gives direct access to a viewing gallery via a second door.
Getting Around
- Once inside the building there is step-free access for the public areas on the first floor.
- On the first floor there are some narrow doorways.
- The floor surfaces are wooden, which are smooth and shiny.
- There is a resting area in the reception lobby.
- There is no visible signage in the building.
Restrooms and Changing Facilities Available
- There is 1 restroom with adaptations.
- The restroom with adaptations is located to the rear of the art gallery.
- The restroom with adaptations has a right hand transfer space.
- The restroom with adaptions is also used as a standard shared restroom.
Entrance
- This entrance is located to the front of the building.
- This entrance gives access to a viewing gallery.
- There is step-free access via ramp at the entrance.
- The ramp has a gradient of 1:19.
- The width of the ramp is 7ft 5in (225cm).
- The ramp bypasses the steps.
- There are 3 steps.
- There are handrails on both sides.
- The handrails are at a height of 3ft 1in (93cm).
- The handrail covers all steps.
- The height of the highest step is 5in (12cm).
- The minimum tread depth is 1ft 2in (36cm).
- There is an alternate set of steps to the right of the entrance with 4 steps.
- There is a bell at a height of 4ft 8in (141cm).
- There is a single manual door at this entrance.
- The door opens away from you.
- The door is easy to open.
- The width of the opening is 3ft (92cm).
- There is a raised threshold at the opening.
- The door has a high color contrast.
- There is a second manual door.
- The second door opens away from you.
- The second door requires effort to open.
- The width of the opening is 3ft 4in (101cm).
- The second door has a low color contrast.
- The second door is a glass door.
Reception
- There is step-free level access to reception.
- The height of the reception desk is 3ft 3in (99cm).
- There is no (or very little) background noise.
- Some flooring is shiny.
- Lighting levels are bright.
- There are bench seats in this area.
- There is a turning space for wheelchair users in the seating area.
- There is space for a service animal to rest in the seating area.
Stairway
- The floors which are accessible by stairway are 1 and 2.
- There are 14 steps between floors.
- There is a handrail on the right going up.
- The handrail is at a height of 2ft 7in (79cm).
- The handrail covers all steps.
- The steps are clearly marked.
- The height of the highest step is 7in (19cm).
- The minimum tread depth is 1ft 1in (33cm).
- Lighting levels are bright.
Restroom with Adaptations (First Floor - Shared - Right Hand Transfer)
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Location and Access
View
- The restroom surveyed is approximately 24yd 2in (22m) 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 is easy to open.
- The width of the restroom door opening is 2ft 7in (78cm).
- The door has a push button lock.
- Internally the door has a low color contrast.
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Dimensions and Features
View
- The overall dimensions are 6ft 11in x 6ft 2in (212cm x 187cm).
- The turning space dimensions are 4ft 10in x 6ft 2in (148cm x 187cm).
- There is a lateral transfer space to the right of the toilet as you look at it.
- The lateral transfer space is 4ft 9in (146cm) (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 a high color contrast 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 6in (46cm) 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 1ft 5in (44cm) from the floor.
- The sink is 2ft 9in (85cm) from the floor.
- The sink faucet type is lever mixer.
- There is a wall mounted soap dispenser.
- The soap dispenser has a low color contrast.
- The soap dispenser is 3ft 4in (101cm) from the floor.
- There is a wall mounted hand dryer.
- The hand dryer has a low color contrast.
- The hand dryer is 4ft 2in (126cm) from the floor.
- There is a mirror.
- The stall has a wastebasket and a sanitary trash can.
- There are two coat hooks.
- The coat hooks are 5ft 11in and 6ft 5in (181cm and 195cm) from the floor.
- There is a high color contrast between the walls and floor.
- Lighting levels are bright.
- There is a wall mounted white flashing fire alarm.