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Akateeminen Kirjakauppa
Eerikinkatu 15, 20100 Turku
Phone(09) 121 9998
Good to know for visually impaired
the door always open when the book store is open
in the door opening burglar alarm
free width 174 cm
inner spaces
the floor light bricks, the walls in the same shade
the book department's shelves dark brown
the paper department's shelves white
information signs
white text on dark background
black text on beige background
a part of the book store on lower level (art, writing and paper accessories and more)
stairs downwards from the book department
6 steps
the step's height 12 cm
dark contrast lines on light stairs
banister (two stairs, the other have banister on the left side, the other have on the right side)
ramp by the stairs on the right side
stairs also at Eerikinkatu's entrance (the school book department)
10 steps, after these a resting level and an other 10 steps
the step's height 17 cm
banisters on both sides
dark contrast lines on light stairs
2 floors
ramp next to the stairs
width at the narrowest 122 cm
gradient about 10%
accessible to come in and move around
at some places however narrow paths and mazy
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Guide and service dogs welcome
Steps
a part of the book store on lower level (art, writing and paper accessories and more)
stairs downwards from the book department
6 steps
the step's height 12 cm
dark contrast lines on light stairs
banister (two stairs, the other have banister on the left side, the other have on the right side)
ramp at the stairs on the right side
stairs also at Eerikinkatu's entrance (the school book department)
10 steps, after these a resting level and an other 10 steps
the step's height 17 cm
banisters on both sides
dark contrast lines on light stairs
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Level changes
2 floors
ramp next to the stairs
width at the narrowest 122 cm
gradient about 10%
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Door with automatic opening mechanism
the door always open when the book store is open
in the door opening burglar alarm
free width 174 cm
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Fully accessible
accessible to come in and move around
at some places however narrow paths and mazy
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Not accessible
Eerikinkatu's entrance is inaccessible for wheelchair users
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Spacious Lift
to come to the book store you have to use the Hansa's lift (2. floor)
the book store has an own lift, goes to
Stockmann
(One Way and other department)
automatic doors
in front of the door short ramp to even out the threshold
the door's width 88 cm
the ordering buttons height 107 cm
width 110 cm
depth 145 cm
the lift buttons' height 100-107 cm
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Parking place for disabled people 3 slots
on Aurakatu 2 slots and on the market square's parking area 1 slots
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Additional information
service counters' height 92 cm
Eerikinkatu's entrance (inaccessible for wheelchair users)
in front of the door stairs
2 steps
the step's height 15cm
no contrast line
no banister
the main door non-automatic hinged door
double door of glass
the door has wooden frames
green contrast line
width 93+83 cm
threshold 1 cm
pump
the small entrance hall
width 215 cm
depth 184 cm
the inner door hinged door
double door of glass
as contrast green circle
width 91+91 cm
threshold about 2 cm
pump
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Updated: 13.05.2009
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