Pembroke

• No designated accessible parking spaces at the college main site
• Parking on the main site is usually arranged on Pembroke Square or in the garage accessed from St Ebbe’s. Visitors need to visit the Lodge and collect a fob to open the garage door
• The paving between the parking area and the main entrance is uneven in places
• 3 parking spaces for disabled drivers at the Sir Geoffrey Arthur building; these are not marked out
• Access is by using a fob issued by the Porter’s Lodge or ringing the Lodge 
• Students who have to use a car need to discuss this with the college in advance 
• There is council operated designated accessible parking on Pembroke Square and St Aldate’s; there are also accessible parking spaces on St Ebbe’s 

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Main Entrance

• On Pembroke Square; step free
• Manual door held open during the day; door opens to 112 cm; door is shut at around 7 pm; 
• There is secure access through a wicket door at night; this door has a lintel 19 cm high
• The Porters are on duty 24 hours a day; they will open the main door for anyone unable to manage the wicket door
• Bell next to the wicket door is 128 cm high; card reader 136 cm high

Rose Place

• Step free access from Rose Place into Rokos Quad
• Both the inner and outer gates open to 118 cm; the closers on both gates are very heavy 
• The card readers for both gates are 122 cm high

Sir Geoffrey Arthur building - Thames and Cherwell buildings

• Step free access from parking; also a system of ramps give step free access to the Thames and Cherwell buildings from the Lawn; pedestrian gates to the site all open above 80 cm 
• The main building door is powered; it opens to 112 cm
• The card readers are between 84 cm and 108 cm high

Vehicle entrances

• Access to Pembroke Square is from St Aldates
• Access to the garage is from St Ebbe's
• Access to the Sir Geoffrey Arthur building is via Baltic Wharf

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There are five accessible toilets, four on the main site and one in the Thames and Cherwell building; there is a toilet with accessible features in Broadgates Hall. There is an accessible toilet near the lift to the Dining Hall; one on the ground floor of the Johnson building and one on the ground floor of the Henderson building near the café. The accessible toilet in the Thames and Cherwell buildings is in the basement; it can be reached using a lift or stairs. 
There are no accessible toilets in or near the Library, JCR and MCR.
All the accessible bedrooms have en-suite accessible bathrooms.
See below for summary information:

Broadgates Hall

• This toilet has accessible features such as grabrails; The dimensions are 125 cm x 223 cm
• The large handwash sink is next to the toilet
• There is no visual contrast; the flush is a push button on the cistern

Henderson Building

• The dimensions are 249 cm x 153 cm 
• The large handwash sink is next to the toilet
• There is good visual contrast; there is a handle flush on the open or transfer side of the toilet

Johnson Building

• The dimensions are 189 cm x 210 cm; there is minimal visual contrast
• The sink is within reach of the toilet; there is a paddle flush on the open or transfer side of the toilet

Old Quad

• This accessible toilet also has a baby change facility and a shower with stepped access
• The dimensions are 197 cm x 250 cm; there is limited visual contrast
• The sink is on the opposite wall from the toilet; the flush is a paddle flush
• There is one horizontal folding grab rail

Thames and Cherwell buildings

• The dimensions are 151 cm x 159 cm; there is good visual contrast
• The sink is within reach of the toilet; there is a paddle flush on the open or transfer side of the toilet

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There are four accessible bedrooms in the Schild building.

Access

• Access is by using the passenger lift or the stairs
• There is step free access from Rokos Quad
• The building door giving access to the lift is powered; it opens to 100 cm  
• The card reader is 100 cm high; the exit push button is between 94 cm and 105 cm high

Bedrooms

• The bedroom doors open to 90 cm
• The card reader is 99 cm high
• The underside of the desks is 72 cm and the desk tops are 75 cm high
• The furniture and shelving can be arranged as needed
• Bedrooms have space to manoeuvre a wheelchair

Bathrooms

• All the accessible bedrooms have en suite bathrooms
• Bathrooms are 186 cm x 290 cm
• 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 91 cm high
• There are no knee recesses
• There is visual contrast between cupboard doors and handles
• The hob has touch controls with good visual contrast

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There is one accessible bedroom in Staircase 11
Access

• Access is by using the slope to the building door or stairs
• The building door opens to 93 cm  

Bedroom

• The bedroom door opens to 76 cm
• The door is opened with a key; the lock is 102 cm high
• The underside of the desk is 70 cm and the desk top is 74 cm high
• The furniture and shelving can be arranged as needed
• There is a small fridge 
• There is space to manoeuvre a wheelchair

Bathroom

• This bedroom has an en suite bathroom
• The bathroom is 200 cm x 300 cm
• The bathroom has a toilet, sink, shower and shower seat – all have support rails

Accessible Kitchen

• There is no kitchen in Staircase 11 as meals are taken in the Hall

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There are four accessible bedrooms with en suite bathrooms in the Thames and Cherwell buildings on the Sir Geoffrey Arthur Buildings site.

Access

• Step free access to the main entrance
• The building door is powered; it opens to 112 cm  
• The card reader is 107 cm high
• Access to the bedrooms is by using the passenger lift or the stairs

Bedroom

• The bedroom door opens to 86 cm
• The card reader is 112 cm high
• The bedrooms have adjustable height desks
• The furniture and shelving can be arranged as needed
• There is space to manoeuvre a wheelchair

Bathroom

• All the bedrooms have an en-suite bathroom
• The bathrooms are 270 cm x 248 cm
• 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 kitchens have two adjustable height worktops
• The fixed worktops are 90 cm high
• There is no visual contrast between the cupboard doors and the recesses for opening them
• The hob has button controls with limited visual contrast

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There is lift access in the following areas:

Chapel Quad to Rokos Quad

• Platform lift giving access to the bridge to Rokos Quad
• Doors are manual and open to 88 cm
• The lift is 108 cm wide and 137 cm deep 
• The lift has a handrail 
• The walls are reflective
• Call button height 100 cm 
• Car buttons are 90 cm high
• The buttons are tactile and there is an audio signal

Dining Hall

• Passenger lift runs between the basement and first floor giving access to the college bar, Dining Hall and the Forte room on the second floor.
• Door opens to 92 cm
• The lift is 115 cm wide and 142 cm deep
• The lift has a handrail
• The lift is well lit
• The walls are reflective
• Call button height is 91 cm – 98 cm
• The lift has a mirror
• Car button height is 90 cm – 116 cm
• Car buttons are backlit and tactile with Braille display

Henderson Building

• This passenger lift runs between the basement and third floor
• Door opens to 90 cm
• The lift is 118 cm wide by 157 cm deep
• The lift has a handrail 
• The lift is well lit
• The walls are reflective
• Call button height between 99 cm - 107 cm
• The lift has a mirror
• Car button height is 90 cm – 105 cm
• Audio display with tactile and Braille buttons
• Floor number illuminated above the buttons

Schild Building

• This passenger lift runs between the basement and the fourth floor
• Door opens to 91 cm
• The lift is 122 cm wide by 150 cm deep
• The lift has a handrail 
• The lift is well lit
• The walls are reflective
• Call button height is 100 cm 
• The lift has a mirror
• Car button height between 90 cm – 106 cm
• Car buttons are tactile and backlit, with Braille display
• There is audio information
• Lift doors close slowly
   

Thames and Cherwell Buildings

• This passenger lift runs between the ground and fourth floor
• Door opens to 90 cm
• The lift is 111 cm wide by 144 cm deep
• The lift has a handrail 
• The lift is well lit
• The walls are non-reflective
• Call button height between 96 cm - 112 cm
• The lift has a mirror
• Car button height between 90 cm – 114 cm
• Car buttons are tactile with Braille display
• Floor number illuminated above the buttons

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There is step free access to many areas of the college including the Porters' Lodge, accessible bedrooms, Auditorium, Music room, Dining hall and bar, Chapel, Farthings cafe, ground floor of Library, JCR, the Quads and many of the seminar rooms.

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 Thames and Cherwell buildings 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:

• Dining Hall – at the top of the steps
• Henderson building – at bridge level and Rokos Quad level
• JCR
• Library 
• Schild building - lift entrance
• Thames and Cherwell building
• Harold H W Lee building door

The following buildings have manual entrance doors:

• Bar
• Broadgates Hall
• Dining Hall lift entrance  
• Johnson building
• MacMillan building
• Mahfouz building
• Wagstaff building
• Staircases with student accommodation
• Staircase 11 building door

Summary information on doors around the college:

• Most entrances are secure. Most card readers are placed between 80 cm and 140 cm high
• Internal doors are mostly at least 75 cm wide
• Many doors have medium closers 
• Some doors have vision panels. Some older doors have no vision panels, or vision panels in the top half of doors only
• Some doors in the Henderson, Schild and Thames and Cherwell buildings have poor visual contrast between the door, and frame. In most areas there is good contrast with the surrounding walls 

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

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• There is step free access from Pembroke Square into Old Quad
• Step free access from Chapel Quad to Old Quad and the Alms buildings 
• Step free access to Porter’s Lodge
• Step free access to the Library and JCR from the Alms building area
• Old Quad contains an accessible toilet, Porter’s Lodge, stepped access to JCR and MCR and offices
• The Alms building area contains the library, step free access to the JCR and stepped access to the Master’s Lodgings 
• There is a wide footpath around the edge of Old Quad with a paved surface
• The paving is uneven in some places
• There is a raised edge to the grass in this Quad
• The college have a temporary ramp available if needed
• The Alms buildings area has a paved surface

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• There is step free access from Old Quad
• Step free access to North Quad 
• Step free access from Rokos Quad using two lifts  
• Step free access to the Dining Hall, Bar and Forte room 
• Step free access to the Damon Wells Chapel
• Step free access to Broadgates Hall
• The Quad contains the Dining Hall, Chapel, Broadgates Hall, accessible toilets, Johnson building seminar rooms and student accommodation
• There is a wide footpath around the edge of the Quad with a paved surface
• The footpath is uneven in places
• There is a raised edge to the grass in this Quad; there is sloped access to the grass opposite the Dining Hall

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• There is step free access from Chapel Quad
• There is step free access to Staircase eleven
• The Leung and Hester rooms and the MacMillan building can only be reached by using steps
• This Quad contains an accessible bedroom, and a laundry; there is student accommodation and seminar rooms which can only be reached by using steps

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• There is step free access from Rose Place to Rokos Quad 
• There is step free access from Chapel Quad to Rokos Quad using lifts
• Step free access to the Henderson and Schild buildings and Harold Lee Seminar room
• There is stepped access to the Bannister and Mahfouz buildings
• This Quad contains an accessible toilet, accessible bedrooms, Pichette auditorium, Farthings café, music room, Art gallery, Allen and Overy, Andrew Pitt and Littlegate seminar rooms and Laundry and student accommodation

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• This garden can only be reached by using steps
• There are two steps up from North Quad
• The surface is paved and is uneven in places

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