Access Guide
About
- The venue has its own parking facilities.
- The nearest parking lot is located to the left of the building.
- The nearest University owned parking garage is the Theater Drive Garage.
- View information on Theater Drive Garage (opens new tab) .
- The Ground Support Services building is a single story building.
- There are no stairways or elevators within the building.
Getting Inside
- The approach to the building is step-free but has uneven surfaces.
- There are 3 entrances, 1 entrance provides step-free access via a slope (accessible entrance).
- The accessible entrance gives direct access to the reception area.
- The front left and right entrances are both stepped.
Getting Around
- The building has no internal steps or ramps.
- Floor surfaces along all circulation routes are hard, smooth and some have a shiny finish.
Restrooms and Changing Facilities Available
- There is 1 restroom with adaptations.
- The restroom with adaptations is located on the main corridor.
- The restroom with adaptations has a right hand transfer space.
- Step-free gender inclusive restrooms are located on the main corridor.
Parking
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Parking
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- The parking lot is located to the left of the building.
- The parking lot is open air/surface.
- The surface consists of asphalt.
- There are 2 designated accessible parking spaces available.
- The accessible spaces are clearly marked.
- The accessible parking space dimensions are 10ft 2in x 10ft 2in (310cm x 310cm).
- There is an adjacent marked access aisle to one side.
- The width of the adjacent marked access aisle is 5ft 1in (155cm).
- The dimensions of the designated accessible parking spaces vary in size.
- The nearest designated space is 48yd 4in (44m) from the accessible entrance.
- There is stepped access from the designated accessible parking.
- There is a curb ramp from the designated accessible parking.
- There is also an accessible parking space to the front of the building, but at the time of survey (Oct 2023) this was being used for storing building equipment.
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Charges and Restrictions
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- Parking can be used by faculty and staff and visitors.
- Parking is free of charge.
Entrance (Accessible Entrance)
- This entrance is located to the front middle of the building.
- This entrance gives access to the reception area.
- There is step-free access via ramp at the entrance.
- The ramp has a gradient of 1:6.
- The ramp has a resting area.
- The width of the ramp is 3ft (92cm).
- The ramp has handrails on both sides.
- The ramp bypasses the steps.
- There are 5 steps.
- There are handrails on both sides.
- The handrails are at a height of 3ft 3in (100cm).
- The handrails cover all steps.
- The handrails extend horizontally beyond the first and last step.
- The height of the highest step is 7in (19cm).
- The minimum tread depth is 12in (30cm).
- The door is sometimes held open during working hours and is opened by a key lock at other times.
- There is a single manual door at this entrance.
- The door opens towards you.
- The door requires effort to open.
- The width of the opening is 2ft 11in (88cm).
- The door has a low color contrast.
Reception
- There is step-free level access to reception.
- The height of the reception desk is 4ft 1in (124cm).
- There is no (or very little) background noise.
- Some flooring is shiny.
Restroom with Adaptations (First Floor - Shared - Right Hand Transfer)
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Location and Access
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- The restroom surveyed is approximately 9yd 2ft (9m) from the accessible 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 10in (86cm).
- The door has a push button lock.
- Internally the door has a low color contrast.
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Dimensions and Features
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- The overall dimensions are 10ft 8in x 6ft 5in (325cm x 196cm).
- There is a lateral transfer space to the right of the toilet as you look at it.
- The lateral transfer space is 3ft 1in (93cm) (from the side of the toilet bowl to the wall).
- There is a lever flush on the non-transfer side.
- There is a horizontal grab bar on the rear wall and on the side wall.
- The horizontal grab bars have a medium color contrast with the surrounding walls.
- There is a vertical grab bar on the side wall.
- The vertical grab bar has a medium color contrast with the surrounding walls.
- The toilet seat is 1ft 6in (45cm) 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 low color contrast.
- The toilet paper dispenser is 1ft 9in (54cm) from the floor.
- The sink is 2ft 10in (87cm) from the floor.
- The sink faucet type is push.
- There is a wall mounted soap dispenser.
- The soap dispenser has a high color contrast.
- The soap dispenser is 3ft 1in (94cm) from the floor.
- There is a wall mounted paper towel dispenser.
- The paper towel dispenser has a high color contrast.
- The paper towel dispenser is 4ft (123cm) from the floor.
- There is a mirror.
- The stall has a wastebasket.
- There is a low color contrast between the walls and floor.
- There is a cupboard/sideboard which could be used as a shelf; it has a height of 34in (88cm).
There is a wall mounted red flashing fire alarm.