University College

• There are no designated accessible parking spaces at the college
• The college will reserve a space for disabled students who need a car but this must be discussed with the college in advance
• There are two areas where parking is usually arranged – the Fellow’s car park off Merton Street and Logic Lane near the Goodhart seminar room

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Main entrance

• On High Street; can only be reached by using steps 
• Manual door held open during the day and secure at night; the porters are on duty and will assist until 11.00 pm. Between 11.00 pm and 07.00 am help is provided by the University Security Services who can be contacted on 01865 272944
• The door opens to 65 cm; the card reader is between 155 cm and 163 cm from the middle step 
• Inside the main entrance there is a secure powered gate; the gate opens to 104 cm
• The card readers are between 77 cm and 110 cm from the floor.

83 High Street

• Step free access from the pavement into the building
• The door opens to 83 cm; the door is powered
• The card reader is between 91 cm and 101 cm from the floor
• There are steps behind this door and a platform lift
• The college arranges access to this door for students who need step free access 
• From the platform lift access to the College grounds is through a manual door
• This door opens to 85 cm 
• The card reader for this door is between 111 cm and 120 cm from the floor.

Logic Lane

• Both entrances into the College from Logic Lane are step free
• Logic Lane has a cobbled and uneven surface
• The gates to Logic Lane are normally locked at night
• The gates into the college sites both open to 109 cm
• The card readers are between 90 cm and 101 cm

High Street - Radcliffe Quad

• This entrance can only be reached by using steps
• The card reader is between 98 cm and 107 cm from the floor
• The door opens to 74 cm 
• The door has a ring handle 

Kybald Street 

• This entrance is step free
• Reached by crossing an area of uneven paving with cobbles and stone setts 
• Access to the site is through the works yard and is only used by prior arrangement

Kybald Street – Helen’s court entrance

• This entrance has step free access from the pavement to Helen's Court
• The metal gate opens to 82 cm.
• The card readers are between 107 cm and 116 cm from the floor.

Vehicle entrances

• The vehicle entrances are reached from Merton Lane
• The gate to the Fellow’s car park is automatic
• The gate to Logic Lane is open during the day

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There are six accessible toilets on the main site and two in the Boathouse. There are accessible toilets next to or near the Dining Hall, (first floor reached by platform lift), JCR, New Library, Sykes and Swires seminar rooms and in Staircase 3 near the Lodge. The accessible toilets in the boathouse are on the ground floor and first floor, (reached by a platform lift).
There are no accessible toilets in or near the gym, the Old Library, the MCR, Goodhart seminar room, Bostar Hall and the sports pavilion.

See below for summary information

Alington Room

• This accessible toilet has a curved door. The dimensions are 210 cm x 170 cm.
• The small sink is within reach of the toilet.
• There is limited visual contrast. The flush is on the open side of the toilet. 

Boathouse

• Both toilets have sinks within reach of the toilet.
• There is limited visual contrast. The flushes are on the open side of the toilets. 

Boathouse Ground Floor

• The dimensions are 222 cm x 153 cm.
• The toilet is reached by using the ramp into the building or steps.

Boathouse First floor

• This toilet is reached by using the platform lift which runs between the ground and first floors.
• The dimensions are 217 cm x 147 cm. 

JCR

• The door is powered. The dimensions are 220 cm x 150 cm.
• The sink is within reach of the toilet.
• There is good visual contrast. The flush is on the open side of the toilet. 

10 Merton Street

• The dimensions are 167 cm x 218 cm.
• The sink is within reach of the toilet.
• There is good visual contrast. The flush is on the open side of the toilet. 

Staircase 3

• The dimensions are 170 cm x 310 cm.
• The sink is within reach of the toilet.
• There is limited visual contrast. The flush is on the open side of the toilet. 

Swires

• The dimensions are 159 cm x 259 cm.
• The sink is within reach of the toilet.
• There is some visual contrast. The flush is on the open side of the toilet. 

Sykes

• The dimensions are 191 cm x 213 cm.
• The sink is within reach of the toilet.
• There is some visual contrast. The flush is on the open side of the toilet. 

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There are three accessible bedrooms in the Goodhart Building, one on each floor. 

Access 

• There is step free access from the footpath across the lawn in front of the Goodhart building. 
• The building and lobby doors open to 85 cm 
• The building door card reader is 82 cm high
• The exit push button is 94 cm high
• There is step free access to the lift

Bedrooms 

• The bedroom doors open to 85 cm
• The access control is 112 cm high
• The underside of the desks is 72 cm and the desk tops are 76 cm from the floor
• The furniture and shelving can be arranged as needed
• Bedrooms have space to manoeuvre

En suite bathrooms

• All the accessible bedrooms have en suite bathrooms
• Bathrooms are a good size
• The shower cubicles are 118 cm wide and 124 cm deep 
• The bathrooms have a toilet, sink, shower and shower seat – all have support rails

Kitchens

• There are kitchens on each floor shared with the other students
• The kitchens are spacious
• The worktops are 90 cm high
• There are no knee recesses
• There is some visual contrast between cupboard doors and handles
• The hob has touch controls with limited visual contrast

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Access

• There is step free access from Radcliffe Quad
• The staircase doorway is 90 cm wide
• The corridor is 104 cm wide
• The bedroom is on the ground floor

Bedroom 

• The door opens to 85 cm
• The card reader is 130 cm from the floor
• The underside of the desk is 70 cm and the desk top is 75 cm from the floor
• The furniture and shelving can be arranged as needed
• The bedroom has space to manaoeuvre

En suite bathroom

• The bathroom is 237 cm x 319 cm
• The bathroom has a toilet, sink, and shower – there are some support rails in place
• There is no shower seat in this bathroom
• There is a washing machine in the bathroom

Kitchenette

• This bedroom has a kitchenette
• The work top is 94 cm high
• There is a knee recess which is 96 cm wide, and 45 cm deep with 74 cm to the underside
• The recess is under the sink
• There is a microwave on the work top which has buttons with good contrast 

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There is lift access in the following buildings:

Boathouse

• Platform lift giving access to the ground and first floors
• The door is manual and opens to 89 cm 
• The lift is 110 cm wide and 150 cm deep 
• The lift has a handrail
• The lift is well lit
• The wall surface is non-reflective 
• The call buttons are between 98 cm and 104 cm from the floor
• The buttons are tactile with braille information

Goodhart Building

• Passenger lift giving access to the ground, first, second, third and fourth floors
• The door opens to 80 cm
• The lift is 104 cm wide and 140 cm deep
• The lift has a handrail
• The lift is well lit
• The wall surface is reflective 
• The call buttons are between 98 cm and 101 cm from the floor.
• The lift has a mirror and the walls have a non-reflective surface
• The car controls are between 92 cm and 114 cm from the floor.
• The car buttons are tactile and backlit and the lift has audio information

83 High Street

• Platform lift giving step free access from High Street 
• The lift is 124 cm deep and 78 cm wide 
• The call buttons are between 98 cm and 105 cm from the floor. 
• The car controls are between 86 cm and 92 cm from the floor

10 Merton Street

• Passenger lift giving access to the lower ground, ground, and first floors
• The door opens to 90 cm
• The lift is 110 cm wide and 152 cm deep
• The lift has a handrail
• The lift is well lit 
• The lift has a mirror
• The wall surface is non - reflective 
• The call buttons are between 93 cm and 104 cm from the floor
• The car controls are between 94 cm and 108 cm from the floor
• The car buttons are tactile and backlit with Braille display
• The lift has audio information

Servery

• Passenger lift giving access to the basement, (Bar), Ground floor and First floor
• The door opens to 79 cm
• The lift is 105 cm wide and 152 cm deep
• The lift has a handrail
• The lift is well lit 
• The lift has a mirror
• The wall surface is reflective 
• The call buttons are between 104 cm and 112 cm from the floor
• The car controls are between 95 cm and 110 cm from the floor
• The car buttons are tactile and backlit 
• The lift has audio information

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There is step free access to many areas of the college including the Porters' Lodge, accessible bedrooms, Dining hall and Buttery, Chapel, Old Library ground floor, New Library, JCR, college bar, and many of the seminar and lecture rooms, and the music room.

See below for summary information about stairs around the college:

• Many old buildings with a range of stairs
• Most stairs have either no handrails or handrails on one side only
• Some older stairs have wide bannisters which are harder to grip
• Stairs in Goodhart Building have handrails both sides 
• Some stairs have visual contrast on step edges
• Some stairs are carpeted 

The photo gallery shows some examples of stairs around the college. 

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The following buildings have powered entrance doors:

• 10 Merton Street - ramped entrance 
• 12 Merton Street - access to Swire seminar rooms
• JCR - both building doors
• 83 High Street – entrance from High Street

The following buildings have powered internal doors:

• JCR, (accessible toilet 
• Swire Seminar room one
• New Library, main doors

The following buildings have manual entrance doors:

• High Street Buildings (83 -85; 90 – 91)
• Library
• MCR
• New Buildings
• Shelley

Summary information on doors around the college:

• Most entrances are secure. Card readers are placed between 100 cm and 112 cm from the floor.
• Internal doors are mostly at least 75 cm wide. 
• Many doors are light or medium to use.
• Some doors have vision panels. Some older doors have no vision panels, or vision panels in the top half of doors only
• Many doors in the Goodhart Building and some of the High Street buildings have poor visual contrast between the door, frame and surrounding wall. 

The photo gallery shows some examples of doors around the college. 

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Main Quad

• There is stepped access from High Street into Main Quad
• Step free access from Radcliffe Quad 
• Step free access to Porter’s Lodge
• Ramped access to Dining Hall 
• Step free access to the Buttery and the Chapel
• The Quad contains an accessible toilet, Bar, Buttery, Chapel, Dining Hall and Porter’s Lodge
• There is a wide footpath around the edge and through the middle of the Quad with a paved surface
• There is a raised edge to the grass in this Quad
• There is stepped access to the student accommodation in this Quad

Radcliffe Quad

• There is stepped access from High Street into Radcliffe Quad
• Step free access from Main Quad 
• There is step free access from the Logic Lane entrance
• There is a wide footpath around the edge and through the middle of the Quad with a paved surface
• There is a raised edge to the grass in this Quad
• There is step free access to the accessible bedroom in Staircase 9
• There is stepped access to the gym, and the laundry and the student accommodation in this Quad

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Helen’s Court

• There is step free access to Helen’s Court from Kybald Street and from the Fellows’ garden
• The surface of the Court is paved
• Helen’s Court contains accommodation; the first floor can only be reached by using stairs 

Mitchell Court

• Mitchell Court can only be reached by using steps
• There is a footpath from the steps to the buildings 
• The buildings contain accommodation 

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Cecily’s Garden

• Step free access from 83 High Street or from the Logic Lane entrance to this side of the college site
• Step free access from the Fellows’ car park
• The surface is paved
• Step free access to the Sykes rooms
• Student accommodation here has stepped access only

Fellow’s Garden

• Step free access from the Kybald Street entrance 
• Level access onto the grass and a paved footpath around the edge of the grass. This is uneven in some places
• Ramped access to the Old Library. The student accommodation and the Lecture room can only be reached by using steps

Lawn

• Step free access to the Lawn in front of the Goodhart Building from the Logic Lane entrance, 83 High Street and the Fellows’ car park
• Step free access to the grass
• Step free access to all floors of the Goodhart Building and ramped or stepped access to the New Library and Music Rooms
• Step free access to the JCR and Swire and Sykes seminar rooms
• Stepped access only to the Goodhart Lecture Room

Master’s Garden

• Step free access to the Master’s Garden from Radcliffe Quad and Logic Lane
• Step free access onto the grass 
• The gate is usually open when there is a function in the garden. The gate opens to 110 cm
• The path is level with an even surface 

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Old Library

• The main entrance is reached by using steps or a ramp
• Step free access to ground floor of the old library only
• The outer double doors each open to 70 cm 
• The entrance door opens to 73 cm
• The card reader for this door is between 117 cm and 126 cm from the floor
• The book issue desk is 101 cm from the floor
• There is space to manoeuvre a wheelchair in this room.
• The undersides of the tables are 68 cm and the table tops are 77 cm from the floor

Poynton Reading Room – First Floor Old Library

• The reading room is on the first floor and can only be reached by using stairs
• There is lift access to the New Library
• The librarians provide a book retrieval service for anyone unable to access the libraries
• The undersides of the tables are 75 cm and the table tops are 77 cm from the floor

New Library Access

Access 

• Access to the building is either via the ramp at 10 Merton Street or using steps
• This ramp is quite steep and is 105 cm wide
• The double doors from the ramp are powered and open to 107 cm
• The exit push button for is 117 cm and the card reader is between 95 cm and 105 cm from the floor
• The door in the corridor leading to the foyer opens to 76 cm. This door has a hold open device. 
• The double doors into the foyer from this corridor each open to 64 cm
• Access to the New Library from the ground floor is by using the passenger lift or stairs
• The college is happy to arrange assistance for anyone having difficulty with the ramp

Main and Merton Street entrances

• These entrances can only be reached by using steps 
• The double doors to the entrance reached from the college site have a 7 cm high threshold 
• Each leaf of the double doors opens to 68 cm
• The card readers are between 111 cm and 120 cm from the floor
• The exit push buttons are between 117 cm and 123 cm from the floor

New Library

• The double doors into the library are powered and open to 128 cm
• The card reader is between 89 cm and 98 cm and the exit push button is between 89 cm and 101 cm from the floor
• The book issue station is 92 cm high 
• The undersides of the desks are 72 cm and the desk tops are 77 cm from the floor
• The carpet is medium pile and there is space to manoeuvre a wheelchair in this room

New Library - Group Study room 1

• The door opens to 78 cm 
• The undersides of the desks are 71 cm and the desk tops are 75 cm from the floor
• There is space to manoeuvre a wheelchair in this room

New Library - Group Study room 2

• The door opens to 76 cm
• The underside of the table is 71 cm and the table top is 76 cm from the floor
• There is space to manoeuvre a wheelchair in this room

New Library - Law Library

• The door opens to 75 cm
• The underside of the table is 71 cm and the table top is 76 cm from the floor

Items for Loan

The librarians have the following items available for loan:

• Acetates
• Book stands
• Coloured paper
• Laptop stands
• Magnifiers

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Board Room – 10 Merton Street

• Reached by using stairs or the ramp 
• The door opens to 76 cm
• The underside of the table is 70 cm and the table top is 71 cm from the floor.
• There is space to manoeuvre a wheelchair in this room

Butler Room

• Reached by using stairs or the lift from the Servery.
• Each leaf of the double doors opens to 90 cm. These doors also have hold open devices.
• The underside of the tables is 69 cm and the tabletops are 72 cm from the floor.
• This room has a wooden floor and space to manoeuvre a wheelchair

Goodhart Seminar room

• Only reached by using stairs
• The college will book another seminar room for anyone unable to manage stairs
• The card reader for the door is between 112 cm and 122 cm
• The door opens to 95 cm
• This door has a very heavy closer 
• The underside of the tables is 73 cm and the tabletops are 76 cm from the floor

Green Room

• Reached by using stairs or the servery lift
• The access to this room is quite narrow – the corridor is 74 cm wide
• The door opens to 72 cm. There is limited space to manoeuvre a wheelchair in this room 
• The underside of the table is 69 cm and the table top is 72 cm from the floor
• There is a deep pile carpet 
• The college will book a different room for anyone unable to access the Green room

Swire Seminar Rooms - Access

• Can either be reached by using stairs from the Lecture Room or the Building door which has a sloped entrance
• The card reader is between 91 cm and 101 cm from the floor. The exit push button is between 93 cm and 103 cm from the floor
• The door closest to the sloped entrance is powered and opens to 83 cm

Swires room 1

• Powered door opens to 76 cm
• This door is automatic 
• The push button is between 93 cm and 103 cm from the floor
• There are also manual double doors into this room. Each leaf opens to 86 cm
• The underside of the tables is 70 cm and the table tops are 73 cm from the floor
• The carpet has a medium pile 

Swires room 2

• The door opens to 88 cm. It has a heavy closer  
• To reach this room without using stairs access is through seminar room 1
• The underside of the table is 73 cm from the floor and the table top is 75 cm from the floor
• There is space to manoeuvre a wheelchair in this room.
• The carpet has a medium pile

Sykes Study Rooms 

Access

• These rooms have step free access
• The building and room doors all have heavy closers 
• The building door opens to 78 cm
• The card reader for this door is between 94 cm and 102 cm from the floor
• The exit push button is between 94 cm and 104 cm from the floor
• Both of the room doors open to 85 cm; the card readers are between 104 cm and 110 cm from the floor 
• Both rooms have low pile carpet tiles 
• There is space to manoeuvre a wheelchair in both rooms.

Room 1

• There is an adjustable height table 
• The underside of the computer table is 70 cm and the table top is 74 mm from the floor

Room 2

• The underside of the table is 72 cm and the table top is 75 cm from the floor

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High Street Lecture Rooms

• Can only be reached by using stairs
• The college will book a different room for anyone unable to manage stairs
• The lobby door and room doors open to 91 cm 
• All three doors have heavy closers 

10 Merton Street Lecture Room

• Can be reached by using the ramped entrance and lift or the stairs
• Access to the lecture room from the lift is through two sets of manual double doors
• Each leaf opens to 62 cm 
• The lobby doors have light closers
• The underside of the tables are 70 cm and the table tops are 73 cm from the floor
• There is space to manoeuvre a wheelchair in this room
• The carpet has a medium pile 

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