Modern Building with excellent disabled access
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Date of visit: September 2019
I have experience of challenges around: moving around
Overall Rating
Excellent
I visited the Spark Building to attend the 2 day Agatha Christie Conference. Access was excellent and conference very well organised.
Disabled Access In and Around
Excellent
When you face the building there is a ramp to the left hand side, see photo, alternatively there are a couple of steps. There are 2 push button accessible doors at the entrance, see photo. There are 2 lifts to each floor. Our conference was in the Palmerston lecture theatre, on the lower ground floor. There was a ramp to the front of the lecture theatre and front row was step free seating.
Parking & Transport
Excellent
The Spark Building is about a 20 minute walk from Southampton Central Railway Station. I was staying nearby at Jury's Inn which was a 2 minute level walk away.
Accessible Toilets
Excellent
There was an accessible toilet, not locked, on the lower ground floor where my conference was held. It was quite spacious, clean, with grab rails and emergency cord, see photo.
Staff
Excellent
Staff were brilliant, very helpful.
Additional Information
While I was there I presented a paper of Agatha Christie, Disability and Ableism. The venue is a 5 - 8 minute walk to the city centre shops/ restaurants, so very convinient. I would have no hesitation of going there again, excellent access, well organised conference and delicious food catering.
