Access Guide
About
- The nearest University owned parking garage is the Theater Drive Garage.
- View information on Theater Drive Garage (opens new tab) .
- Morrison Hall is a rectangular shaped building with 5 floors.
- There is 1 elevator which can be accessed via the North West Entrance that goes to all floors.
- The floors are named Basement, One, Two, Three and Four.
Getting Inside
- There are slopes leading up to the building.
- There is step-free access around the building via the North West Entrance.
- There are 3 entrances. 1 of which is step-free and for use by Visitors (North West Entrance).
- There is a staff entrance as well as 2 signed entrances named North East Entrance and North West Entrance.
- The North West entrance provides step-free access to the first floor and to the elevator to all other floors.
The North West entrance has a manual door and a ramp with a percentage of 6% which bypasses a single step which provides access to stairway B only. - The North East Entrance has 2 steps and a manual door.
There is ramped or stepped access to the staff entrance, which has a manual door. The ramp has a percentage of 13%. - The North East Entrance leads to Stairway B and cannot be used to access the basement floor, the elevator or the ground floor facilities.
Getting Around
- There is step-free access throughout the building via elevator from the North West Entrance.
- There are 3 steps on the basement floor to access rooms 002-006. These can be bypassed by a platform lift.
- The basement floor has a shiny finish.
- There are resting areas in some circulation and lobby areas with a mixture of seating.
- Wayfinding Signage is provided in circulation routes and lobby areas.
- Access throughout may include manual doors.
Restrooms and Changing Facilities Available
- There are 4 restrooms with adaptations.
- Restrooms with adaptations are located in the elevator lobby on floor 1 and along the corridor on the 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 the basement floor and along the third floor corridor.
Entrance (North West Entrance)
- This entrance is located to the north west of the building off Cannon Green.
- This entrance gives access to Morrison Hall.
- There is step-free access via ramp at the entrance.
- The ramp has a gradient of 1:16.
- The width of the ramp is 4ft 2in (126cm).
- The ramp bypasses the step.
- There is 1 step.
- The height of the highest step is 4in (10cm).
- 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 9in (84cm).
- There is a raised threshold at the opening.
- The door has a high color contrast.
Reception (Department of African American Studies)
- There is step-free level access to reception.
- The height of the reception desk is 3ft 4in (102cm).
- The lowered section of the desk is at a height of 2ft 9in (83cm).
- There is no (or very little) background noise.
- There are chairs with armrests and couches 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 (Stairway C)
- The floors which are accessible by stairway are 1, 2, 3, 4.
- There are 16 steps between floors.
- There are handrails on both sides.
- The handrails are at a height of 2ft 11in (88cm).
- The handrails cover all steps.
- The handrails extend horizontally beyond the first and last step.
- The steps have some clear markings.
- The height of the highest step is 8in (20cm).
- The minimum tread depth is 11in (29cm).
- Lighting levels are even.
- Stairway B is similar to this stairway but does not access the basement floor.
Elevator (Main)
- The elevator is located next to the north west staircase.
- The floors which are accessible by this elevator are B, 1, 2, 3, 4.
- 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 elevator door has a medium color contrast.
- The elevator door opening width is 2ft 11in (90cm).
- The internal dimensions of the elevator are 5ft 9in x 4ft 3in (175cm x 130cm).
- The internal elevator control buttons have tactile markings, Braille markings and a high color contrast.
- The button needs to be pressed constantly when in use.
- The internal elevator controls are at a height that can be easily reached.
- Internally the elevator has: a separate door to exit and a visual floor indicator.
Elevator (Basement Floor)
- The elevator is located on the basement floor.
- The elevator has a turning space of 2ft 6in x 4ft (76cm x 122cm) in front of it.
- The external elevator control buttons have tactile markings, Braille markings and a low 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 2ft 9in (84cm).
- The internal dimensions of the elevator are 2ft 11in x 4ft 8in (90cm x 142cm).
- The internal elevator control buttons have tactile markings, Braille markings and a low color contrast.
- The button needs to be pressed constantly when in use.
- The internal elevator controls are at a height that can be easily reached.
- Internally the elevator has: a separate door to exit.
- The elevator door is automatic and opens towards you.
Restroom with Adaptations (First Floor - Shared - Right Hand Transfer)
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Location and Access
View
- The restroom surveyed is approximately 16yd 1ft (15m) from the North West 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 medium color contrast.
- The door requires effort to open.
- The width of the restroom door opening is 2ft 7in (80cm).
- The door has a push button lock.
- Internally the door has a medium color contrast.
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Dimensions and Features
View
- The overall dimensions are 5ft x 9ft 10in (153cm x 300cm).
- The turning space dimensions are 5ft x 7ft 7in (153cm x 230cm).
- 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 lever flush on the non-transfer side.
- There is a horizontal grab bar on the side wall and on the rear wall.
- The horizontal grab bars have 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.
- The toilet paper dispenser has a high color contrast.
- The toilet paper dispenser is 3ft 10in (116cm) from the floor.
- The sink is 2ft 10in (87cm) from the floor.
- The sink faucet type is lever mixer.
- There is a wall mounted soap dispenser which can be reached when seated on the toilet.
- The soap dispenser has a high color contrast.
- The soap dispenser is 3ft 10in (116cm) 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 3ft 8in (113cm) from the floor.
- There is a full length mirror.
- The stall has a wastebasket.
- There are two coat hooks.
- The coat hook is 5ft 2in (157cm) from the floor.
- There is a high color contrast between the walls and floor.
- Lighting levels are even.