Access Guide
About
- The nearest University owned parking garage is the Theater Drive Garage.
- View information on Theater Drive Garage (opens new tab) .
- The Forum is a rectangular shaped building with 1 floor.
- There are 0 elevators and 0 stairways within the building.
- The Forum connects the Art Tower, the Effron Music Building and the Wallace Dance and Theatre building.
Getting Inside
- The approach to the building is via either a slope with a gradient of less then 5% to the left or via 10 steps directly in front of the entrance.
- The Forum has 1 main entrance which provides step-free and level access to the building, however this area can also be accessed via the elevators and stairways from the Effron Music Building, Wallace Dance and Theatre Building and The Arts Tower.
- The main entrance gives ramped or stepped access to the Forum once through the threshold.
- All other entrances have step-free level access via elevator.
Getting Around
- It is possible to bypass all steps once inside the building but there are ramps.
- There is a ramp with handrails on either side and a gradient of 9% to access N027, N027A, N029, N033, N035 and toilets with adaptations N030 and N031.
This ramp is bypassed by 2 steps.
There is a slope with a gradient of 6% to access the lower area of the forum which bypasses a set of 5 steps. - Floor surfaces along all circulation routes are hard and smooth, with some having a shiny finish.
- There are resting areas in some circulation and lobby areas with a mixture of seating.
Restrooms and Changing Facilities Available
- There are 4 restrooms with adaptations.
- Restrooms with adaptations are located off the main foyer.
- 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 off the forum.
- Parent and baby changing facilities are located within the female and male restrooms on the main foyer level.
Entrance
- This entrance is located off Theater Drive.
- This entrance gives access to the lobby area on Level F.
- There is step-free level access at the entrance.
- There is a canopy or recess which provides weather protection at the entrance.
- There are double automatic doors at this entrance, with one door unlocked.
- The door opens towards you.
- There is a push plate/sensor at a height of 2ft 11in (89cm).
- The width of the opening is 3ft 4in (101cm).
- There is a raised threshold at the opening.
- The doors have a low color contrast.
- There is step-free access via ramp as you enter the entrance.
- The ramp has a gradient of 1:18.
- The ramp has a handrail on the left going down.
- The ramp bypasses the steps.
- There are 5 steps.
- There are handrails on both sides.
- The handrails are at a height of 3ft 1in (93cm).
- The handrails cover all steps.
- The height of the highest step is 6in (16cm).
- The minimum tread depth is 1ft 6in (45cm).
Reception
- There is step-free level access to reception.
- The height of the reception desk is 3ft 8in (113cm).
- The lowered section of the desk is at a height of 2ft 11in (88cm).
- There are televisions at reception.
- There is background noise.
- Some flooring is shiny.
Seating Area
- There is step-free level access 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.
- There are chairs without armrests, couches, coffee tables and tables in this area.
- Some flooring is shiny.
- There is background noise.
Restroom with Adaptations (Level F - Male - Left Hand Transfer)
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Location and Access
View
- The restroom surveyed is approximately 48yd 4in (44m) from the main 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 inwards and has a high color contrast with the surrounding walls.
- The door is easy to open.
- The width of the stall door opening is 2ft 8in (81cm).
- The door has a sliding bolt lock.
- Internally the door has a medium color contrast.
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Dimensions and Features
View
- The overall dimensions are 5ft x 8ft 4in (153cm x 253cm).
- The turning space dimensions are 5ft x 6ft 3in (153cm x 190cm).
- There is a lateral transfer space to the left of the toilet as you look at it.
- The lateral transfer space is 2ft 11in (89cm) (from the side of the toilet bowl to the wall).
- There is a wall sensor flush for the toilet.
- 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.
- 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 6in (45cm) 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 full length mirror.
- The stall has a wastebasket.
- There are two coat hooks.
- The coat hooks are 3ft 10in and 4ft (118cm and 123cm) from the floor.
- The baby changing station when in use is at a height of 2ft 9in (85cm) from the floor.
- There is a high color contrast between the walls and floor.
- Lighting levels are even.