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- To ensure Accessible Parking Space is located near school entrance for visitors
- Install Portable Induction Loop to be based in new reception area but available for use around school.
- Improvements to accessible toilet
- Put up tactile signage from main entrance, through reception and into lower corridor at key locations. Particularly in terms of main locations and accessible toilet
- Ensure that any disabled pupils, adults and visitors can be safely evacuated as applicable
- General site maintenance and upkeep required to maximise accessibility for people with visual impairments particularly
- Identify current access needs of staff, parents and pupils
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- Site management should undertake liaison with the Highways Department to review.
- Purchase from online supplier and put up signs indicating their availability
- End the use of this room as storage.
- Implement management procedure to ensure that the alarm cord is never tied up and always hanging loose.
According to BS8300 - An emergency assistance pull cord should be sited so that it can be operated from the WC and from an adjacent floor area. The emergency assistance pull cord, coloured red, should be provided with two red bangles of 50 mm diameter, one set at a height between 800 mm and 1000 mm and the other set at 100 mm above floor level.
- Move reset button so that it can be reached from a seated position when on the toilet
- It is recommended that a ‘way finding’ review be undertaken for the school.
- Put in place Personal Emergency Evacuation Plans for any disabled pupils, where and when necessary. Seek advice from LA if necessary. Put in place management procedure for ensuring safety of Disabled adults and visitors.
- Numerous fire exits do not have sufficient clearance width, the thresholds are not level with the floor and do not have ramps making egress potentially difficult for wheelchair users. Install ‘humps’ / graded approaches to the fire exits which would allow egress for wheelchair users.
The gradients should be colour contrasted to indicate the presence of a gradient. This will ensure people do not stumble.
The fire exit doors should have a 800mm clearance width with flush threshold. BS8300 - The threshold is level or, if a raised threshold is unavoidable, it has a total height of not more than 15mm.
Site management should review situation, implement a management procedure to ensure that a clearance width is available at all times.
- All black bins are not suitably colour contrasted against the background to aid people with impaired vision. Colour contrast needs to be added.
There are numerous trip hazards such as gate stop, tyres, toy equipment and planting pots.
- Throughout the school the steps nosing strips should be replaced with a contrasting alternative. For an example use of black nosing strips against brown, grey or blue treads (or painted)
- All structural columns have no colour contrast or markings at two heights in accordance with BS8300.
- There are low level overheads such as flag strings across the room and a cornice projecting from the walls which have a lack of colour contrast against the surroundings and there is no protection which could cause a potential impact injury for people with impaired vision because they may not be able to detect the hazard with their assistance cane.
- Railings etc to be painted in contrasting colours
- New enrolment form to be used to parents with equality monitoring as standard. ALNco to inform re: pupil needs. Retrospective equality monitoring of existing staff.
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Autumn term 2017 for contact with Highways
Autumn Term 2017
Autumn Term 2017
Autumn Term 2017
Summer Term 2016
Autumn Term 2017 for some exits. For remaining exits (eg fire exit from main hall) carry out an architectural feasibility study and discuss finding with LEA planning team by end of 2017/18 academic year. This will also involve co-ordinated approach with Pentrebane primary.
Spring Term 2018
Summer Term 2017
Summer Term 2017
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Medium term
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- Improvements to handrail near main gate
- Improvements to doorways throughout school
- Improve access to key ‘central’ facilities e.g. main hall
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- Install BS8300 compliant handrails to both sides of the ramp that extend 300mm beyond top and bottom of the ramp, ensure that the handrail does not project into a route of travel. Ensure that they are coated with well contrasted nylon or suitable alternative such as wood to ensure that they are not cold to the touch.
- Level or reduce thresholds to 15mm to allow access for wheelchair users
- All doors including main entrance to have vision panels at the correct heights to prevent a collision hazard for wheelchair users and people of small stature (with a minimum visibility zone between 500mm and 1500mm from floor level and located at the side of the leading edge. Glass should comply with BS6206.)
- Repair platform lifts or reposition these facilities to an accessible location within the school
- Remaining exits and fire exits to allow egress for Disabled people
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Before end of Summer 2020/Begnniing Autumn 2021
2019-20 Academic Year
Rolling programme throughout 2015-2019 academic years
Costings to be gathered with decision made and changes implemented by 2018
By end of 2018/19 academic year
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Long term
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- Improve access to staff car park
- Improvements to reception area and main lobby
- Flashing beacons to be installed to assist people with visual impairments in case of fire
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- Allocate accessible parking spaces and automated gate system.
- Intercom and automated door required for main entrance to school.
- Inner lobby area is too small. According to BS8300 - The length of the lobby should be at least the projection of the door or doors, if swinging into the lobby, plus 1570mm. Clear width of corridor not less than 1200mm. Turning circle of 1800mm diameter at a corridor junction acts as a passing place and allows a wheelchair user to turn and return in the other direction. Clear width of at least 1000mm where there is a permanent obstruction over a short distance.
- Specialist advice should be undertaken to install alarm/ alerting systems for people with impaired hearing, such as flashing beacons and vibrating devices. If flashing beacons are used, supplement with signage to indicate purpose.
BS8300 - A fire alarm should emit a visual and audible signal to warn occupants with hearing or visual impairments.
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County to be informed and timescale to be advised based on their Access Strategy
County to be informed and timescale to be advised based on their Access Strategy
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