Disabled Access Guide for Queen′s Buildings - Central Building

Services/facilities within the building include the Department of Engineering and the School of Computer Sciences and Informatics - labs, workshops and teaching rooms.

Related link Queen's Buildings - South Building.

Related link Queen's Buildings - East Building.

Related link Queens' Buildings - West Building.

Related link Queen's Buildings - North Building.

Related link Queen's Buildings - Trevithick Building.

The Queen's Buildings consist of 6 buildings, which are linked.

The venue is situated within the centre of the city.

This venue is situated in Cardiff.

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

The nearest mainline Railway Station is Cardiff Queens Street.

There is a bus stop within 150m (164yds) of the venue.

This venue does have its own car park.

The car park is at the front of the venue.

The car park type is open air/surface.

Parking spaces for Blue Badge holders do not need to be booked in advance.

There is 1 designated parking bay within the car park.

The dimensions of the designated parking bay(s) are 2.5m x 3.5m (8ft 2in x 11ft 5in).

The nearest designated bay is 15m (16yd) from the main entrance.

The route from the car park to the entrance is accessible to a wheelchair user with assistance.

Assistance may be required because there is/are slopes/ramps.

The car park surface is block paving.

The patron does not have to cross a road.

The car park does not have a height restriction barrier.

There is not a designated drop off point.

There are also 4 designed bays available outside the Trevithick Building, and standard parking bays in the Courtyard area outside the South Building.

The car park is for permit holders only.

For more details of parking around the university, please see the University Website Directions Page.

This information is for the entrance located off the side of the Courtyard.

There is not level access to the service.

The main doors open automatically.

The doors are double width.

The door opening is 193cm (6ft 3in) wide.

There is a ramp or slope to access this area/service.

The ramp or slope is located in front of the entrance.

The ramp or slope is moderate.

The ramp or slope is permanent.

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 varied.

The Computer Science lecture theatre has designated spaces for wheelchair users at the front, shown in photograph 1.

The floors which are accessible by stairs are 0-1-2-3-4.

There are 15+ steps between floors.

The lighting level is medium.

The steps are clearly marked.

The steps are deep.

The steps do have handrails.

The steps have a handrail on both sides.

There is a landing.

There is a lift for public use.

The lift is located opposite the man entrance.

The lift is a standard lift.

The floors which are accessible by this lift are 0-1-2-3-4.

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

The dimensions of the lift are 1.6m x 1.98m (5ft 2in x 6ft 5in).

The clear door width is 149cm.

There are not separate entry and exit doors in the lift.

There is not a mirror to aid reversing out of the lift.

The lift does have a visual floor indicator.

The lift does not have an audible announcer.

The controls for the lift are within reach for a wheelchair user.

The lighting level in the lift is medium.

The lift does not have Braille markings.

The lift does have tactile markings.

Adapted toilets are available in the North Building, linked to this building on floors 2 and 3.

Please see the separate guide for this building for more details.

Standard toilets are available in the North and South Buildings, both linked to this building.

Please see the separate guides for these buildings for more details.

Staff do receive disability awareness / equality training.

Documents can be requested in Braille.

Documents can be requested in large print.

A member of staff trained in BSL skills is not generally on duty.

This service can be requested.

Staff are not Text Relay aware.