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Good to know for visually impaired
Good to know for visually impaired
  • Turku University Natural Science Building I and Herbarium (T5) resides on the high University hill, which has plenty of stairs, on the campus area's map the building's exact position is found
  • the building has many entrances
    • from the University hill's open place, observe the ramp before the outer door, hinged door of glass, the door has metal edges as contrast borders
    • through Natural Science Building II (T6) on Vesilinnantie, before the outer door step upwards, automatic door of glass
    • through Quantumin (T7), hinged door of glass
  • when arriving from the open place, a big lobby after the main door, in the lobby poles and stairs on the right side, under which you are able to walk
  • from Natural Science Building's 2. floor goes a roofed corridor to the University's main building (T1)
  • in connection to Natural Science Building Turku University Herbarium
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Glare trouble
Glare trouble
  • damp lighting

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Guide and service dogs welcome
Guide and service dogs welcome
Level changes
Level changes
  • the building has four floors

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Non-automatic door
Non-automatic door
  • entrance from the University hill's open place
  • (you can't drive the car to the open place)
    • before the outer door ramp, gradient about 7 %
    • the outer door hinged, the door opening's free width 85 cm
    • the door equipped with pump
    • at the door opening threshold, height 2 cm

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Accessible with help
Accessible with help
  • Turku University Natural Science Building I and Herbarium (T5) resides on the high University hills open place, plenty of stairs on the University hill
  • on the campus area's map the building's exact position is found
  • to the open place kommer man through the main building, for more specific information see the symbol Alternative path
  • to the open place is accessible with wheelchair "outdoors", but a bar gate has to be lifted, the personnel will help with this if you inform in advance

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Alternative path
Alternative path
  • through Natural Science Building II (T6)
    • 2 parking slots for disabled on Vesilinnantie in front of the building
    • before the outer door step, ramp on the side, gradient 23 %
    • automatic door, the door opening's free width 96 cm
    • at the door opening threshold 2 cm
  • through Quantumin (T7)
    • 1 parking slot for disabled
    • outer and inner door non-automatic hinged door, the door opening's free width 85 cm
    • the door equipped with pump, the door heavy to open
    • at the door opening threshold 2 cm
  • through the main building (T1)
    • car route to the main building through Henrikinkatu and Horttokuja
    • parking area on the wallside heading towards Turku University Hospital
    • outer and inner door automatic door, the door opening's free width 85 cm
    • at the door opening threshold 5 cm
    • stairlift between the building's different levels on bottom floor
    • from the building's third floor roofed corridor to Natural Science Building I

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Other lift
Other lift
  • hinged door, the door opening's free width 75 cm
  • the door equipped with pump, the doors are heavy to open
  • the lift's free width 80 cm, depth 134 cm
  • the buttons' upper level 145 cm

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Satisfactory WC for wheelchair users
Satisfactory WC for wheelchair users
  • the toilet in the lobby
    • the door opening's free width 90 cm
    • the door equipped with pump
    • free space on the toilet's left side 80 cm, on the right side 33 cm, in front of 165 cm
    • the door has no assimilated door handle for wheelchair users

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Reasonable WC
Reasonable WC
  • the toilet on 2. floor
    • the door opening's free width 90 cm
    • the door equipped with pump
    • free space on the toilet's left side 28 cm, on the right side 106 cm, in front of 110 cm
    • up-pullable arm rests on the toilet seat's both sides
    • the door has no assimilated door handle for wheelchair users
    • the edge of the hand washing stand is making the space more narrow, less turning space for wheelchairs, you won't be able to come on the side of the toilet seat with electric wheelchair
  • the toilet on 3. floor
    • the door opening's free width 90 cm
    • the door equipped with pump
    • free space on the toilet's left side 71 cm, on the right side 36 cm, in front of 145 cm
    • up-pullable arm rests on the toilet seat's both sides
    • the door has no assimilated door handle for wheelchair users
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Safe for allergic people
Safe for allergic people
Parking place for disabled people
Parking place for disabled people 2 slots
  • on Vesilinnankatu in front of Natural Science Building II

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Additional information
Additional information
  • additional information about the campus area's accessibility can be found on accessibility map
  • to the bus stop about 300 m
  • between Natural Science Building I and the University's main building (T1) roofed corridor
  • in connection to Natural Science Building I is Turku University Herbarium

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Updated: 30.11.-1

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