London Accessibility Report: Residence Halls

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COMMONWEALTH HALL

Location of CAPA's MSU office - the door to the office is narrow, a small wheelchair should be able to gain entry.

Ramp entrance to building - Door swipe card for entry-may be hard to reach--a bit high

First floor wing has accessible bathroom - big with roll in shower and accessible toilet

There are 5 bedrooms near the bathroom. One room has double doors and the rest have regular doors(a small wheelchair should be able to fit, not the larger power chairs). All rooms are singles.

COMMON AREAS

Cafeteria - In the basement. Heavy doors, chair users may need help getting the doors open. The doors are narrow but they are planning to enlarge the entry way. Fire doors are heavy also and help will be needed to open them.

Restroom - There is a restroom near the cafeteria that has double doors and is accessible.

Elevators - There are four elevators. If the elevators break there is no way for a student in a wheelchair to get to the cafeteria. If that happens, staff will bring food up to students who can't access the basement.

TV room - In the basement with double doors.

Bar - In the basement with double doors.

CONNOUGHT HALL

There are steps to the front door. There is a portable ramp that is set up at the side of the building. Persons in wheelchairs need to ring the doorbell on the side of the building and someone will come and set up the ramp. The ramp is kept inside the building and is not permanently left outside. Wheelchair users are not free to get in and out of the building. All doors to the building are very narrow.

There is only one elevator.

There is an accessible bathroom on the first floor. There are no accessible showers.

This dorm will not be an ideal placement for chair users. There is limited access to the building and one accessible bathroom so it would be ok to have classes there or for socializing.

NUTFORD HOUSE

This residence hall is far from the university. One would need to take the tube to get to their classes. There are steps to get into the building. This is not recommended for wheelchair users. The elevator is very small and three people can barely fit. There is a step up to the shower. There are no accessible restrooms. They are talking about making the building accessible. There is an annex. There are two steps to get into the annex. It is not accessible now.

CAMPBELL HOUSE

This hall is not accessible at all. There are steps to get into the building. There are no accessible bathrooms. There is a step to get into the shower. Students with limited mobility may not want to live here since there are steps everywhere and there is no elevator.