OHBA Building

• 1 Blue Badge parking bay near main entrance
• Step free access from Blue Badge bay to main entrance
• Route to the entrance takes you through a small car park
• Please contact the department in advance to use this parking bay

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• Visitors report to the reception at the Main Building, and are then escorted to the OHBA Building (around 100m distance)
• The route is step free
• The route is along a road surface, although there is very little traffic
• There is a steep ramp along the last section of the route
• The entrance door is manual with a clear width of 100cm (note that if you are visiting a member of staff will be with you) 
• There is small entrance lobby with a manual door with a clear width of 100cm
• Once inside there is a spacious waiting area ahead of you with tables, chairs and sofas
• From the waiting area there is step free access to the scanners and consulting rooms

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There are 2 accessible toilets, and 2 standard gender neutral toilets on the ground floor. See below for detailed information on the 2 accessible toilets. 

Waiting area

• The accessible toilet is next to the waiting area by the entrance
• Door opens outwards and has a clear width of 85cm
• Door is locked with a twist lock
• Door has pull bar on the inside
• Toilet size is 2.2m long by 1.5m wide
• Lights switch on automatically 
• Toilet seat height is 48 cm 
• Toilet has a back rest
• Push button flush on the transfer side of the toilet
• Transfer space is to the right of toilet
• Dropdown rail on the transfer side of toilet.
• Wall mounted grab rails
• Vertical grab rails either side of the sink
• Strong visual contrast between the walls and the handrails and other fixtures
• Mirror above the sink
• Pull cord alarm in reach from toilet but hangs down in transfer space
• Paper towels and soap are 1.1m high, located out of reach from the toilet, and access is hampered by a radiator

Clinical area

• The accessible toilet is near the scanners and consulting rooms
• Door opens outwards and has a clear width of 87cm
• Door is locked with a twist lock
• Door has pull bar on the inside
• Toilet size is 2.2m long by 1.5m wide
• Lights switch on automatically 
• Toilet seat height is 48 cm 
• Toilet has a back rest
• Lever flush on the transfer side of the toilet
• Transfer space is to the left of toilet
• Dropdown rail on the transfer side of toilet
• Wall mounted grab rails
• Vertical grab rails either side of the sink
• Strong visual contrast between the walls and the handrails and other fixtures
• Full height mirror next to sink
• Pull cord alarm in reach from toilet but hangs down in transfer space

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• There is an accessible changing room on the ground floor in the clinical area. This is close to the scanners and consultation rooms
• The door is manual and has a clear width of 85cm
• There is transfer space next to a fold down seat
• There is a dropdown rail on the transfer side and fixed rails on the wall side of the seat
• There is a pull cord alarm next to the fold down seat
• There are standard chairs in the room at present - these can be rearranged or removed if needed

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• There is no lift
• There is step-free access around the ground floor which houses all clinical areas
• There is stepped access only to the first floor staff offices

• There is step-free access around the ground floor which houses all clinical areas
• There is stepped access only to the first floor staff offices
• Stairs have visually contrasting step edges and handrails both sides 

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• The entrance door is manual with a clear width of 100cm (note that if you are visiting a member of staff will be with you) 
• There is small entrance lobby with a manual door with a clear width of 100cm
• The door into the clinical area is held open with a clear width of 86cm
• Corridor doors are held open
• All doors into offices, changing rooms, toilets and consultation rooms have a clear width of at least 80cm
• There is a powered door at the alternative secure staff entrance at the rear of the building with a clear width of 95. The card reader is 95cm high

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There are no hearing support systems in the building.