Access Guide
About
- The venue has its own parking facilities.
- The nearest University owned parking garage is the Theater Drive Garage.
- View information on Theater Drive Garage (opens new tab) .
- Stanhope Hall is a rectangular building with 3 floors.
- There is 1 elevator and 1 stairway in the building.
- The floors are signed as ground, first and second.
Getting Inside
- There are sloped pathways on approach to the building that are mostly level.
- Stanhope Hall has 2 entrances, 1 entrance provides step-free ramped access.
- The rear entrance is signed as the step-free entrance and the front main entrance is not named in signage.
- The step-free entrance gives access to the ground floor and the elevator that accesses the first and second floors.
- The main entrance provides stepped access with manual doors.
Getting Around
- There is step-free access throughout the building via the elevator.
- There are hard and smooth as well as carpeted surfaces within the building.
- There are resting areas with a mixture of seating around the building.
- There is directional signage around the building.
Restrooms and Changing Facilities Available
- There are 3 restrooms with adaptations.
- Restrooms with adaptations are located next to the elevator on the ground, first and second floors.
- All restrooms with adaptations have a right hand transfer space.
Parking
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Parking
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- The parking lot is located to the rear of the building.
- The parking lot is open air/surface.
- The surface consists of asphalt.
- There is 1 designated accessible parking space available.
- The accessible space is signposted.
- The accessible parking space dimensions are 16ft 5in x 19ft 8in (500cm x 600cm).
- The nearest designated space is 16yd 1ft (15m) from the step-free entrance of Stanhope Hall.
- There is step-free level access from the designated accessible parking.
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Charges and Restrictions
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- Parking can be used by permit holders.
- Parking is free of charge.
Entrance (Step-free Entrance)
- This entrance is located to the rear of the building off Elm Drive.
- This entrance gives access to the ground floor, near to the elevator.
- There is step-free access via ramp at the entrance.
- The ramp has a gradient of 1:13.
- The ramp has a resting area.
- The width of the ramp is 4ft 3in (130cm).
- The ramp has handrails on both sides.
- There is a canopy or recess which provides weather protection at the entrance.
- There is a single automatic door at this entrance.
- The door opens towards you.
- There is a push plate/sensor at a height of 3ft 5in (105cm).
- The width of the opening is 2ft 11in (90cm).
- There is a raised threshold at the opening.
- The door has a low color contrast.
Elevator
- The elevator is located to your right on entering via the step-free entrance.
- The floors which are accessible by this elevator are G, 1 and 2.
- 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 low color contrast.
- The external elevator controls are at a height that can be easily reached.
- The elevator door has a high color contrast.
- The elevator door opening width is 2ft 11in (90cm).
- The internal dimensions of the elevator are 6ft 8in x 4ft 3in (204cm x 130cm).
- The internal elevator control buttons have tactile markings, Braille markings and 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 even within the elevator.
Stairway
- The floors which are accessible by stairway are ground, first and second.
- There are 18 steps between floors.
- There are handrails on both sides.
- The handrails are at a height of 2ft 9in (85cm).
- The handrails cover all steps.
- The handrails extend horizontally beyond the first and last step.
- The height of the highest step is 6in (16cm).
- The minimum tread depth is 1ft (31cm).
- Lighting levels are varied.
Restroom with Adaptations (Ground Floor - Shared - Right Hand Transfer)
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Location and Access
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- The restroom surveyed is approximately 3yd 10in (3m) from the step-free 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 outwards and has a low color contrast.
- The door requires effort to open.
- The width of the restroom door opening is 2ft 9in (84cm).
- 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 7ft 7in x 6ft 7in (230cm x 200cm).
- The turning space dimensions are 5ft 7in x 6ft 7in (170cm x 200cm).
- There is a lateral transfer space to the right of the toilet as you look at it.
- The lateral transfer space is 5ft 7in (170cm) (from the side of the toilet bowl to the wall).
- There is a lever flush .
- 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 7in (48cm) 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 11in (59cm) from the floor.
- The sink and faucets can be reached when seated on the toilet.
- The sink is 2ft 10in (86cm) from the floor.
- The sink faucet type is lever mixer.
- There is a wall mounted soap dispenser.
- The soap dispenser has a high color contrast.
- The soap dispenser is 3ft 3in (100cm) 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 7in (110cm) from the floor.
- There is a mirror.
- The stall has a wastebasket and a sanitary trash can.
- There is one coat hook.
- The coat hook is 5ft 5in (165cm) from the floor.
- There is a high color contrast between the walls and floor.
- Lighting levels are adjustable.