Disabled Access Guide for Hipperholme Library

The venue is situated within the centre of the town or city.

This venue is situated in Hipperholme.

The venue is not on a road with a steep gradient.

The nearest mainline Railway Station is Halifax.

This venue does not have its own car park.

On street marked Blue Badge bays are not available.

Clearly signed and/or standard on street marked bays are not available.

There is not a designated drop off point.

There is not level access to the service.

The main doors open away from you (push).

The doors are double width.

The doors are heavy.

The door opening is 175cm (5ft 8in) wide.

There is a second set of doors.

The doors open both ways.

The doors are double width.

The doors are light.

The door opening is 110cm (3ft 7in) wide.

There are steps to access this area/service.

There are 4 steps to the area/service.

The steps are clearly marked.

The steps are deep.

The steps do have handrails.

The handrails are on both sides.

There is not level access to reception from the entrance.

The reception desk is medium height.

Lighting levels are bright.

There is a hearing assistance system.

The hearing system is a fixed loop.

Staff are trained to use the hearing system.

There is level access to the service.

There is not a hearing assistance system.

This venue does not play background music.

The lighting levels are bright.

The floors which are accessible by stairs are G-1.

There are 15+ steps between floors.

The lighting level is bright.

The steps are clearly marked.

The steps are medium height.

The steps do have handrails.

The steps have a handrail on the right side going up.

There is a landing.

There is a lift for public use.

The lift is located in the entrance lobby.

The lift is a standard lift.

The floors which are accessible by this lift are G-1.

The lift is 3m (9ft 10in) from the accessible entrance.

Staff do not need to be notified for use of the lift.

The dimensions of the lift are 1m x 0.7m (3ft 3in x 2ft 3in).

This library does not house a regular supply of books in Braille.

This library does house a regular supply of books in large print.

This library does house a regular supply of books on tape or disc.

There is an ordering service.

It takes approximately 7 days to process an order.

Staff do receive disability awareness training.

Documents can be requested in Braille.

Documents can be requested in large print.

Registered assistance dogs are welcomed.