Review of Old Assembly Rooms on 17 December 2010 by WheelchairSteve

Date of Visit
17 December 2010

The needs apply to:
Myself, a manual wheelchair user with good upper body strength

Particular Needs Satisfaction Rating

Disabled/Parent & Child parking bays with transfer areas Not Satisfied
Doors and aisles wider than 70cm (28in) Fully Satisfied
Enough disabled parking near entrance to ensure at least one vacant space Not Satisfied
Level or ramped access into and throughout the building Fully Satisfied
Dropped kerbs Partially Satisfied
Drier or towels adjacent to wash basin Fully Satisfied
Outward opening door in toilet cubicle Fully Satisfied
Space to turn wheelchair around in toilet cubicle Fully Satisfied
Wheelchair accessible toilet facilities Fully Satisfied
Lift wider than 110cm (44in) providing access to upper/lower floors Fully Satisfied
Space for wheelchair to turn round in lift to exit in forward direction Not Satisfied
Under table clearance over 70cm (28in) Fully Satisfied

Additional Comments
Parking in bays or on yellow lines nearby is available.

There was plenty of room between tables to move around freely at this event I attended, although on earlier visit, more tables were set up and movement was restrictive.

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