Penn's campus is under constant evolution, whether in the area of new construction, major renovation or deferred maintenance. PennAccess (Web address: http://www.facilities.upenn.edu/ provides information on the accessible features of the buildings and campus grounds owned and maintained by the University. It has been designed for the entire campus community although primarily for those who use wheelchairs on accessible features of campus facilities and navigation of/through the physical environment. The document provides a detailed description of each building: designated accessible building entrances, routes of travel, areas where barriers exist, and maps by quadrant and comprehensive view. Information about each building is categorized in accordance to Entrance, Elevator, Restroom, and Building Information. (The Medical Complex refers to the Anatomy Chemistry Building of the School of Medicine, Stellar-Chance Laboratories, Blockley Hall, Clinical Research Buildings (CRBII and III ), Goddard Laboratories, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP), John Morgan Building, Johnson Pavilion, Richards Medical Research Laboratories, and Stemmler Hall.) Entrances are numbered for reference within the text and are not listed in order of priority. (Non-accessible secondary and service entrances have not been noted.)
This document references four ways in which
students, faculty, and staff can gain access to buildings when
they are locked: Some key codes and card swipes are operational only during normal building operational hours. Remote devices to operate automatic door openers to some buildings may be requested by contacting the School Building Administrator, or Associate Director, Student Disabilities Services. Elevators are numbered for reference within the text and are not listed in order of priority. Banks of elevators are listed as a group and assigned one number. Lifts and other means of transportation between floors or levels in a building are contained with Elevator Information. All restrooms listed under this category have been determined to be wheelchair accessible unless otherwise noted. (There may be other non-wheelchair accessible restrooms in the building.) The information listed here is general information applicable to the entire building, detailing public areas and accessible routes through the building. Some building descriptions also have information about specific rooms within the building. Buildings listed as "directly" connected have a level, ramped, or sloped interior connection or passageway between buildings on at least one floor. Barriers to movement around campus, in and out of buildings, as well as interior circulation, often appear suddenly and thus, adversely affect persons with disabilities. With regard to a problem or maintenance issue in a specific building, contact the building administrator and Associate Director, SDS. For information on emergency evacuation guidelines for residences, classrooms and administration buildings: http://www.upenn.edu/affirm-action/emerevac2.html. For more information about facilities' access and the Committee for An Accessible University, contact the Associate Director, SDS at 215-573-9235 (Voice), 215-746-6320 (TDD), 215-746-6326 (Fax), or email: anagle@pobox.upenn.edu. PennAccess is available in alternate format upon request. |
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