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Room 199 - Cunniff Lecture Hall

Science Center, Swarthmore College, 14 Whittier Place, Swarthmore, PA, 19081

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Access To

  • Room 199 - Cunniff Lecture Hall is located on floor 1 of the Science Center near entrance SC-1.
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  • The most accessible route has step-free level access.
  • Some flooring is shiny along the route.
  • There is an alternative entrance into the lecture hall.
  • There is Braille, tactile, pictorial, written text and numbered signage on or near the entrance.
  • There is step-free level access to enter.
  • There is a single manual door at this entrance.
  • The door opens away from you.
  • The door requires effort to open.
  • The door has a pull handle.
  • The width of the opening is 2ft 9in (84cm).
  • The door has a high visual contrast.

Teaching

  • This is a lecture hall.
  • Room Details View
    • There is step-free level access throughout.
    • The following areas have step-free access via ramps or slopes: the front row and speakers area of the lecture hall.
    • There is space for a wheelchair user to maneuver (60in x 60in - 1525mm x 1525mm).
    • There is a high visual contrast between the walls and floor.
    • There is tiered seating with no handrails at the steps.
    • There are designated spaces for wheelchair users.
    • The designated spaces for wheelchair users are located at the rear of the Lecture Hall.
    • The designated spaces for wheelchair users are not clearly marked or signed.
    • There is step-free level access to the designated spaces for wheelchair users.
    • The ramp has a gradient of 1:11.
    • A companion can sit next to designated seating.
    • There is space for a service animal to rest.
    • There is not designated aisle seating.
    • The designated aisle seating does not have folding or retractable armrests on the aisle side.
    • There are chairs with armrests and chairs without armrests in this room.
    • There are tables, height adjustable desks and fixed desks in this room.
    • All tables are suitable for wheelchair users (between 28in and 34in - 710mm and 860mm from the floor).
    • There is step-free level access to the speaker's area.
    • The lectern being surveyed is a full-size podium.
    • The height of the lectern is 3ft (92cm).
    • The lectern is not height adjustable.
    • There is a clearly signed fixed assistive listening system.
    • The assistive listening system could not be tested at the time of the survey.
    • This room has a projector screen and a whiteboard.
    • Lighting levels were even at the time of the survey.
    • Lighting levels are adjustable.
    • The ramp has a width of 2ft 11in (90cm) and is needed only to provide access to seating at the front of the room.
      There are no resting areas along the ramp.