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Rivington Place

Venue Accessibility Profile

Please be aware that this venue may only be open to the public during London's Open House weekend. Contact the venue before planning a visit.

If you are affiliated with this venue and wish to confirm the below access details prior to Open House 2008, go to the Open House venue portal.

Address Details
Name	Rivington Place
Address	(just off Rivington Street)
Borough	Hackney
Town/City	London
Post Code	EC2A 3BA View map of this area via Google Maps
Within the congestion charging zone?	Yes
Access summary	Rivington Place is fully accessible. A wheelchair and a disabled car parking space are available on request for use by visitors with advance reservations. Fully accessible toilets are located on each floor and baby changing facilities are available in the toilets on the ground level. Public lockers are located at the main reception. Call +44 (0) 20 7749 1240 or email bookings@rivingtonplace.org for more information.
Further Details
Type of venue	Open House
Further keywords	Visual arts centre
General information	Rivington Place is a groundbreaking contemporary visual arts building in Shoreditch, East London, designed by David Adjaye OBE, a leading architect of his generation. The £8million public building is the first permanent space dedicated to the education of the public in culturally diverse visual arts and photography in the UK.
Venue leaflet available	Yes
Accessibility guide available	No
Audio CD available	No
Member of Attitude Music Charter	No
Accessible meeting room available	No
Accessible performance space available	Yes

Contact Information
Box Office No.	+44 (0)207 749 1240
Switchboard/Enquiry Line No	+44 (0)207 749 1240
Fax	N/A
Email	bookings@rivingtonplace.org
Website	www.rivingtonplace.org
Getting To
Nearest BR station and approximate distance (metres)	Old Street and Liverpool Street
Nearest tube station and approximate distance (metres)	Old Street
Bus information	A wide variety of buses
Parking
On-site parking availability	Only for disabled users and must be booked beforehand.
Designated disabled bays	Yes
Number of disabled bays	1
Off site parking?	Local shoreditch car parks
Best place to drop off passengers	At front of building
Taxi services	Venue will order

Access Inside
Venue is all on one level	No
Venue has unavoidable steps	No
Floors served by lift	All
Type(s) of lift	Public
Location of accessible fire exits and refuges	In the fire exit stair wells there are refuge points
Wheelchair Access
Wheelchair accessible screens/areas	All
Wheelchair inaccessible screens/areas	Fire exit stairwell however there are refuge points with entry phones
Wheelchair and Scooter Users
Floor surfaces	Flat and concrete floor surfaces
Limited Mobility
Staff will assist	Yes
Facilities for Hearing Impaired
Induction loop available	Yes
Infra-red system available	No
Locations of induction loops / infra red systems	PS1 Gallery/ Reception area/ PS2 Gallery/ Education space
Details of Captioned/Subtitled/Signed screenings	Exhibitions are all captioned. Screenings can be signed if an enquiry is made with advance notice.
Can a member of staff sign?	No
Services for Visually Impaired
Are audio described tours available?	No
Are touch tours available?	No
Magnifiers available for loan	No
Torches available for loan	No
Magnifiers available for loan	No
Magnifiers available for loan	No
Information Formats
General information	No
Braille	No
Large print	Yes
Tape	No
Guidance	Yes
Guide Dogs
Are guide dogs welcome?	Yes
Guide dogs can remain with owner	Yes
Restrictions	None
Number limit	None

Refreshments
Availability	Restaurant: Yes Bar: Yes Café: Yes
Location	On site
Accessibility	No steps but limited mobility in terms of space
Are there unavoidable steps?	No
Can carrying assistance be provided?	Yes
Refreshments service offered	Self service
Movable seating available?	Yes
Low-level counter available?	No
Menu formats	Braille: Large type: Blackboard: Yes
Shops
Location	N/A
Wheelchair accessible	N/A
Staff will assist	N/A
Toilets and Phones
Adapted toilets	Male: Female: Unisex: Yes
Location of toilets	On all floors
Unavoidable steps to one or more of the above	No
Public telephone available	No
Use of private phone available if necessary	Yes
Seating, Concessions and Activities
Seating bookable	Yes
Reserved seats	Yes

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