Gradel Quad (New College)

• There is no parking available on site.
• There is limited public Blue Badge parking available on Mansfield Road.

Main entrance

• Gradel Quad is on Mansfield Road and is around 225m from the main college site. 
• There is a Lodge at the entrance which is staffed between 8pm and 8pm. If you require assistance after this time please contact the Lodge on the main college site (in person or on 01865 279500.
• This entrance is step free. 
• There is a secure entrance gate. There is a manual gate with a clear width of 129cm. The gate is heavy. 
• The card reader and push to exit button are both 108cm high.
• Once through the gate, there is level access around the quad. Path surfaces are resin bound gravel. 

Secondary entrance

• The secondary entrance is on Savile Road.
• This entrance is step free.
• There is a manual gate with a clear width of 90cm. The gate is light. 
• The exit push and card reader are between 95 cm and 104 cm.

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There are five accessible bedrooms with en suite bathrooms in Gradel Quad.

Access

• There is step free access to the building.
• The building and lobby door are powered; they have a clear width of 100cm.
• The card reader is 95cm high.
• There is a passenger lift and stairs to the upper floors.

Bedroom

• The bedroom doors have a clear width of 85cm.
• Doors are secure with a card reader built into the door handle - the card reader is 96cm high.
• The underside of desks are 70cm high, and the surfaces are 73cm high 
• The furniture can be arranged as needed; the shelving is at a variety of heights.
• The wardrobe rail is 119 cm high.
• There is an emergency alarm and reset button near the bed.
• There is space to manoeuvre a wheelchair.

Bathroom

• All the bedrooms have an en-suite bathroom
• The bathrooms have a toilet, sink, shower and shower seat – all have support rails and emergency alarms

Kitchens

• There are accessible kitchens on the ground and second floors shared with other students.
• The kitchens are spacious.
• The worktops are 92cm high and fixed height  
• There are knee recesses in both kitchens.
• There is no visual contrast between the cupboard doors and the recesses for opening them.
• The hobs have button controls with limited visual contrast.

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• There are kitchens on the ground and second floors shared with other students
• The kitchens are spacious
• The worktops are 92 cm high and fixed height  
• There are knee recesses in both kitchens
• There is no visual contrast between the cupboard doors and the recesses for opening them
• The hobs have button controls with limited visual contrast

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• The building entrance has a powered door with a clear width of 128 cm.
• The card reader and exit push button are between 98 cm and 128 cm high.
• The Hall is reached by using stairs or a passenger lift.
• The stage and green room are reached by using stairs or a platform lift.
• Some of the lobby doors in the foyer have raised thresholds which are 2 cm high.
• The lobby doors are heavy double doors; each leaf opens to 90 cm.
• Staff are always in attendance during an event; they are happy to assist with doors.
• The Hall door opens to 90 cm; it has a heavy closer.
• The Hall door from the Green room opens to 92 cm; it has a heavy closer.
• There is a ramp giving access to the seating area
• The seating on the front row can be removed to create two wheelchair accessible spaces

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• There is step free access from Gradel Quad
• The building door is powered
• The room doors open to 101 cm
• These doors have heavy fast closers
• One of the room doors has a threshold which is 1.5 cm high 
• the card reader is 100 cm high; the exit push is 120 cm high
• The undersides of the desks are 69 cm high
• The desk tops are 72 cm high
• There is space to manoeuvre a wheelchair in this room

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